Today the sun came up, the Internet still works, I was able to buy gas, and it would seem that a partial shutdown of the government has no effect on the properties of concrete and asphalt. I can keep this up as long as they want. I don’t get why people get so angry over stuff like this, as polls show the government shutdown is unpopular. Do you notice? I don’t. Apparently NICS is considered critical, so gun sales aren’t stopping. I guess Obama didn’t want to risk the default proceed.
Month: October 2013
Lying to Cheer Themselves Up
GOOD NEWS ALERT > New gun permits may be delayed by the shutdown. Wonder if the Tea Party renegades realise their helpful gun control move?
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 1, 2013
Whatever makes the gun control advocates sleep better at night, even after people point out that NICS is still up and active for gun purchases, they can keep lying to their followers.
Of course, Charles C. W. Cooke takes on Piers to note that this celebration of the idea that guns can’t be sold to people who pass background check seems to conflict with his claims of not being against gun ownership:
I thought you weren't anti-gun, per se. MT @piersmorgan: GOOD NEWS ALERT > New gun permits may be delayed by the shutdown.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 1, 2013
And Emily Miller tries her best to deflate his good mood with a little basic fact-checking:
Not true. NICS functions normally. RT @piersmorgan: GOOD NEWS ALERT. New gun permits may be delayed by the shutdown.
— Emily Miller (@EmilyMiller) October 1, 2013