Bloggers Get Results

Owen at Boots and Sabers asks:

We obviously need more background checks and bans to prevent these tragic deaths.

Massachussetts delivers:

Any individual who requires a machete for the purposes of cutting vegetation shall register the machete with the local police department on an annual basis and, upon payment of an appropriate annual registration fee as determined by the local granting authority, shall be issued a permit authorizing him to possess the machete solely for the purposes of cutting vegetation.

Behold the power of the blogosphere! Or, more importantly, the power of full time governments to enact satire as actual law.