Meanwhile, Over in Brady Paradise...

The Chinese police have destroyed 113 illegal gun factories and shops in a three-month crackdown on weapons and explosives, the ministry of public security said Tuesday.

Police also charged 1,794 people for illegally possessing explosives, guns or knives during that period.

See what we could have here if we'd only enact some "common sense gun laws" and "reasonable restrictions"?

Marjorie the Hunter

Now, many questions have been raised about Lott's research, which maintains that crime is reduced by the passage of right-to-carry laws. A number of credible academic researchers question the validity of his research data and his conclusions...It's a fact of life that academics disagree over many things. For every John Lott out there, there are a dozen others who may refute Lott's point of view. But these allegations point to what has been lacking in Utah's concealed-weapons debate — balance...

Just because their are two opinions doesn't mean they each share equal weight--although that's an old trick used by those who wish to cloud the issue with the ignorant.

What do those policymakers know that Utahns don't?

Yeah. What do they know?

Marjorie Cortez, proud holder of a hunter safety certificate...

What, you took a class? You're a long-time active hunter? And where in the Second Amendment do they talk about hunting anyway?

Why even bring this up unless you want to convince gun owners you're "one of them," in order to manipulate them?

Pretty clumsy hatchet job, Marjorie.

The Root of the Problem

But where some Philadelphia-area lawmakers see the need for tough new gun-control measures, local legislators and top law-enforcement officials see an opportunity to get to the root of the problem: drugs.

Thanks for steering our opinion over to your state-cheerleading solution, "authorized journalist" Tom Murse. I don't suppose it occurs to you that not all law enforcement professionals agree, and the root of the problem might be misguided and corrupt government policies?

Major "law and order" gun groups need to get off this horse. The no-knock ninja network you establish to enforce prohibition doesn't care what it is that's prohibited. Goring the other guy's ox isn't a solution that will result in freedom.

A Sense of Community

The gun that was used to take Garcia's life wasn't like the crime guns in most cities, either. It was not Rivera's gun, nor his father's or brother's. It was the community's.

Although police never found the .40-caliber Glock used in the killing, they learned its violent history by matching the markings found on shell casings from the murder scene with casings collected at other crime scenes. And they were stunned at the sheer quantity of "hits."

Before it had been used to shoot Garcia, that semiautomatic handgun had been fired in 11 other crimes.

You know what would stop this?

Microstamping.

Either that or waiting periods.

Maybe one gun a month laws.

I know, how about sharing NICS registration data with law enforcement?

Licensing? Bans on concealed carry?

Oh, hell, let's just have a buyback and really solve the problem.

A Ludicrous Editorial

Paranoid LUDACRIS has a secret stash of guns because he worries he'll have to defend himself one day.

Paranoid?

That's ludicrous. It sure sounds reasonable to me.

Perhaps the "authorized journalist" who wrote this could explain what's paranoid about a rapper fearing violence. It's not like it hasn't happened time and again.

And perhaps he could also explain why judgmental editorial manipulation is labeled "News".

This Day in History: September 12

On this day in 1777, the Continental Congress receives a letter from Continental Army General George Washington informing them of the Patriot defeat at Brandywine, Pennsylvania.