Oh, Walter, you're just so wrong.

First, I believe at this point all toy guns are required to have some orange in them, to allow them to be ID easily by law enforcement, just to deal with the problem you state.

You are correct that all guns should be secured from children. What you're incorect about is the fact that this can be easily done. There are numerous products on the market to do this. One brand name among many is Gun Vault, which makes small safes that can easily and quickly be opened just by feel.

And a "high powered" (and oft bandied, ill defined term) firearm is a very prudent part of a home defense strategy. Home defense should be a layered setup. The weapon should be the last layer. But it's the only thing that will actually stop, instead of deter, a determined assailent.

Also, given the problems in society nowaday, it's a good idea to get trained, get a conceiled handgun license, and carry a gun wherever possible.

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I'm in NYC, we have all the taxes you could possibly want, and more. We also have all the same problems you have, and more. No matter how much they raise the taxes, they spend them, run out of money, and ask for more. All you'll be left with is a class of lazy, worthless, beggers who only suck at the government nipple.

Do whatever you need to keep your taxes as low as possible.

Um, doesn't Clark County have it's own taxing authority? If they don't want to make budget cuts, they could raise there own taxes. Why does they need the state to make up the shortfall. It's not like the bulk of Nevada's economic assests aren't in Clark County.

I also get very skeptical when on level of gov't goes begging to the levels above it for money.

To all those who disagree with what the letter writer had to say, I will point out one thing. Everything you could possibly want is a couple hour drive to the west. Feel free to go there and not come back.

If they want to be casinos let them apply for an unlimited license. If gaming is their primary business that's what they should do, and drop the pretense that they're a bar.

Social security is on the way out. The democrats can bluster all they want, but they can't save it. It was supposed to go into deficit in 2017, but it's already in deficit now. The SS trust fund, which was supposed to fund the SS deficits till the 2040s has been squandered and is nothing but a figment of accounting imagination. And Medicare is even worse.

At some point, and not to far along, the entitlement and pension deficits will be too big to float, and the whole thing will collapse.

I wonder if the dealers are willing to strike over this?

If they are I wonder if Culinary is willing to honor their picket lines? If not, the house will have the dealers replaced before they walk can get out of the building.

Markie,

Perhaps you'd want to publish an inventory of the jewelery you keep in your house? Guns are like any other valuable. They are theftworthy. Why force people to advertise?

It's plain Adelson thinks he'll make more money off of his convention customers then midrange gamblers. He was always more about the convention business anyway.

He also probably thinks the gaming money is more likely to be made in Asia, and is probably correct. He'll leave the "crumbs" to MGM and Caesars.