It's the Politics, Stupid

When the same groups are constantly squawking about "protecting the children" when the subject is making firearms illegal, refuse to OK a good idea specifically designed to protect children, you can clearly see their use of the word "protect" as a synonym for the word "disarm".

The latest manifestation of this curious behavior is a decision by officials at Reagan National Airport not to permit the display of Project ChildSafe's "Own It? Respect it. Secure it." billboard. It is, FYI, the same sign you can see displayed in other airports, including Hartford-Springfield, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Providence and St. Louis .

It would seem the idea of making gun owners responsible for their possessions, isn't appropriate in the nation's capitol.

As it was explained to the NSSF by someone familiar with the process, "D.C. is a very political market and this is not something they wanted to be involved in."

Is that because they don't believe in responsible ownership, or because they don't want to admit the possibility exists that a -gasp- all gun owners aren't a slobbering, rabid mad-dog killers looking for their next victim?

Guess I've telegraphed my opinion. After all, this is the same forward-thinking place where the mayor and chief of police continue to thumb their respective noses at the Supreme Court of the United States after the nation's highest court had the gall to declare their longstanding anti-gun law unconstitutional.

OK, it's irritating, but it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. Especially someone who's seen- too-often that the old saw about gun control is true: "Gun control isn't about guns; it's about control."

Nothing concerns the elected officials in the District of Columbia as much as the possibility of an empowered average citizen. That's true for Chicago and other cities where crime statistics clearly contradict their continued insistence that fewer guns equals a safer populace.

They attribute drops in crime to everything from unusually hot summers to a more active police force. And continue to ignore the fact that the only change is that criminals -despite the fact their police departments are victims of cutbacks in virtually every area- including manpower.

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