Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Maybe If You Wish Hard Enough...

Community leaders in the city of Dayton will announce on Wednesday morning a new initiative that they hope will help cut down or eliminate gun violence in the city...

Community leaders said the gun violence is a cycle that they believe needs to stop.
It's bold leadership like this that makes America great.

Why the Elite Support "Gun Control"

Heiress Chelsy Davy, 20, was met by two armed officers as she flew in to Heathrow from Cape Town. Three more joined her in arrivals before she was whisked off in a 4x4.
See, there's you, and then there's us...

A Question of Expertise

A nurse had spotted the paddle and thought it was a shotgun. She reported seeing an armed man and prompted a lockdown at the hospital.
So does this mean we shouldn't be addressing "gun violence" as a public health issue?

Kaine's True Colors Showing

Kaine also turned back a bill that would allow gun owners without concealed-weapon permits to store firearms in locked compartments in their vehicles. The legislation, advocated by lawmakers concerned about Second Amendment protections, was passed over the protests of those who champion gun controls.
I don't understand. In the past, he's been so supportive of "gun lobby" programs...

Permitting the Right: Nuts to That

Nelson was sent to a mental-health center for a 96-hour evaluation in September 2003 over fears he would harm himself. He was evaluated and released with no finding of mental illness or need for treatment.

Last year, he applied for a permit to acquire a weapon. The Callaway County sheriff denied the request, citing a section of law barring people who were committed to a mental-health center from obtaining a permit.
My thoughts on the mentally ill and guns has not changed since writing this.

I'm glad Nelson had the will and the resources to fight this beyond the sheriff, the small claims court, and the circuit judge. If he hadn't he'd still be disarmed.

Amy Blame the Gun

Yes, criminals will continue to acquire firearms (legally and otherwise) and commit gun crimes with them. The issue we have yet to address is that of law-abiding citizens purchasing guns that later cause the intentional or unintentional death of the gun owner or someone else.
There it is, folks, in a nutshell.