The Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth

Ridefast points out this bit of bigoted folks writing for the SF Chronically Incorrect getting all giggly in the wiggly about Barry Bonds becoming a spokesperson for Christiansen Arms.

Yesterday seems to have been a hayday for bigots to come out of the woodwork.

Paul “No Balls” Helmke blathers here about the Plaxico Burress incident. Want a couple excerpts? Too bad, I’m posting them anyway

What these incidents show is that some people who we’re led to believe are responsible, law-abiding gun owners – people like Plaxico Burress – can still exhibit dangerous behavior with firearms in public every day.

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Hopefully, we can all learn a lesson from this – guns are dangerous and gun ownership is a serious responsibility. Any one of us has the potential to make a mistake, get angry, or get drunk, which makes carrying loaded guns in public all the more dangerous for all of us. We all need to understand the risks and responsibilities that go with guns.

And I’m sure Helmke wants to be the one to tell us exactly what needs to be understood, with no other opinions allowed.

Even the NYT Editorial Board decided to step onto their soapbox for some slapping around of your Constitutional rights

The gun lobby has long intimidated politicians with its war chest and its trumpeted ability to deliver single-issue voters, especially in tight races. After this year’s election, those politicians should be far less afraid and far more willing to vote for sensible gun-control laws.

The National Rifle Association directed much money and bile against Barack Obama. In false, misleading and, fortunately, ineffective ads, fliers, mailers and Web postings, the group said that Mr. Obama posed a “clear and present danger” to Second Amendment rights and that his election would mean a gun ban.

Despite that harsh barrage, Mr. Obama won states with heavy gun ownership, including Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania. That success should send a signal to other politicians: consistency matters.

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And the N.R.A.’s poor showing was not just a single isolated event. A useful election analysis prepared by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence shows that its 2006 campaign effort also was a big flop.

We hope the trend continues. To fight crime and keep Americans safe, this country needs sound gun-control laws. To pass those laws as president, Mr. Obama will need strong Congressional support.

Ahh, yes! A new type of “Reasoned Discourse”. Where only your failed political opposites get to grade your performance.

As for that last paragraph, someone might want to ask St. Louis, MO Alderman, Charles Quincey Troupe, his opinion as to how folks should keep themselves safe

A city alderman frustrated with the police response to rising crime called Tuesday on residents to arm themselves to protect their lives and property.

Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe said police are ineffective, outnumbered or don’t care about the increase in crime in his north St. Louis ward. St. Louis has had 157 homicides in 2008, 33 more than last year at this time.

“The community has to be ready to defend itself, because it’s clear the economy is going to get worse, and criminals are getting more bold,” Troupe, 72, said Tuesday.

Troupe said that when he and residents approached a district police commander last year, they were told “there was nothing he could do to protect us and the community … that he didn’t have the manpower.”

Police did not immediately return requests for comment. Chief Dan Isom told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch he understands Troupe’s frustration but doesn’t support citizens arming themselves.

Carrying guns, he said, is not a “recipe for a less violent community.”

Hey Chief, just you wait until a handful of dirtbags get hosed by homeowners. A couple more handfuls of dead dirtbags and you could be be out of a job.