As I was reading this morning's Times over breakfast, this piece on the gun industry made me realize why the gun community, especially the manufacturers, go into anaphylactic shock when the subject of Operation: Fast and Furious comes up. It's because their entire raison d'etre is one giant gun walking operation.
Think about it for a minute. The gun manufacturers know that their guns are used in violent crimes so they went out and bought protection for themselves from the federal government. The gun community knows that there are a giant collection of criminals and terribly irresponsible people in this country whose gun use results in the death of thousands. This simple fact is the result of a continued and persistent drive to loosen gun laws or, at the very least, prevent new ones from being made.
They are partly responsible for incidents that occur every day in this country because they allow guns to get into the hands of criminals just as the Justice Department did in 2009. Their loudly stated beliefs clearly shows that they are doing this on purpose.
So, the next time you hear someone from the gun community caterwauling about walked guns and the federal government, tell them that they are simply doing what they always do...heading off at the pass.
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“This is still America” and “You’re still innocent until proven guilty.”
Madness, MADNESS! We can't tolerate that kind of thought!!!
Koman Willis, a documented gang member with 38 previous arrests, was charged with first-degree murder.
Yep, that is your average everyday gun buyer there.
Shit-fer-brains, that is in Chicago which still doesn't allow handgun sales to citizens. So, you want to pay for his crime - go right the fuck ahead, but don't expect me to join you.
No, juris, he doesn't want to pay for the gangsta's crime, he just wants you to pay (since what he wants doesn't affect him negatively at all, in his mind, it's a "freebie").
Not that it would accomplish anything. Absolutely nothing Mark supports would keep guns out of criminals hands any more than it keeps crack, meth, or heroin out of their hands.
This bears repeating and highlighting:
Absolutely nothing Mark supports would keep guns out of criminals hands any more than it keeps crack, meth, or heroin out of their hands.
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