Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Rich White People Against Minority Gun Ownership

(It’s For Their Own Good)

Noted Cigarette…I mean, Gun Control Advocate Sarah Brady has joined forces with the Center for Justice & Democracy to stump for suing gun manufacturers and dealers whenever predatory reptiles hurt or kill their victims with a stolen gun.

“Center for Justice & Democracy.”

Typical socialist buzzwords. Kind of like “Progressive.” They, of course, play the race card, gleaning statements from Progressive Caucus Reps. John Conyers and Sheila Jackson-Lee against tort reform on the grounds that it disproportionately harms minorities. But curiously, every picture in CJ&D’s “List of Participants” report on the families who traveled to DC is one of white people.

And while principled, federalism-centered arguments can be made against national government-mandated tort reform in general, and as it relates to gun lawsuits in particular, the Brady Center, CJ&D and Progressive Caucus have a different agenda—this is just another tactic to help them achieve their goal of citizen disarmament.

Can you imagine having so little faith in your constituents that you feel compelled to drive the cost of guns beyond their economic reach? Because that’s what the nuisance lawsuits are designed to do.

As for being egalitarian, you can become a CJ&D member for $100, but you will “NOT HAVE FULL ACCESS TO [their] WEB SITE” [emphasis theirs]. To get that, you’ll need to pony up $1,000 and become an “Associate.” And if you want “inside information,” you’ll need to become a “Fellow” and pay them $5 Grand. [WarOnGuns offers a similar program—send me $5 G’s and I’ll send you all the inside information I can think of.]

I wonder how many of Rep. Conyers’ and Jackson-Lee’s constituents are in the Fellowship? Or how many will be able to afford a gun if their overseers get their way?

JPFO Promotes "War on Guns"

Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership has noticed this blog and features a link to it at the top of their home page.

Thanks, Aaron Zelman!

The incomparable Claire Wolfe recommends JPFO's new video, "BATFE Fails the Test" on her blog, and while I haven't seen it yet, her testimonial is good enough for me. You can order it here.

A JPFO video I have seen is "Innocents Betrayed." You can read my review of this powerful documentary here.

Parker vs DC: Next steps?

TriggerFinger has a good analysis of the latest legal wranglings in DC with the Seegars and Parker cases.

Go read.