“Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton resigned Wednesday from Mayors Against Illegal Guns,” ctmirror.org reports, “an affiliation that has brought him grief from gun owners in the six-way race for the Republican nomination for governor.” Spin city baby. “”As a member of the Connecticut General Assembly, I was a strong supporter of the rights of law-abiding gun owners and sportsmen in Connecticut,” Boughton’s website proclaimed. “This remains my position today.” So why did the pro-assault weapon ban boy abandon MAIG? . . .
MAIG abandoned him! “It’s really become about Bloomberg instead of going after illegal guns. Mike Bloomberg overwhelms the entire group. I think its mission has been lost.” Lost. Remember that word Mark. Checking-up on his opponents . . .
Among the six candidates for the Republican nomination, two are unequivocally opposed the Newtown law: Martha Dean and Joseph Visconti. Tom Foley, the 2010 nominee and GOP front-runner in the latest poll, and Dean each attended a gun rally at the State Capitol last weekend. Foley, however, has said he would not seek the repeal or revision of the law. Tom Foley, the 2010 nominee and GOP front-runner in the latest poll, and Dean each attended a gun rally at the State Capitol last weekend. Foley, however, has said he would not seek the repeal or revision of the law . . .
Another Republican candidate for governor, Senate Minority Leader John P. McKinney, R-Fairfield, whose district includes Newtown, played a role in negotiating the bill that passed with bipartisan support.
Don’t you just love how reporter Mark Panziokas makes it seem as if Connecticut’s post-Newtown civilian disarmament laws were a kumbaya moment? Me neither. And as much contempt as I hold for any Constitution State Republican who betrayed their oath to the Constitution, this political distancing from the antis’ agenda is a positive sign that resistance to tyranny amongst the people is making itself heard amongst the people’s representatives. [h/t Pascal]
The police had a boating accident, figures.
We just need some civilians to tackle and taze some cops. Click click click click click click click – “how does that feel? How does that feel? You like it? click click click click click click.
Give ’em enough rope….
Israel had it right, but is now reverting to socialist type.
It gives the meme “Never Again” a whole new meaning.
Just apply it to personal liberty.
It doesn’t matter what they say. It doesn’t even matter all that much what they do, in many cases, because that may be what is already politically popular.
What matters is what they go out of their way to do, the principled stands they go out of their way to take, especially those that are not all that popular with their party or their constituents. I’m not following CT’s governor’s race closely, but I’m not seeing anyone who’s rising to that level of conduct.
Are there NO leaders in Connecticut whatsoever?
Didn’t Obama institute more severe penalties for gun trafficking? I’ll be waiting to see how strict they are for one of his Golden Boys…
Waiting, not holding my breath.
Keep it up my Mexican patriot friends. I hope you come out on top of this. Even in the United states were tired of hearing about you being bullied by government and narcos….one in the same.
So Winkler had a weapon? Oh wait, he didn’t.
Love the zip tie handcuffs. I agree it’s not a wise move, but I would love to have seen the look on the cops’ faces when they found the perp lying there, secured and ready for transport.
Sadly neither Dirk nor myself got the sarcasm right off.
Sometimes trying to be smart, we actually can be pretty dumb.