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The lamestream media told you:

The Heller case, which overturned D.C.’s 32-year-old gun ban, will lead to the Wild West days of Dodge City, with shootouts happening on a regular basis. “Eighty people a day die at the hands of guns,” said NYC Mayor Bloomberg. “It’s just completely befuddling that our Supreme Court would be in alliance with the gangbangers,” said Tom Barwin, village manager of Oak Park, Ill., which has a now-endangered gun ban in place.

The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that:

Residents of Washington D.C. cannot legally buy guns, since there are no gun stores in the city, and direct sales across state lines have been banned by federal law since 1968. People lucky enough to already own guns in the District have not been involved in the much-feared public blood letting officials are now afraid of. How any of this will lead to shootouts was unclear at press time.

Mr. Barwin’s inane statement is very valuable, in showing how hopelessly ignorant some elected officials are. “Arguing with such vapid stupidity is less than worthless,” said an observer who refused to be named. “The man has no understanding of the good that guns do or the difference between criminals and the rest of the citizenry. He needs education along with well-deserved scorn.”

Someone needs to tell Mayor Bloomberg that guns do not have hands, and that people die at the hands of something known as criminals. Reporters failed to question the mayor about the obvious gaff. More than half of all U.S. firearm-related deaths are suicides, many related to poor care for the destitute elderly infirm. Japan suffers a far higher rate of suicides, despite a near total ban on guns (people often throw themselves under trains).

Despite an inability to get guns, D.C. residents will be able to get gun training, thanks to the NSSF “First Shots” program that teaches newcomers how to use and enjoy firearms safely. Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk Radio Show featured an interview with NSSF President Steve Sanetti on the upcoming program for the district’s residents.