I just saw someone claiming that the gun control proposal is a $4b state bailout.

Yes, but if it creates or saves one job… RT @conncarroll: Obama gun control plan doubles as $4 billion state bailout bit.ly/Wb3uMs#.UPhS22…

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) January 17, 2013

Right. A bailout.

And the President only indicated $500m, not $4b. But let’s set that aside for the moment. If the money isn’t provided to fund a federal mandate, it’s an unfunded mandate, which is itself a problem for states to comply with federal law.

Gah…