The Empire State Strikes Back

No doubt looking to give gun owners a giant black eye, the New York AG is busy going after gun show promoters, blaming them for the actions of criminals. Jacob has video of the press conference dog and pony show. He notes:

This whole thing smells of a setup.

First off, when was the last time a State Attorney General put on a full court press for a bunch of misdemeanor appearance tickets? Second is the timing. H.R. 822 will be going to the Senate soon for a vote. This has to be an attempt to derail that bill.

Sounds about right. Also, look at these dangerous guns they’ve gotten off the street:

  • 3 AR-15 (Assault Rifles)
  • 1 semi-automatic rifle called a “Mauser” (from Czech Republic)
  • 1 Savage 7mm Rifle
  • 1 Remington Model 710
  • 1 Colt 7.72 x39
  • 1 Enfield Military rifle
  • 1 Browning .22 cal, model 235
  • 1 Ithaca .22 gauge
  • 1 Remington 25.06

Semi-auto Mauser? Really? Either way, I’m glad that gang members won’t have access to an “Ithaca .22 gauge” or a collections of various deer rifles in calibers no one has ever heard of (because they don’t exist). Looks like some hardened criminals Schneiderman is going after here. This isn’t justice, it’s revenge. When you go after otherwise good people for technicalities like this, all to make a political point, you aren’t a public servant, you’r a thug.

The ploy it not going to work anyway. We are going to lay waste to New York’s gun laws bit by bit, and restore the Second Amendment. I savor that even more than New Jersey, because there will be a lot more or the right kind of people in New York unhappy with it, starting with this asshole of an AG, who apparently doesn’t have any real criminals in his state worth going after. He also apparently does not have anyone on staff who knows about guns.

Media Use Guns from Game “Halo”

Well, the term “assault weapon” was largely made up, so I don’t see why it should be so wrong that a media outlet decided to use made up guns to illustrate assault weapons. I wonder if there are any models in there that shoot that dangerous armor piercing 10mm caseless ammo.

Flash Hider Designed by Bandage Manufacturers?

SayUncle links to a Zombie Edition rifle that has a flash hider that looks rather hazardous. “You’ll poke your eye out kid!” I’m just thinking you’re going to want to brush out that barrel from the other side. I’d hate to push stiff brush, have it go through, then stab myself! A bayonet is one thing, because you can take that off, but this just looks like an injury waiting to happen.

Holder Retaliating Against Whistleblowers

You really have to wonder, if this whole thing really was cooked up in the Phoenix Office, what is Holder trying to hide? And why is he getting so defensive, and trying to deflect blame? You’d think if you were in Holder’s position, you’d just throw the Phoenix office under the bus and wash your hands of it. I think it’s unbelievable, the idea that he didn’t know what was going on.

Astroturfing HR822 Opposition

I’m always skeptical any time I see a letter to the editor in the paper from someone appearing to be a concerned citizen, yet appearing to hit all the right talking points. While there are certainly anti-gun people in New Jersey, I don’t think most of them pay enough attention This is the case with Sharon Ransavage’s letter against HR822. Ransavage is a former prosecutor in Hunterdon County, but more importantly, she’s co-chair of the Hunterdon Peace Coalition, which is a subset of Coalition for Peace Action, which, as you may remember, absorbed CeaseFire New Jersey. So she’s one of Bryan Miller’s buddies. They say it’s a small world, but I’m always surprised how small a world it really is when it comes to anti-gun activism.

If we’re a tiny minority, exercising influence beyond our number, what do they think they are?