What we ought to have are guns-welcome signs, he says.

“We’re asking businesses now . . . to post a sign if they don’t want guns on their premises,” says Harmon. “It just makes sense to me that the businesses that are friendly to guns would be more embracing of signs than those that are not.”

Now come on, Senator. This “just makes sense to me” business goes with your two-percent income tax raise (from 3% to 5%) and “fair tax” (progressive or graduated). Word games, Senator. Cute. Clever. In the end, tricky. No soap.

Your law would assume guns not welcome. You’d prefer that. But you do know yours is a lost cause, don’t you? Sure you do. Stop fooling.