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In South Dakota five legislators have introduced legislation that would make it mandatory for anyone who reaches the age of 21 to purchase a firearm that they would then use for their self-defense.

It's known as the "Act to provide for an individual mandate to adult citizens to provide for the self-defense of themselves and others." In political terms, it's a smackdown to the "Affordable Care Act." Republican Hal Wick from Sioux Falls is sponsoring the bill and concedes it is unlikely to pass, but he's using it to illustrate what many critics of the health care law believe -- that the requirement for individuals to buy health insurance is unconstitutional.

"Do I or the other cosponsors believe that the State of South Dakota can require citizens to buy firearms? Of course not," he told the Argus Leader. "But at the same time, we do not believe the federal government can order every citizen to buy health insurance."

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I saw this too.  Lol!  How much are we paying these guys again?