David Codrea:

As there is clearly no pressing justification for imposing draconian citizen disarmament edicts under the guise of crime-fighting, the “benefits” being touted are that the new measures will curb arms trafficking.

The smart money says this is a cynical ruse, and that imposing the new controls will benefit those in a position to create and capitalize on a lucrative new black market — that is, those in power.

That’s what most laws do.  And gun control isn’t about fighting crime.  It’s about controlling the population and making them subservient to their centralized masters.

See other recent articles by David.  He has been busy over the last several days.

Kurt Hofmann:

Killing the filibuster–one of the most important “speed bumps” that has helped make the Senate the more deliberative of the two Congressional bodies, is seen by Sen. Murphy and friends as what is needed for Congress to “do something” against private gun ownership.

And this could be harmful.  Of course, the House could hold strong in spite of the sniveling lackey Boehner.  A potential good thing coming from all of this is that the collectivists in the GOP tilt just enough for us to see their hand.  Oust them, we can, assuming that the vote still means anything, a proposition that I’m not sanguine about.

Kurt also turned my stomach and brought back bad memories by discussing Chris Murphy.  Readers know we have had our run-ins with ole’ Chris.

John Dodson gives us a teaser for his new book on Fast and Furious.  Doubtless he is an honorable man and I believe his account.  But there is a nagging suspicion that what he sees as incompetence was planned and thoughtful foresight by his superiors for the purpose of beefing up the 90% myth, just made to look like incompetence to him.  In other words … well, you know what I mean.

And finally there is this.

Benjamin Johnson faces a charge of negligent endangerment after shooting through the ceiling of his apartment with his handgun, while he was sleeping.

“He woke up from the smoke and the alarm going off in the apartment. He realized something had happened, his gun was on the floor and didn’t make the connection until he looked up and saw a hole in the ceiling,” said McLane.

According to court documents, Johnson’s firearm was not on his headboard, where he had put it before he went to bed, one round was discharged from it and there was a hole in his ceiling.

Uh huh.  It just “went off.”  No rhyme or reason, no one pulling the trigger.  Actually, there is a possibility that is as dangerous as the idea that he didn’t keep his booger hook off of the bang switch (and maybe worse).  It is that he is a sleep walker and didn’t know what he did.  Um, time to move or make him lock his firearm away in a small biometric safe.