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Lesbian Corrections Officer’s Guns Don’t Shoot People. Lesbian Corrections Officers do.

June 17, 2010 by ttag

Or something like that. This story from the NY Daily News recounts the pertinent info, and dances carefully down a line between titillation and politically-incorrect positions. The pertinent facts are these – a woman got into an argument with her estranged significant other, killed her, went to another location where she shot some relatives, took a child hostage, and ran. The boys in blue arrested her, freed the child, and had the DA charge her with two counts of murder, kidnapping, and assault. Her body count stands at two – her former lover and her uncle. She also shot her grandfather in the leg.

Editorial: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Ideologue or Idiot?

April 28, 2010 by ttag

Somebody once asked me, what’s the difference was between “insane” and “eccentric.” I replied “about $2,000,000.” Behavior that would earn you a canvas blazer with wraparound arms and a room with comfy, padded walls if you’re financially-challenged will not put you away if you are, shall with say, “with money.” On the contrary, if you’re a loon with a fat bank account, it might even get you elected mayor of, say, I dunno . . . New York City.

Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Close the “Terror Gap”

February 19, 2010 by Robert Farago

The Project of Mayors Against Illegal Guns is calling for the feds to close “the terror gap.” Under current law, individuals on the FBI Terrorist Watch List can legally purchase firearms. “The recent shooting at Fort Hood is the latest tragic example of what’s at stake,” the NYC Mayor Bloomberg-funded group proclaims. “The alleged shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, had been under investigation for his potential ties to terrorists – but Hasan passed a federal background check when he later bought a gun. What’s more, FBI counterterrorism officials were not notified when Hasan purchased that gun.” It seems sensible enough, right? Stop terrorists from buying guns. Then again H.R.2159/S.1317 (a.k.a. the Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2009) raises some troubling questions. For those disinclined to make the jump for a breakdown, riddle me this: even if you agree with the assertion “We need to allow law enforcement to do everything in their power to keep Americans safe,” do you think the feds need more power, without judicial oversight? Here are some other implications those 500 or so mayors [full list here] might want to consider. Or, let’s face it, not.

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