Puttin' the "Jerk" Back in "Knee-Jerk"
Alternate Post Tile: BOHICA!
From the Boston Herald: Pols aim at hard-core firepower
All lies, fear-mongering, and hysterical anti-gun rhetoric aside, I have a couple pertinent questions here for Councilor Flaherty.
1. Is it currently LEGAL for CRIMINALS, or ANYONE not in possession of the appropriate license, to walk around "THE STREETS" of Boston carrying ANY kind of firearm or ammunition?
2. Has there been a recent outbreak of LICENSED gun owners committing crimes in the city of Boston using any of the above-mentioned firearms or ammunition?
(insert Jeopardy! theme music here)
What's that, Mike? Could you speak up a bit?
"No"? On both counts, you say?
Well, then what the hell is the rationale behind your desire to impose additional restrictions on these weapons for those individuals least likely to use them for illicit purposes? Do you honestly think another local gun ban of ANY kind will have ANY bearing on what types of guns and ammunition the city's gangbanger population will be packing?
The sad thing is, his answer would be yes.
From the Boston Herald: Pols aim at hard-core firepower
Three high-powered guns that fire rounds that can pierce bulletproof vests have been added to Boston's assault weapons ban by city councilors just weeks after BPD officers recovered "cop killer" bullets at the scenes of two city shootings.
"We are rolling up [read: unbuckling - ed.] our sleeves trying to help the Boston Police Department by giving cops all the tools they need to combat guns and violence in the city," said City Council President Michael Flaherty. "The guns outlined in this legislation have no place on Boston's streets."
Those guns include the FN Herstal Five-Seven, marketed as a gun that can pierce body armor; the Smith and Wesson .50 caliber, which the manufacturer boasts is the most powerful handgun in the world; and the Barrett .50-caliber semiautomatic rifle, which is capable of taking down an airplane.
All lies, fear-mongering, and hysterical anti-gun rhetoric aside, I have a couple pertinent questions here for Councilor Flaherty.
1. Is it currently LEGAL for CRIMINALS, or ANYONE not in possession of the appropriate license, to walk around "THE STREETS" of Boston carrying ANY kind of firearm or ammunition?
2. Has there been a recent outbreak of LICENSED gun owners committing crimes in the city of Boston using any of the above-mentioned firearms or ammunition?
(insert Jeopardy! theme music here)
What's that, Mike? Could you speak up a bit?
"No"? On both counts, you say?
Well, then what the hell is the rationale behind your desire to impose additional restrictions on these weapons for those individuals least likely to use them for illicit purposes? Do you honestly think another local gun ban of ANY kind will have ANY bearing on what types of guns and ammunition the city's gangbanger population will be packing?
The sad thing is, his answer would be yes.
