More 'gun control'? Oy vey!

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December 5, 7:18 AM

by David Codrea, Cleveland Gun Rights Examiner

Former Ravenna Police Chief Michael Swartout peacefully surrendered to authorities...after a standoff that lasted more than 35 hours.

Here's the thing:

Swartout resigned as police chief in 1998 after pleading guilty to charges that he threatened to shoot and kill one of his officers at a Christmas party. In 2004, he was arrested for domestic violence against his wife and his 22-year-old daughter.

One of the reasons I use the term "only ones" is to point out how a different standard can apply in terms of both privileges and immunities. Who among us who are not LEOs think we could get away with threatening to shoot a cop and suffer no criminal repercussions--assuming we survived the experience? And domestic violence qualifies one to become a "prohibited person," forbidden to own guns under the Lautenberg amendment. Which means either the system gave the chief a pass, or we have yet one more example of "gun control" laws being ignored by the non-"law abiding."

What a surprise that would be.

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Meanwhile, before we were so rudely interrupted

...I'd planned on talking about the second sponsor of the Mayors Against YOUR Guns conference, the National Council of Jewish Women. I know you're just dying to meet them--or could be if they have their way.

My radar goes up when I hear terms bandied about like "social justice," not because I don't believe in it, but because certain groups have appropriated it as code-speak for--how did Mr. Obama put it?--"spread[ing] the wealth around." Then I hear "progressive" (and I like progress as much as the next guy, as long as we're not progressing toward national socialism), and I have to ask myself what they mean by it. And as for being "inspired by Jewish values," I frankly get baffled: Aren't the "progressives" the same ones who scream for separation of church and state? Yet they're imposing those values on the rest of us through gun law advocacy?

In the case of gun rights, what they mean by "progressive" is clear, Here are some recent press release titles:

NCJW Urges Reauthorization of Assault Weapon Ban

NCJW Outraged by Repeal of DC Gun Ban

NCJW Denounces Passage of DC Gun Bill

NCJW Urges Renewed Effort on Gun Control in Wake of Tragedy at Virginia Tech

NCJW Urges Renewal of Assault Weapon Ban

NCJW Deplores Gun Decision, Warns of Court's Direction

NCJW Urges Congress to Protect Public Safety

And if you need further enlightenment on how our legislative "progressives" view gun ownership, perhaps this will help.

Next week I intend to examine whether or not this commu... uh... progressive group has the market cornered on "Jewish values" and guns. If you don't already know him, I'll introduce you to one of my favorite patriots, Aaron Zelman, executive director of Jews of the Preservation of Firearms Ownership.

Until then, you might be interested in listening to an interview he did a while back with probably the smartest, best-looking, nicest and most humble guy I know.

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From the Examiners

Sounds like I'm pretty rough on "progressives," doesn't it? I sometimes get agitated. Let me make things up by directing you to the Birmingham Progressive Politics Examiner, who gives us further enlightenment on one of my favorite Mayors Against Guns, the recently-arrested Larry Langford.

Also, the Miami Veterans Affairs Examiner just posted "Vets and Guns."

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