Crazy TV Herbbie In the News.

Al-Pazeera (aka the AP or the Associated Press) has this story on an amendment offered by our own Crazy TV Herbbie Kohl.

WASHINGTON - Mulling legislation to shield the gun industry from some lawsuits, the Senate on Thursday approved a provision requiring a separate child safety lock with each handgun purchase.

Added to the bill 70-30, the language proposed by Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., is the first that majority Republicans have allowed to come to the floor. Senate Republican Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., said he might allow others.

The Kohl amendment would require any licensed manufacturer, importer or dealer to include a separate child safety or locking device with each handgun purchase, except those purchased by government officials and police officers. Any violation could be punished by the suspension of a dealer's license, a $10,000 fine or both.

While, I believe the regulation to be fairly harmless it is not without cost. How much will these gunlocks raise the price of guns by? Why are government organs exempt? Is Barney Fife more responsible at home than others?