Central Precinct Sgt. Tim Sessions said the police did not have a problem with the buyers on the sidewalk. "They have a right to buy guns," Sessions said. "That's in the Constitution. So that doesn't bother me a bit." Sessions dismissed the possibility that the sidewalk buyers would then sell to "undesirables. That's not the case. These people know what they're doing, They know the laws. They know they'd lose that right if they did sell to the undesirables." Equally unlikely, said Sessions, who assisted the foundation with its guns buyback for nine years, is the notion that gang members would be among those turning in guns. Perhaps it's a result of being exposed to a disproportionate number of anti-gun cops, but I found the sentiments expressed by this officer to be refreshing and heartening. Good on him. :)
08/14/2012 4:09:30 AM PDT
· 8 of 31 Lattero
to Jack Hammer
According to this more thorough article (12th paragraph), they planned to go to Mexico, and then travel via ship to Union-occupied New Orleans in order to join the Union forces.
Some people claim the Confederate monument at Arlington may have been the first to honor Black Confederates. Carved on this monument is the depiction of a Black Confederate who is marching with the white soldiers. They would be incorrect to do so. The official UDC-published history of the monument explicitly identifies the man as a "faithful negro body servant."
Ironic that these women compare Rush to Joseph Goebbels and object to the term "femi-nazi", yet in the very same article they attribute quotes of dubious origin to Rush and suggest that he be banned from the airwaves.