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Gale Norton stepping down
Word from DC is that Interior Secretary Gale Norton is stepping down; rumors are that she may run for governor of Colorado. [UPDATE: Reuters confirms the report].
When I worked at Interior, 1982-92, Gale was for several years our Associate Solicitor (my boss's boss, in other words), and we talked quite a bit. She's thoroughly pro-gun, and tends to be a strongly libertarian conservative. I visited her in her office after she was appointed, and she remarked about guns and 9/11 that ordinarily in a crisis-type situation people would think of gun control, but 9/11 might be a turning point the other way. For years, we thought of external threats as nuclear missiles, now we think of them as terrorists. A handgun won't do a lot of good against an incoming missile, but might be handy in dealing with a terrorist.
Comments
I wonder what effect this will have on the effort to get the National Park Service to recognize state laws regarding CCW.
Posted by: Sebastian at March 10, 2006 11:47 AM
According to the Rocky Mountain News:
"Now I feel it is time for me to leave this mountain you gave me to climb, catch my breath, then set my sights on new goals to achieve in the private sector," she said.
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Posted by: jed at March 10, 2006 09:31 PM