December 04, 2012
— andy How does one man pack so much stupid into such a short little body?
“For a long time, I’ve been wanting to get off my chest my disgust with this idea that every time something tragic happens, no matter what it may be, that in any way touches sports, there’s a chorus of people saying, ‘you know, this really puts it in perspective.’ Which is a bunch of nonsense, because if that was true, we wouldn’t have to have that perspective adjusted every time the next tragedy occurs. It’s a bunch of nonsense,” Costas said.
Well that part I agree with. But did Costas want to go on to discuss domestic violence, or substance abuse, or violence in the culture? It sure doesn't seem so, since he leaped straight to the left's go-to kneejerk excuse that blames violence on an inanimate object.
Cut to the chase:
“Here’s where I stand: I do not want to see the Second Amendment repealed. … People should be allowed to own guns for their own protection. Obviously, those who are hunters. … Access to guns is too easy in some cases. I don’t see any reason a citizen should be able to arm himself in some states in ways only police or military should — to have a virtual militia [by] mail order or gun shows. Why do you need a semi-automatic weapon? What possible use is there? … Whitlock wrote about a gun culture. That’s what I was focusing on.”
The ignorance on display there is staggering and concentrated, but let's try to unpack a little of it.
First, he seems to believe that there's a thriving mail order industry for modern firearms where, I guess, Amazon ships AR-15s and AK-47s to your house without a background check. In reality, when a modern firearm is purchased from an out-of-state dealer by an individual, it goes through a dealer-to-dealer transfer process if the sale isn't over-the-counter, and it is subject to all applicable federal laws as well as all state laws applicable to the transferee. This is part of the Gun Control Act of 1968, fer chrissakes.
Generally, a firearm may not lawfully be sold by a licensed dealer to a non-licensee who resides in a State other than the State in which the sellerÂ’s licensed premises is located. However, the sale may be made if the firearm is shipped to a licensed dealer whose business is in the purchaserÂ’s State of residence and the purchaser takes delivery of the firearm from the dealer in his or her State of residence. In addition, a licensee may sell a rifle or shotgun to a person who is not a resident of the State where the licenseeÂ’s business premises is located in an over-the-counter transaction, provided the transaction complies with State law in the State where the licensee is located and in the State where the purchaser resides.[18 U.S.C. 922(b)(3)]
And gun shows? This again?!
A gun dealer doesn't have some magical power to evade applicable laws if he sells at a gun show. And non-dealers at gun shows are just that ... non-dealers. They're conducting private sales, no different than if they ran an ad in the classifieds. Additionally, in Massachusetts where I live, a private sale is subject to virtually every rule that a sale from a dealer is anyway.
Finally, he brings up the semi-auto bogeyman, which, again, is just ignorant. A Colt 1911 .45 is a fine semi-auto. It's also been around for over 100 years, hence the name.
It isn't like this type of action on a repeater is inherently more dangerous than a revolver, pump, or lever action. It's just that the left has been taught that semi-autos are something new and bad and inherently more powerful and dangerous than non semi-autos, so they have to drop the buzzword.
Costas says he wants new gun laws, but he doesn't know a damned thing about the ones that are already on the books. And he knows even less about guns themselves. Color me shocked.
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I think Costas was just trying to jump in front of the 'Blame it on the violent culture of Football' thing...
So he tried to blame it on guns.
Posted by: wheatie at December 04, 2012 01:42 PM (CM59X)
Fine? Just FINE and no better?
Burn the RINO heretic!!!
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 04, 2012 01:42 PM (SY2Kh)
The zombies will eat you first. I hope you have an escape plan.
Posted by: SpongeBob Saget at December 04, 2012 01:43 PM (epxV4)
Posted by: wte9 at December 04, 2012 01:43 PM (6Tcdo)
You know how that makes a libtard's head hurt. It ain't nice.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 04, 2012 01:44 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 04, 2012 01:44 PM (79ueO)
I believe he was told to say that shit.
Nothing in any form of mass media happens by accident, especially at these mongoloidconglomerates. EVERYTHING is hashed over.
Someone told him to say this, like they did the Trayvon bullshit.
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz Bunny at December 04, 2012 01:44 PM (tcSZb)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 04, 2012 01:45 PM (79ueO)
Posted by: Thorvald at December 04, 2012 01:45 PM (1V6Pv)
Don't forget his famous mother, Ma Duece.
God bless John Moses Browning, Sr.
