Mystery Gun

That gun was Aguilar's companion for the rest of the war. It stayed in his pocket for 21/2 days as he lay in the basement of a rural farmhouse, bleeding from shrapnel wounds to his knees, waiting for the Germans to come and finish him off. The pistol became a token of luck and survival.

He won't sell it.

It's nice to see a counterpoint to this.

We're in the Business of Public Safety

"We're in the business of public safety and our goal with gun amnesty was to reduce the risk of having the firearms stolen from residences and used for criminal purposes," said Deputy Chief Ken Leendertse.

Yeah, good job, Ken. We can all sleep better knowing another Brown Bess--made only for killing, and firing a .71 caliber projectile (much larger than the diameter of a .50 BMG. sniper rifle bullet that shoots through 12-foot armor plated airplanes at 7,000 miles and is the terrorists' weapon of choice for targeting underground bunkers, dams and, Oh God, we're not safe anywhere!)--off the streets.

I love the new law enforcement subterfuge that by removing our property, they're removing criminal temptation.

The idiot owner who didn't know what they had on their hands reminds me of the Eloi in the George Pal version of The Time Machine. They had a library at their disposal, but they weren't even curious enough to know what books were, let alone to learn what that the markings were symbols that could impart knowledge. Volumes still on the shelves crumbled into dust when picked up.

This is what heritage and the sacrifices of the past mean to far too many of our contemporaries. It's a major reason why we're in the mess we find ourselves.

Nagin Regime Forced to Begin Returning Stolen Property

More than seven months have passed since New Orleans residents were forcibly and illegally disarmed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and starting Monday, April 17, the City of New Orleans will be returning seized firearms to their rightful owners, thanks to legal action by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and National Rifle Association (NRA).

You will, of course, be subjected to a background check, that is, the people who stole your property want to make sure you're not a lawbreaker.

On a side note, anybody want to take my bet that if NRA puts out an announcement about this, it won't include mention of SAF?

Any takers?

Anyone?