Guess Who's Teaming Up With The Million Moms?

Brooks, too, is not new to controversy. He’s been widely known as one of the city’s most flamboyant activists for over a decade and is a convicted sex offender.

I guess if I was a predatory pervert, I'd want to make sure my victims--and those able to avenge them--were disarmed, too.

It also adds a new twist when they say "it's for the children."

[Via SayUncle]

AJC Says Flight, Not Fight

Since passing its "shoot first, ask questions later" law last year, the state of Florida has been derided by the international press, become the subject of an ad campaign that warns visitors not to "shout or make threatening gestures" at the natives, and provided fodder for amused bloggers, pundits and late-night comics. (What's the Sunshine State's new motto? "Florida: Don't make us come up there.'')

Translation: British and French journalists' opinions should be a deciding factor in which rights the government allows you to enjoy. A handful of mentally ill loons passing out propaganda leaflets at Orlando airport should be a deciding factor in which rights the government allows you to enjoy. And Hollywood and other media elites making snotty comments to the amusement of their worshippers should be a deciding factor in which rights the government allows you to enjoy.

Sounds reasonable.

If it's good enough for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, it's good enough for me! I mean, we all know the media only wants what's best for us. Right?

Tags: gun control, media bias

Canadian Blood Dance a Hit in DC

Jane Creba, 15, was browsing the Boxing Day sales with her older sister when she started crossing the street to look for sneakers. She stepped into a spray of gunfire between rival teenage gangs in the middle of the busy downtown shopping district.

A Google news search yields no fewer than 31 pages of hits for the term "Jane Creba."

You don't think the media's trying to tell us something, do you? I mean, it's not like The Washington Post and its ilk have a vested interest in outcomes, is it?

Tags: gun control, media bias

A Nicki Twofer

Nicki has more to say about that absurd Washington Post editorial calling for a national handgun ban.

She also tackles the latest proposed ban by the Brits: this time, it's samurai swords they're after. My email comments to her on that:

Just Samurai? Isn't that racist?
Substitute "brick" for "sword" and "bashed" for "stabbed."

UPDATE:It might help if I gave you the link to her comments on the WaPo gun ban proposal.

Duh.

Sorry, Nicki.
Tags: gun control

Individual Rights Vs. "Reasonable Restrictions"

Denise at the ten ring adds her thoughts to my prediction about SCOTUS and the Second Amendment.

I notice their was also a discussion at SayUncle, with some dissent. Two comments on that:

I didn't specifically address complete gun bans, like in Washington, and that's my fault--especially since I think that's where a favorable ruling is likely to come---if the original Cato-backed case isn't derailed by legislation or a competing lawsuit. I just think that when such a ruling or legislation does come about, the restrictions and limitations will further codify the power of government to permit when, where and how, as opposed to ceding they properly should have no say in the matter.

My second point--don't take soothsaying too seriously--from me or from anyone else. It's just speculation out loud. If I could foretell the future with any degree of reliability, I'd be at the track placing bets.

Tags: Second Amendment, gun control, Supreme Court