More Fun Than 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)!

And these guys are even from GW! Hey, at last something interesting from this place.

But guess who showed up today? Katie Yoder, older sister of Sarah Yoder. She went glasses shopping with both Tims and Jeff. Tim 2 does not wear glasses, but was along to make sure that Tim 1 didn't buy something he would later regret. That and carry stuff. But anyway, she reminded me that Sarah and Ashley are now in DC and I haven't thought to call them up and say "hi," a grievous error on my part. I definitely have to plan to hang out with them at least once or twice. But not next weekend! (Meg, who is coming?)

In case you're wondering, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) says that if you "use" or "carry" a gun during a drug offense you get extra time in the slammer. Seems clear and obvious, doesn't it? Well, unsurprisingly it isn't, though many thanks to the Supreme Court for clearing up a lot of what "use" means in a 1995 decision titled United States v. Bailey. What exactly that darn cat was doing with a loaded 9mm and 30 grams of cocaine wasn't explained in the opinion.
posted by weiss @ 4:50 PM