Friday, June 24, 2005

‘Last Gunshop’ Update

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"The owner of the last gun shop in Minneapolis lost another zoning battle Thursday with the City Council, moving him toward closing his store."

Translation: “You are not authorized to use your property in a manner we disapprove of.”

“I Suspect No One and I Suspect Everyone”

“$46,950…was seized from Ileana Valdez, 26, after a security check at a metal detector at Logan International Airport…Anthony Pettigrew, a spokesman for the DEA in Boston, said he could not comment on the lawsuit. But he said federal asset forfeiture laws allow agents to seize suspected drug profits.”

What the hell--it's not like we really own anything or control what we're permitted to possess.

This Land Is Whoever’s Land We Say It Is

Nicki and Pathetic Earthling weigh in on Kelo.

I wish they wouldn’t mince words and would tell us how they really feel.

This will probably not be a tripwire, but it may be something better—the awakening and radicalization of previously detached property owners.

The monkey may have caught its fist in the jar.

The Propaganda Masquerading as Reporting Award…

…goes to Barbara Laker and Myung Oak Kim of The Philadelphia Daily News for claiming: “Because of weakened gun laws that give gun shops more freedom, these shops have escaped punishment from ATF, the federal agency that regulates the industry.”

I Guess He Must Not Know Any Democrats...

“Oregon Democratic Party executive director Neel Pender said he thought the resolution sounded ‘pretty reasonable.’

"‘I don't know any Democrats who don't have a healthy respect for the Second Amendment,’ Pender added.”

Ithaca Gun Loses Buyer, Closes Its Doors

Well, here's one the antis won't have to sue out of existence...