Holy Nanny State Batman! Bloomberg’s banned big sodas! Or, to paraphrase George Taylor, they finally really did it. I know The New York City Board of Health’s decision to prohibit delis, restaurants and movie theaters from selling sugary drinks above 16 oz. isn’t particularly “gun.” But the same Nanny State ethic that created this absurd intrusion into personal liberty sustains gun control legislation wherever it rears its ugly head. Equally if lamentably, people tend to push back against the government’s small stupid shit rather than the big issue stuff. A backlash against a soda size ban could well foster a Mad as Hell Get Off My Lawn Gimme My Goddamn Gun spirit that could sweep away New York City’s draconian carry laws. As Joni Mitchell famously sang that sometimes you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone. The soda size ban could be, in short, an awakening. As such, perversely enough, it is welcome. [h/t Ahron]