Washington Museum Finds a Solution

The Lynden Pioneer Museum, near the Canadian border in the northwest region of Washington state, nearly removed 11 weapons on display as part of a WWII exhibit because of new gun legislation.

Fox News

Luginbill [Troy Luginbill, director for the Lynden Pioneer Museum], the museum's only full-time employee, said he was concerned about the financial burden of having to perform background checks in order to return the weapons to their owners after the exhibit ends next May. Then a local gun shop owner came forward and volunteered to cover the cost of approximately $400 for background checks for each of the guns.

“It’s a financial hardship for them to pay for the fees to register the guns,” said Melissa Denny, owner of Pistol Annie’s Jewelry and Pawn in nearby Bonney Lake, told FoxNews.com. “So we decided to step up and help. It’s normally a $40 fee for each weapon. We just waived it for them.

“I like to champion for the underdog because we are one of them,” added Denny, who opened up her shop two years ago.

Some said Luginbill was being overly cautious and that the new law was never meant to apply to cases like his.

Now, that wasn't so hard was it?  I guess Kurt will have to find another example of the "atrocity" which this law is responsible for.

Weapons don't kill people

Another dumb "pro-gun" argument: guns "don't kill people".

Nope. weren't designed to kill, which is why one of the safety rules is "never point the muzzle at something you wouldn't want to destroy".

Of course, can't forget these if you are going to use the old cliche about guns and people:

The Pro-Gunner's Guide to Derping (not that you really need it)

Interview with John Lott

"A man we can always turn to to get the facts." Hahahahahahaha

Having had a good laugh at that intro, I will say this.  He's absolutely right about the unfortunate tendency of some gun-control folks to exaggerate. It was just stupid to inflate the supposed number of school shootings like that. If they'd limited their statistics to just the true school shootings the point would have been sufficiently made and the opposition would not have been able to tear it apart.  As it is, the entire thing is discredited which is a damn shame since school shootings have continued since Newtown.

It's interesting what he said about New Jersey concealed carry permits. This is where the gun-rights folks like to exaggerate. I've been told more than once that in NJ there's a de facto ban on carry outside the home.

Lott claimed that school shootings have actually declined in recent decades.  I wonder if in order to make that appear true, he's not guilty of exactly the opposite of what he accused Bloomberg and The Moms of doing?