Sunday, September 09, 2007

Gun Database Upgrade Incompetence

Yeah, yeah, I know a government doesn't ever do anything like a corporation. But, if this was a company heads would have been rolling.
But the gun rights lobby had once again made its presence felt, even if it didn't win the fight outright: The upgrades took about a day-and-a-half, allowing the system to go back online faster than anticipated, and state officials contritely promised to consult with sportsmen's groups and gun dealers in the future before taking actions that affect them.
A day and a half to upgrade. What in the hell were they doing? I could understand if the new system was a bit glitchy for a day and a half, but being completely off line for that time really smells like someone didn't have a clue about what they were doing.


1 comment:

BobG said...

"I could understand if the new system was a bit glitchy for a day and a half, but being completely off line for that time really smells like someone didn't have a clue about what they were doing."

Federal, state, local, most government shares some things in common: SNAFU is SOP.