The rumor that Sylvester Stallone was issued a CCW permit struck my interest as I had recently been made aware that he had attended a Los Angeles event sponsored by the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. The "Brady Bunch", as they are commonly referred to by gun-rights advocates, are one of the most well known organizations that are lobbying to take away our rights as lawful gun owners. I was also learning that Stallone had been quoted in the past saying some very anti-gun statements, even advocating door to door gun confiscations!
I've written about Sheriff Baca's corrupt celebrity suck-up policies before, as well as Stallone's (and other Hollywood Squares') astounding good-for-me-but-not-for-thee hypocrisy.
My hat is off to RifleGear.com for an outstanding piece of investigative reporting--I can't help but note that "authorized journalists," who look down on "amateur" bloggers, never bring us this kind of information.
In an update, we find the story has been picked up by Cam & Co. Anybody holding their breath waiting on CNN, CBS, ABC...?
[Via Of Arms and the Law, via Eric]
2 comments:
I guess this hypocrisy qualifies him for public office?
Remember when we were all Americans? Now we're more divided into elites and the undeserving masses.
When do we start dumping tea in the harbor?
Notes on Stallone hypocrisy:
Asked his height. Answered that he's 5' 10" tall. I guess if that's while he's wearing his high heels, that's not a lie. He appears to be about 5'7" in height at the maximum - even with the tricks that they use in films.
Asked if he had used illegal substances - answered in the negative. Was recently turned away from Australia due to possessing steroids: http://www.tmz.com/2007/03/12/stallone-charged-with-importing-steroids-down-under/ That should be grounds for revoking his license, even if it happened in another country.
But there's about as much chance of that happening as there is for Pokey Poke getting taken down for his handling firearms as a convicted felon.
It's interesting that in question #5 on page 3, the question reads: "Are you now, or have you been, a party to a lawsuit in the last rive (sic) years?
It's also interesting that the county redacted his reasons for requesting a CCW license.
I guess Sly is waiting for the police to bust down his door and confiscate his guns.
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