Today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun safety was punctuated by
a verbal slap down administered by Milwaukee Police Chief
Edward Flynn on South Carolina Sen.
Lindsey "Huckleberry Closetcase" Graham, and it was a joy to see. Huckleberry was adhering to National
Rifle Rampage Association talking points suggesting that background checks are ineffective, since the prosecution rate for violators is low. Chief Flynn pointed out that background checks deny some 76,000 people -- criminals and lunatics among them -- from getting guns in the first place, and that followup prosecutions for people falsifying gun applications isn't the issue. Huckleberry tried to cut Chief Flynn off, but Flynn was having none of it from him and simply continued talking.
Remember when the Rethuglican/New Confederate Party liked to bill themselves as the party of "law and order?" Today when it comes to the nation's law enforcement leaders, Rethugs are on the side of the "bad guys."
