More Gun Control?

Read any newspaper (even the yellow rags) about the criminal use of firearms and you will quickly grasp one glaring fact; namely that the perpetrators of this activity are all known police characters that have multiple felonies on their rap sheets.

This tidbit of information is usually hidden in the body of the report or slipped in at the end when the great unwashed reader’s attention has waned. In the most recent case I read, the accused had just been sentenced to 10 years in a Federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm. (for those cretins that live in Topeka, this means no parole) At the end of the story was the small fact that he had eight prior felonies!

What the hell are these criminals doing out on the street?

This dramatic style of reporting is presented like a superb dessert at the beginning of a long dull meal. After dessert, few would want to have a salad or a plate of beans. Hence…the reader’s attention is riveted only to the juicy parts. Some may even re-read the grisly details and miss entirely the real issue.

With this documentation of previous criminal activity, they could have been, should have been locked away for a long, long time. Yet here they are, appearing frequently in the news while the honest law abiding citizen lives with the daily harassment of background checks, training and licensing requirements, along with other needless restrictions foisted upon us by the witless Neanderthals that we have elected.

Go back to the Klinton years during which the Monica pervert went down as the most anti gun President in history. A shady, back room, midnight deal ushered in the assault weapons ban. By itself it was virtually worthless as criminals opt for small easily hidden handguns, rather than large, conspicuous weapons. Klinton paid the ultimate price two years later when he lost both the Senate and the House to NRA backed voters who put in second amendment candidates.

Later Klinton bragged about keeping guns out of the hands of more than 600,000 felons through the instant background check. (BTW, the NRA was responsible for pushing the instant background check through).

Now let us pause here and review the law on felons and guns. It is a criminal Federal offense for a felon to attempt to purchase a rifle, pistol, or shotgun. It is a further criminal Federal offense to attempt to purchase ammunition for said firearms.

So…even those residents of Topeka, Kansas would (should, may, well...maybe not) logically conclude that these laws were violated by felons attempting to purchase firearms and/or ammunition. (Just a brief note here about why, in my writings, I am so critical of Topeka...it's because the politicians in this Capital city and the Menniger outpatients have inbred over the years and produced a majority of seriously deranged and deeply disturbed individuals concentrated in just this one little nest who somehow rise to positions of influence.)

Hence…there should have been over 600,000 arrests, prosecutions, and convictions of these felons attempting to buy firearms and/or ammunition illegally and therefore committing yet another felony…or two. But how many convictions were there? Eleven. Why so few? Klinton couldn’t say.

The most spectacular of these was one Benjamin Smith who was not allowed to purchase a firearm because of a domestic assault charge and a restraining order. Rather than arrest and charge him for this felonious attempt to purchase a firearm and ammunition, the Feds simply allowed him to walk out of the store! Later, he obtained weapons and over the July 4th weekend, shot 11 people, killing 2 of them before killing himself. Google up "Benjamin Smith Shooting" for all the details.

This is the case that caused Wayne LaPierre of the NRA to accuse Klinton of being willing to allow a certain amount of pain, suffering, and death of innocent people in order to further his anti gun agenda. Stung and embarrassed by this factual charge, Klinton's reponse was lash out with the insipd claim that 600,000 felons had been denied access to firearms.

Note: If you are going to tangle with LaPierre, start early. And you better have your facts straight or else you will play Wayne's game of "Today's hasty, ill chosen words; eaten tomorrow; taste like turds!"

It seems to me that it would be more effective to pass new laws that required those judges who return career criminals (can you say repeat offenders?) to the streets to now accompany them as they return to prison and serve out the remainder of their sentences. Judge control; criminal control. I like that.

But it is always easier to attack honest citizens because in the end they will obey the additional laws no matter how inappropriate they are. And why is this? Because they are honest citizens!

Just like the anti second ammendent loons, PETA people protest the wearing of animal skins by throwing red paint on wealthy women who wear fur coats.

If PETA is really serious about this, why then do they not go to the Sturgis Motorcyle Rally and throw red paint on the boys and girls that attend this social event? Are not leather jackets and pants made of animal skins?

Ah yes, but PETA people know that if they do that, they will limp away with a sore hiney and other damaged body parts; much the worse for wear. Any one can see (yes, even Topekans) that an upset elderly society woman is much easier to deal with than a mean motorcycle rider that is highly pissed off.

And just like the anti gun folks, PETA knows who is safe to harass and who will break legs, arms, and heads.

Cowards, all.

I am...Pecos Bill and I wrote this column.

JB