Guns Only for Cops?

That's what the "anti-gun freaks" always say: "guns should only be in the hands of police and government agents." How ignorant that is! And this story shows that ignorance, in all its glory. A bunch of Albany, NY cops illicitly bought a bunch of "automatic weapons" some time ago, and it was thought that they had been dealt with. But NO! The weapons disappeared and, as yet, not a single police officer has been charged. "The Albany Times Union reported this week that dozens of automatic weapons, obtained apparently without approval by police officers in 1993 and 1994 -- during the first Clinton Administration -- were originally thought to have been rounded up and destroyed a few years ago. But now, the newspaper said, some of these guns are apparently still missing. One of the guns was reportedly found at a Texas gun store. Another of the guns had been obtained by an assistant district attorney, who ultimately turned it in about four years ago. It was not explained why he had the gun in the first place [or why we're just now hearing about it. -RT], but he certainly should have known better, SAF said." If this is what they mean, maybe everybody ought to go out and find an illicit gun dealer and buy a gun out of the trunk of his car in an alley. He probably buys his guns from the cops, anyway. Nobody has so far explained why those police officers have not been charged in the original case. But if there were a perfect example of why gun laws DO NOT WORK, this is it. Yes, I advocate allowing all honest people to carry guns for personal protection. "Anti-gun freaks" disagree . . . until somebody attacks THEM. Then, guess what? We find that they had a gun all along! (Second Amendment Foundation, 10/10/07)