“From the White House’s standpoint, the lack of a clear standard (for who is “in the gun business”) would appear to be a feature rather than a flaw. It means that nobody is safe: Anyone who sells so much as one gun will have reason to fear prosecution. Some will no doubt be deterred . . . Of those who continue to sell without licenses, a few will be prosecuted. Some, even if acquitted, will have their lives ruined over a malum prohibitum offense.” – James Taranto in Best of the Web: Shooting Blanks [via wsj.com]