Posted by: John P. Squibob at December 04, 2012 01:46 PM (kqqGm)
http://tinyurl.com/a36yotk
http://tinyurl.com/bftua3r
I'll bet they pick the first since it's black and scary.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at December 04, 2012 01:47 PM (tf9Ne)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 04, 2012 01:47 PM (79ueO)
In MS there really isn't any that I know of. I bought (and subsequently lost in the great boat tipping incident of 2010) a rifle from a classified ad. We exchanged DL info just to be on the safe side, but I don't know of any rules we had to follow.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 04, 2012 01:48 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 04, 2012 01:48 PM (osh8D)
"Costas says he wants new gun laws, but he doesn't know a damned thing about the ones that are already on the books. And he knows even less about guns themselves. Color me shocked."
And he's short, so that makes it even worse. I hate these short little fu*ks.
Posted by: Hamilton Burger at December 04, 2012 01:48 PM (2lhPQ)
This is a common question, and it arises from an equally common misunderstanding, which is, thankfully, easy to make clear, which I shall be happy to do for you right now:
None of your goddamned business, that's why.
Happy to help, Mr. Costas.
Posted by: Mike James at December 04, 2012 01:48 PM (cgDgK)
Yep, that semi-auto thing is one of my pet peeves, since almost any firearm you buy will be semi-auto.
I see newscasters do this all the time, thinking semi-auto is the same as auto.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at December 04, 2012 01:48 PM (n/ubI)
Posted by: Fart at December 04, 2012 01:48 PM (erQJO)
Posted by: Baldy at December 04, 2012 01:48 PM (opS9C)
Posted by: hannitys_hybrid at December 04, 2012 01:49 PM (zpqa2)
Costas is wrong.
When my guns talk to me it isn't kill, kill, kill. Usually they are bitching I don't take them out enough. Or why are you looking at pictures of that cheap Glock tramp?
Posted by: Invictus at December 04, 2012 01:49 PM (OQpzc)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 04, 2012 01:49 PM (osh8D)
Posted by: Gristle Encased Head at December 04, 2012 01:50 PM (+lsX1)
Posted by: Orange Juice Simpson[/i] at December 04, 2012 01:50 PM (feFL6)
Posted by: Thorvald at December 04, 2012 01:51 PM (1V6Pv)
Replace semi-automatic with Mercedes, the 5,000sq ft house, and so on. Its the classic leftist trope of trying to guilt you into not getting something they can't have or covet.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 04, 2012 01:51 PM (osh8D)
Posted by: John P. Squibob at December 04, 2012 05:46 PM (kqqGm)
My son just completed advanced infantry training at Ft. Benning. They're still using Browning's .50 cal. He was more thrilled shooting that than any of the modern stuff.
Posted by: troyriser at December 04, 2012 01:51 PM (vtiE6)
Whitlock was on some radio show and he doubled down, saying that the NRA is the new KKK and blaming them for inner-city violence.
I'm moving from "let it burn" to "let certain stupid individuals burn". Pretty soon I'll be asking to be the one lighitng the torch.
Posted by: Damn Sockpuppet at December 04, 2012 01:51 PM (YmPwQ)
Nice try, Bob, on the "hunters" angle.
Get back in your shoe box and shut the fuck up.
Posted by: Dang at December 04, 2012 01:52 PM (R18D0)
I'll bet they pick the first since it's black and scary.
I pick the first because it is more easily concealed and has a higher magazine capacity.
Did I win?
Posted by: fluffy at December 04, 2012 01:52 PM (O6q63)
“Here’s where I stand: I do not want to see the First Amendment repealed. … People should be allowed to own internet access for their own opinions. Obviously, those who are writers. … Access to the internet is too easy in some cases. I don’t see any reason a citizen should be able to equip himself in some states in ways only journalists or politicians should — to have a virtual press [by] mail order or computer shows."
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at December 04, 2012 01:52 PM (JEpGb)
Posted by: Captain Hate (more dagny and less curious) at December 04, 2012 01:53 PM (htUl+)
Posted by: kbdabear at December 04, 2012 01:53 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Randy Newman at December 04, 2012 01:53 PM (mjR67)
That's not completely true, but I'm nitpicking. You can't knowingly sell to a felon or child, for instance.
But there is no federal background check, no.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 04, 2012 01:54 PM (SY2Kh)
Posted by: Captain Hate (more dagny and less curious) at December 04, 2012 05:53 PM (htUl+)
FIFY
Posted by: hannitys_hybrid at December 04, 2012 01:54 PM (zpqa2)
I think the media has made that abundantly clear with the "just a blogger" classification.
