assault rifle

Last night, I was watching CNN and saw Mike Huckabee's unfortunate comment about someone aiming a gun at Barack Obama.

That comment was about the most idiotic thing someone could say. What better proof is out there that we ought to curb the availability of guns than jokes about political assassinations by guns.

On to my real point...

Reported March 6, 2008 (Channel 5 News)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Metro police said two men were robbed at gunpoint in a hotel room overnight.

The incident happened at the Knights Inn on Spring Street.

According to police, a woman lured the two victims into a room where another man appeared, armed with an assault rifle.

The suspect robbed both men, then left.

Police do not have any leads or suspects Thursday morning.

It’s true. Peruse my archives. Anyway, their latest starts with the phrase Our View and at the Tennessean Our View and guns means they support gun control. So, let’s count, once again, the inaccuracies:

Loophole creates easy venue for criminals to lock, load

Are we wound a tad too tight, people? I’m thinking yes:

Gun scare defused at Cal State Dominguez Hills

Campus placed on lockdown because of reports of a man carrying a rifle. It turns out to be an ROTC student with a nonfunctioning training weapon.

By Susannah Rosenblatt and Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
10:01 AM PST, February 21, 200

An assault rifle! Usually I'm loathe to load pages with heavy images on it these days, but this one was totally worth the 15 minute wait.

I think the U.S. military should overhaul all their weapons and equipment in a similar manner.

I knew that some day Hello Kitty would rule the world.

Does violence beget violence? This would be make a good case for the old adage, but I think our troops coming home and continuing to kill is a far deeper and darker problem that is not being properly addressed.