Johnnie Get Yer Gun...

Since I'm on the subject of the good Senator from Massachusetts and his stance on firearms ownership, I figured I'd bring up the thing that's had me scratching my head for a while now. When asked what his favorite firearms was, Senator Kerry replied:

"My favorite gun is the M-16 that saved my life and that of my crew in Vietnam. I don't own one of those now, but one of my reminders of my service is a Communist Chinese assault rifle."

WTF, over? Did he just say he owns an AK-47? A reminder (read: souvenir) of his time in Vietnam (No kidding? I didn't know he was in Vietnam, maybe he should've mentioned that before). I gotta say, one wonders:

• If the AK-47 in question was one he brought back from Vietnam?


• If the AK-47 still functions?


• If Senator Kerry has a Class III license needed to own a fully-automatic firearm? UPDATE: Class III's needed to deal, not possess. Thanks John of Argghhh!!


• If the laws of his decidedly hoplophobic home state of Massachusetts allow him to own it?


• What are the military regulations regarding the 'taking of souvenirs' and did he violate them?


• What are the federal firearms importation laws and did he violate them?


• If the Senator has ever heard the phrase "Engage Brain Before Running Mouth"?

And one more just... well, just 'cause you're thinking it already...

• Was the Communist Chinese AK-47 a war trophy, or was it a gift from his supporters?

So, Senator John "And so tomorrow, for the first time in 10 years, when a killer walks into a gun shop, when a terrorist goes to a gun show somewhere in America, when they want to purchase an AK-47 or some other military assault weapon, they're going to hear one word: 'Sure'." Kerry's favorite firearm is a really real assault weapon (M-16) and owns another really real assault weapon (AK-47) but we, the law-abiding citizens of America, can't even own a semi-automatic knockoff of either?

It's a good thing I don't blog with one of those speech-to-type programs, the string of expletives gets pretty colorful when I so much as think about the hypocrisy of this bozo.

BTW, when asked the same question, President Bush replied, "My favorite gun is a Weatherby Athena 20 gauge." A nice double-barrelled, uncheap, non-saturday night special, non-assault weapon, mid-powered shotgun.

Forget the "Who would you rather have a beer with?" poll. I've already got my answer when I get asked the "Who would you rather go to the range with?" poll.