tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post7324979250104253476..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: "Alabama 5th in U.S. for supplying crime guns," tra la, tra la, tra la. Mayors Against Illegal Guns persuades gullible reporter to sing their tune.Dutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-58461968256840533322010-09-30T23:29:56.609-05:002010-09-30T23:29:56.609-05:00Go 'Bama!Go 'Bama!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-2604853266815481202010-09-29T21:39:22.567-05:002010-09-29T21:39:22.567-05:00It seems fairly obvious that someone had to be 5th...It seems fairly obvious that someone had to be 5th. It reminds me of the teacher who after testing her class said that half the students were below average! As a statistic it is meaningless that someone is 5th in something. A real "duh!" moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-76873674168635563652010-09-29T21:15:45.614-05:002010-09-29T21:15:45.614-05:00According to the AP article in the local Lafayette...According to the AP article in the local Lafayette, Indiana paper on Monday, BATF traced 145,000+ crime guns and found that 43,000+ were sold in other states (Indiana is one). 49% of those 43,000 were sold in 10 states. They are trying to say that Indiana is too lax on background checks, also. Don't think so. I've been to the gun shows here, and those guys are calling BATF for the NIC info constantly.<br /><br />MaddieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-75600674958184832192010-09-29T19:23:09.694-05:002010-09-29T19:23:09.694-05:00They never mention how the states of origin, where...They never mention how the states of origin, where guns are "easily available," have lower violent crime rates per capita than the gun-banning states.<br /> If a gun shop sells 1,000 guns, statistically 10 (1%) will come to the attention of the police. Those 10 might have changed hands in private sales half a dozen times. (You been satisfied with EVERY gun you ever bought?) Some buyers will be spotless, some will be shady, some will be outright demons. Just like cars and drivers.<br /> The media are struggling mighty hard toward a zero trust rating and irrelevance. But learning about what you write about is so hard and takes time, and it's the NEWs business...Defendernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-31607757694077282122010-09-29T13:16:49.360-05:002010-09-29T13:16:49.360-05:00MS got hit as "number 1" with the same c...MS got hit as "number 1" with the same crap from a gullible reporter. <br /><br />You know, here's what I don't understand. All these "mayors" want the states to impose the same laws that the feds impose, yet scream that the sky is falling and arizona has no authority to enact the same law (illegal immigration) that the feds have. <br /><br />Further, if we look to the study, it's not a 1:1 correlation of the "illegal crime guns". Why take out population? The state either a) does have a lot of guns used in crimes bought from it or b) does not. What difference does population make?<br /><br />Also, what is the percentage of guns, purchased legally through an ffl, that are used in actual crimes, recovered, and then the actual legal purchasers are prosecuted? Just because guns are stolen in the "top 10" states more than others does not prove any causation that MS or AL traffics a large number of guns.<br /><br />Man I hope that made sense.<br /><br />Esq.Esq.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-73010876803285030372010-09-29T12:53:00.895-05:002010-09-29T12:53:00.895-05:00Re: "Crime guns" versus "trace guns...Re: "Crime guns" versus "trace guns" <br /><br />David Hardy handily dispels this convenient conflation. <br /><br />http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2010/09/mayors_groups_r.php<br /><br />"Second problem: the report constantly refers to "crime guns," then buries on p. 32 the concession that it is talking about traced guns, which are not the same as guns used in crime. (Its concession is misleadingly worded -- not all crime guns are traced. The real problem is that not all traces, in fact a majority of them, are of crime guns)."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-45609110150676470132010-09-29T10:32:48.050-05:002010-09-29T10:32:48.050-05:00I wonder how it will go over, these mayors presidi...I wonder how it will go over, these mayors presiding over decaying cities of the unemployed as they raise taxes, telling the voters they have too much freedom and are not to be trusted.<br /> Well, the mayor of Richmond, VA, a MAIG city, seems pretty popular. He's giving "free" stuff to the right people, people who historically do what the hell they want anyway regardless of the law.<br /> People who shoot people dead within sight of the Project Exile billboards, over drug gang territory. <br /> I haven't been into the city since I was laid off from my downtown job 14 months ago. Me OR my money.Defendernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-28301003801292820772010-09-29T08:32:00.978-05:002010-09-29T08:32:00.978-05:00Moved from Illinois to Bama in 1984. Have to say t...Moved from Illinois to Bama in 1984. Have to say there are times when Alabama state politics make me homesick for Chicago.<br />First order of business after the 2006 election was for legislators to vote themselves a 63% pay raise by voice vote. This time around the state teacher's union spent $750,000 on an ad campaign to defeat the more conservative Republican primary candidate.<br />Hope Mike is right. I've held a ccw since 6 months after moving here, but Vermont carry would be nice.Uncle Larnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-43693150517841651552010-09-29T07:06:13.365-05:002010-09-29T07:06:13.365-05:00The "Center for Court Innovation"? Yeah,...The "Center for Court Innovation"? Yeah, with a name like that I had to look them up. It's a big social engineering project. You can't push people around in a social engineering project if they can fight back, hence the stated opinions of Mr. Delicate Leaf.<br /><br />At least these people are honest about it:<br /><br /><i>"The Center creates new programs that test <b>innovative approaches to public [sector] safety</b> problems. Underlying this work is the concept of problem-solving justice—the idea that, rather than simply processing cases, the justice system should <b>seek to change the behavior</b> of offenders..."</i><br /><br />(Bracketed phrase contains a word disarmers always forget to mention.)<br /><br />That's interesting guys, but the federal and state's constitutions don't authorize "problem-solving" courts, only expedient ones so everyone has a shot at a fair trial.TJPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-53485939143612953922010-09-29T06:16:38.027-05:002010-09-29T06:16:38.027-05:00I've always liked Alabama. I considered a job...I've always liked Alabama. I considered a job offer from a TV station in Huntsville once.<br /><br />Although I am very partial to my native Commonwealth of Kentucky, I think I'd be pretty happy there.Mike in KYnoreply@blogger.com