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Go After The Gun, Not the Criminal

That seems to be the advice from anti-gun groups in Connecticut:

But 88 percent of gun arrests are for criminal possession while only 12 percent are for gun traffickers, he says.

Both Pinciaro and Fair think it would be more effective for cops to focus on gun suppliers instead of just the shooters.

Fair has spent years asking police to track guns used in crimes. At meetings with police in the past she was told it was too difficult or too time intensive. Last week she heard a different answer.

These people are unbelievable fools, asking that scarce police resource be diverted from tracking criminals into tracking inanimate objects that are a symptom of a problem, not the problem itself. The problem is the criminal.

Pinciaro is pushing a new tool â€” microstamping â€” to help cops quickly track guns used in crimes. The new technology would imprint a gunâ€™s serial number on bullets fired from it. Pinciaro says the technology would allow bullets to be traced back to the gun immediately without needing to first find the gun and then wait for the stateâ€™s forensics lab to run tests.

How does that work exactly? If all you have are empty shell casing, there’s not really any forensics that’s going to help you if you don’t already have the gun, and if you already have the gun, what do you need the forensics for? You can just look at the serial number. If the serial number is filed off, well, chances are the micro stamp is gone too.

Even if you had micro-stamped shell casings, you’d still presumably need a forensics lab to lift the serial number, and then execute a trace with ATF, which is still only going to find you the last legal owner. These people have no idea how this technology works, and they are supposed to be the ones we listen to? Screw that. These people are clueless and should be exposed as such.

Taking the Times to Task

NSSF’s Stephen Sanetti writes to the New York Times about their editorial lamenting lead in ammunition, suggesting such a move would gut most of the federal tax dollars that go to wildlife conservation. Of course, take a look at the letter right below it, and you’ll see these types aren’t going to be swayed by argument. They are zealots who have no idea where food comes from.

New Jersey Bear Hunt a Success

But it might not be enough:

A study commissioned by the state Division of Fish and Wildlife and performed by wildlife biologists at East Stroudsburg University estimated the number of bears in two study areas of northwest New Jersey at almost 3,500. There were 589 bears killed in the hunt, which is 17 percent of the population. In spite of the culling, biologists believe there will be at least 800 cubs born in winter dens and emerging next spring. In other words, the culling was designed to reduce the rate of black bear population growth. There will be more black bears next year but the number will more likely be about 3,700 instead of 4,300.

That’s an unbelievable number of bears for as small a habitat as New Jersey’s forested areas represent. But even if the bear population is still growing, the hunt will benefit New Jerseyans by culling the bears that are least fearful of humans, leaving the survivors being the ones who are adept at avoiding us.

A Victory for Common Sense

Two guys walk into a bar in Pennsylvania, both carrying guns. An argument ensues, causing both men to be shot in the process of said argument. At least one of them was a felon-in-possession, having previously been convicted of aggravated assault with a firearm. The felon who was shot sued the bar owner, arguing that his failure to search bar patrons was negligence. A federal court has just rejected the lawsuit.

ABC Pushing Brady Agenda

Not biased. No. Not at all. Newsbusters mentioned:

Again, she was speaking to theÂ assistant director of legislative affairs for the Brady Campaign. This is a group that opposed the historic 2008 Supreme Court decision declaring the Second Amendment an individual right. To describe one of their representatives as “not anti-gun” strains credibility.

Without a doubt. This comes to us via Cam Edwards, who no doubt will be talking about this on his show tonight. They are just nice people, you see, looking for common sense solutions to gun violence. They aren’t gun hating zealots. Heavens no.

Armed Citizen Returning?

Looks that way!

Still Holiday Time

Off between Christmas and New Years, but only partially. Too much to do to take the whole time completely off, but it’s an excuse to work from home where I can get things done more efficiently. Since we’re sort of snowed in today, after a coastal storm decided to hit us with snow and wind yesterday until this morning, I might as well get some things done around the house. Installing some programmable thermostats, and in addition to that, I have a leaky shower drain that I’ve needed to fix for some time. Now I have time to do all those things.

Words of Wisdom from Cracked.com

6 Animals Humans Made Way Scarier. Number five is cougars:

According to some researchers, mankind’s cessation of anti-cougar activities has caused the cats toÂ lose their fear of humanity. And really, we shouldn’t need researchers to tell us that, if we don’t show large predators we pose at leastÂ some kind of threat, they’re going to learn to think of us as soft, pink, vertical burritos ripe for the snacking.

They lament the difficulty of dealing with this problem, noting that “Unfortunately, the solution to this problem is far from simple, since ‘Shoot more cats, and when you do, by god, aim for the kittens!’ is not exactly a catchy rallying cry.” I beg to differ!

A Border Crackdown?

New York Times says “At Last,” as if they have been in favor of securing the border all along. First, this measure will do nothing at all to disarm drug cartels. It will do nothing to interfere with guns being trafficked along the border any more than the laws against drugs interfere with drugs being trafficked. What it will do is create a lot of new paperwork the ATF will have to hire more people and get larger budgets from Congress to keep track of. Some bureaucrats will get better offices, and get to generally enhance their kingdoms.

Anyone who thinks you can disarm drug cartels is either crazy, a fool, or some combination of the two.

A Solution to the GWOT

I honestly can’t imagine anyone, who upon tasting a Honey Baked Ham, wouldn’t renounce his pork avoiding faith, and adopt a believe system that is more benign, and which allows for such culinary indulgences.