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November 21, 2006
Textbook liberalism: Chapter 1 - Do as they say
Yet another page is written in the liberal playbook in the "Do as we say, not as we do" chapter. Jackson, Miss., Mayor Frank Melton was convicted of carrying a gun into a church and a park, and pled no contest to carrying one on a university campus. Melton reportedly excused his criminal acts by stating, "I'm not another citizen. I am the mayor of Jackson."
Hypocrite Melton is a member of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" coalition, which works to get guns "off the street." Getting guns "off the street" is a euphemism for passing gun control laws that don't bother to distinguish between legitimate possession and criminal misuse of firearms. That's because Bloomberg and his elitist ilk don't think it is ever legitimate for a mere citizen to use a firearm for protection. So, they blur the distinction and lump all guns in non-government hands as being "on the street," and thus a public menace.
As mayor, Bloomberg enjoys the 24-hour protection of a heavily-armed NYPD detail. When he is returned to private life, being a billionaire will permit him to enjoy private 24-hour armed protection by bodyguards licensed by an NYPD that doles out handgun licenses to the rich, famous, and politically connected, but not to the bodega owner or cabbie who can't afford armored limousines and private security details.
Posted by GadsdenFlag at November 21, 2006 09:03 PM
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There shouldnt be a double standard for people with higher power. There is a zero tolerance for no weapons on campus and the Mayor of all people has a gun. why would he need a gun if he has bodyguards? He's trying to get guns off the street but yet he is bring them in. As the comment that he made about no being like every other citizen, thats a bunch of bull. Thats just like a celebrity saying that he shouldnt have to obey by the law because he makes more money then other people. A human being is a human being no matter how you see it.
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at December 4, 2006 03:20 AM
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