Posted by: no good deed at December 04, 2012 01:55 PM (mjR67)
Posted by: Andy at December 04, 2012 01:55 PM (C/NnJ)
Posted by: matt foley at December 04, 2012 01:56 PM (X69df)
Posted by: Captain Hate (more dagny and less curious) at December 04, 2012 01:56 PM (htUl+)
Posted by: WalrusRex at December 04, 2012 01:56 PM (Hx5uv)
Posted by: kbdabear at December 04, 2012 01:57 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: art garfunkels ugly kid at December 04, 2012 01:58 PM (E16uG)
Nope. That was Brian Dennehy.
Posted by: Hollowpoint
You're right! Just looked it up. "Starring Brian Dennehy as Magnum's Colt 1911."
Posted by: Dang at December 04, 2012 01:58 PM (R18D0)
Every time I've heard Whitlock when he's sitting in for Jim Rome the fat fuck wheezes like a blacksmith's bellows. I don't think guns are gonna be a factor in his early demise.
Quiet! Don't blow my cover.
Posted by: unregistered doughnuts at December 04, 2012 01:58 PM (O6q63)
Number of people shot by NFL players in the last 10 years: at least 3
Number of people shot by members of the Oakdale Gun Club: 0
It appears to me that an NFL player is 3 times more likely to shoot someone than the "gun culture" I'm part of. Maybe he's blaming the wrong culture.
Posted by: DanInMN at December 04, 2012 01:58 PM (XqeyF)
Posted by: Andy at December 04, 2012 01:58 PM (C/NnJ)
Posted by: Max Entropy at December 04, 2012 01:59 PM (gdHyx)
Did I win?>>
I didn't factor in the real advantages to the first I guess. Because I was going to say they were equal and in the scenario that caused Costas to speak they are.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at December 04, 2012 01:59 PM (tf9Ne)
That was him? I didn't realize that it was Costas in the Gollum costume.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 04, 2012 01:59 PM (SY2Kh)
I can't speak for the other 56 states but there the CA all firearms transfers require going through an FFL. The only ones not requiring a 10 day waiting period for the state are family generational transfers, and that is only good for a maximum two generations (i.e. Grandparent to grandchild).
Posted by: John P. Squibob at December 04, 2012 01:59 PM (kqqGm)
Posted by: matt foley at December 04, 2012 02:00 PM (X69df)
Posted by: Steve Klein [/i] at December 04, 2012 02:00 PM (feFL6)
Posted by: kbdabear at December 04, 2012 05:57 PM (wwsoB)
I was on a sports bbs not particularly known for conservatism when Costas let loose and he immediately got slagged with STFUs.
Posted by: Captain Hate (more dagny and less curious) at December 04, 2012 02:00 PM (htUl+)
I don’t see any reason a citizen should be able to arm himself in some states in ways only police or military should — to have a virtual militia [by] mail order or gun shows. Why do you need a semi-automatic weapon? What possible use is there?
He definitely has never read the 2nd amendment. What a jackhole.
Posted by: polynikes at December 04, 2012 02:00 PM (m2CN7)
John P. Squibob, so CA has closed the loophole about antique weapon sales requiring no waiting period?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 04, 2012 02:01 PM (osh8D)
Posted by: Dang at December 04, 2012 02:01 PM (R18D0)
Posted by: Thorvald at December 04, 2012 02:02 PM (1V6Pv)
Posted by: WalrusRex at December 04, 2012 02:02 PM (Hx5uv)
Posted by: hannitys_hybrid at December 04, 2012 02:02 PM (zpqa2)
The 2nd amendment isn't for the benefit of hunters. It's so a Morsi type can't declare himself king for life.
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 04, 2012 02:02 PM (HDgX3)
Posted by: Max Entropy at December 04, 2012 02:03 PM (gdHyx)
"Show these 2 images to a lib and ask which is more dangerous
I'll bet they pick the first since it's black and scary"
This. I've a pair of er, "vintage" Winchester 30/30s hanging over the fireplace, and our more liberal friends never blink whilst strolling around at a party or get together. Pull out a "scary" AR derivitive, and they all go apeshirt...
Posted by: Jess1 at December 04, 2012 02:05 PM (LwGY+)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at December 04, 2012 05:59 PM (tf9Ne)
There are few advantages to the tacticool pistol grip on a pump shotgun in lieu of a complete shoulder stock. Shooting one of those pistol-gripped numbers with any kind of reasonable accuracy is exceedingly difficult--at least for me and I'm an experienced shooter. The other shotgun, the full-sized autoloader, is a dreamboat.
