Happy Hump Day!

Todd Tiahrt has blasted KAKE and other media groups for the recent ad campaign asking him to repeal his 2003 legislation that prohibits public access to a database that tracks all firearms recovered at crime scenes. Along side KAKE is a coalition of mayors against illegal firearms aptly named "Mayors Against Illegal Guns", who claim access to these records is vital to finding the source or origination of the weapon.

What are your thoughts on this?

Personally, I am of the opinion this is a horrible stance for the media to take. Despite your opinion on the matter, the MEDIA (as I have said TIME and TIME again) is supposed to be our unbiased access to the news. Not an entity that gives us their opinion of what is right and what is wrong. We already have POLITICIANS doing that, we do not need another source telling us how to think.

Posted on "The Hall Monitor" blog:

I would like to reaffirm what Zelda said: Gun laws do nothing to deter criminals. Taking firearms out of the hands of people who will obey the law is a RIDICULOUS solution to gun control.

Firearms are prolific in this county (as they are in many parts of the world). Anyone who wants to, and is prepared to illegally possess one, can get a pistol, rifle, automatic weapon, etc.

School children manage to get their hands on shotguns, pistols, semi-automatic rifles...they run amuck in our schools killing and maiming. By virtue of even possessing the weapons, THEY aren't obeying any "gun control" laws.

How is it, these people believe our law enforcement is going to be able to ferret-out gun-toting criminals if all of our undercover officers and informants have been exposed via this law?

As usual, this is a case of a BIASED media attempting to impose it's view of WRONG and RIGHT upon the populace.

~Dubya

Who knew Wichita had such a seedy, disgusting underbelly?

Last night a man of undisclosed race was shot and killed in the 1300 block of Ida, south of Downtown. Unfortunate. While the article was short and to the point, not disclosing the actual events leading up to the incident or even whether or not the situation was gang related, TWO PAGES of comments quickly filled the thread.

Most of these comments were highly charged, highly racist, and totally appauling.

It saddens me to see people react this way. Assumptions and preconceived notions do nothing but perpetuate the very cycle most of these people are talking about "hating".

I am troubled, concerned, and even scared of a white gang member every bit as much as I am of a black gang member. A group of thugs intent on vandalism or mayhem is intimidating no matter what color their skin. Poverty and lack of education create breeding grounds for gangs. It doesn't matter who it is.

I don't experience this kind of hate everyday in my life. Perhaps I've unwittingly been seeing the world through rose-colored glasses. This article ruined my whole day.

http://www.kansas.com/news/updates/story/97259.html

~Dubya