More on New Gun Control for Milwaukee

H/T to Boots and Sabers for this on State Sen. Spencer Coggs’ (D-MKE) attempts to impose further restrictions on the people of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County's Second Amendment Rights. Also thanks for this link to an article of how this proposed legislation came about. There is no good reason for the government to know who owns and who does not own guns. There is also no sane reason why dealers and manufacturers should be held responsible for the illegal acts of others.

If a dealer knowingly sells a gun to a felon, then he broke the law and can be prosecuted under that law. No need for another law to cover that. If a manufacturer makes a defective gun and someone gets hurt, then you can sue for damages: don't hold them liable because someone used a perfectly functional gun in a crime.

Here's another interesting article in the L.A. Times that was apparently inspired by the recent shootings around the country, including the one in New Berlin, Wisconsin. The article basically tried to show how both sides of the gun debate are using these shootings to push their agenda.

The interesting thing to note is how prosecutors and judges now want to carry a firearm for personal protection. I’d like to know how many of them were all for the current laws that ban guns from courtrooms…?

Nonetheless, this probably doesn’t mean much for us common folk because in all likelihood it will end up as “…well we need guns to protect ourselves because we are so important. You don’t however…the police are there to protect you…” Kind of like Michael Moore – he is as anti-gun as you can get when it pertains to your or my rights to own them.

But he needs his armed bodyguard of course.