Posted by: troyriser at December 04, 2012 02:05 PM (vtiE6)
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at December 04, 2012 02:05 PM (feFL6)
Posted by: Thorvald at December 04, 2012 06:02 PM (1V6Pv)
I only have anecdotal data but every time I read about a gun "accident" involving a politician, it's a lib. Cheney was an outlying point.
Posted by: Captain Hate (more dagny and less curious) at December 04, 2012 02:06 PM (htUl+)
Wow. I read through a good chunk of that gobbletygook, and MA law sucks. Though I suppose IL requirements are quite similar; when I lived there I had to get a FOID (firearm owners ID) card in order to buy ammo there.
So I say HAH! MS doesn't suck worst at everything.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 04, 2012 02:09 PM (ccXZP)
Prefacing the usual disclaimers, if it was manufactured before Jan 1, 1899 it is considered an antique and is exempt because it is not considered to be firearms.
Posted by: John P. Squibob at December 04, 2012 02:10 PM (kqqGm)
Fine? Just FINE and no better?
Just fine. If you are a southpaw. Which I am. Had to dump the 1911 and go with the H&K USP. Now THAT is a superb weapon. Magazine release is under the trigger guard. THAT one I can hit without having to contort my thumb.
Posted by: rickb223 Let. It. Burn. at December 04, 2012 02:13 PM (d0Dmj)
That's 'cause they know that your 30/30s are that cheap-ass stamped metal with hollow roll pins crap made after 1964.
I keed.
Posted by: John P. Squibob at December 04, 2012 02:14 PM (kqqGm)
Posted by: Northwestern University Second Amendment Seminar at December 04, 2012 02:15 PM (jfWE9)
Posted by: navybrat at December 04, 2012 02:15 PM (49rSO)
Semi-automatic = Machine Gun
Automatic = Machine Gun
Assault Weapon = Machine Gun
Pump action shotgun = Riot Shotgun
Bolt action rifle with scope = Sniper rifle
Revolver = Saturday Night Special
AR15 = M16 = AK47 = High powered rifle that can shoot through planets
Hollowpoint Ammunition = Cop Killer Bullets
Polymer frame handguns = Invisible to metal detectors and x-ray machines
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 04, 2012 02:16 PM (SY2Kh)
Posted by: Josh Lyman at December 04, 2012 02:29 PM (3xuEM)
Posted by: VADM (Red) Cuthbert Collingwood (Mentioned in Dispatches) at December 04, 2012 02:31 PM (3xuEM)
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10 days?!? But I'm mad now! -- Homer Simpson
The FBI background check I had to get when I got my CHL allows me to bypass that crap. I'm not sure about this but I think the rest of Texas' CHL holders still haven't shot as many people as NFL players have.
Posted by: slug at December 04, 2012 02:52 PM (vVv3V)
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Posted by: waelse1 at December 04, 2012 03:08 PM (XnI8a)
Posted by: theBuckWheat at December 04, 2012 03:12 PM (hBb5u)
Posted by: theBuckWheat at December 04, 2012 03:14 PM (hBb5u)
My fave is when they say: Guns are only made for killing.
Well yeah, that's why I have them. Got any other brilliant observations?
Posted by: Dadof3 at December 04, 2012 03:17 PM (kJpyg)
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Posted by: Josef at December 04, 2012 03:43 PM (c1scD)
That's not all the same thing, but I do remember the days when footballers were decent, at least in public. And we were not afraid to go to a game. Our entire culture has coarsened, thanks to PC liberals like Costas, so why is anyone surprised at the rise of violence to go along with general amoral behavior branded as cool?
Posted by: PJ at December 04, 2012 04:02 PM (ZWaLo)
First the turd states..., "Â… People should be allowed to own guns for their own protection. Obviously, those who are hunters. Â…" Followed by the moronic, "I donÂ’t see any reason a citizen should be able to arm himself in some states in ways only police or military should... Why do you need a semi-automatic weapon? What possible use is there?"
Semi-automatic? Does he even know what that means? Why, he asks. Well, some bird hunters might protest giving up their semi-automatic shotguns. Some housewives might protest giving up their semi-automatic shotguns or just about any other non-revolver handgun for home protection; he does say he is for protection after all. But then the boson sized brain doesn't think they should have the same as the police. Sorry but in a free society, the citizen should be able to own EXACTLY what the police have and I'm pretty sure some police officers carry semi-automatics for "protection".
Keep'em coming Andy.
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Posted by: Manolo at December 05, 2012 03:35 AM (kl3xJ)
...by the way, Bob, I "need" a semi-automatic because I want to be able to lay down as many rounds as possible when a drug-craving ex-NFL player kicks in my door looking for cough syrup to cook. Get it, moron?
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