Just like Cleveland

November 26, 8:32 AMGun Rights ExaminerDavid Codrea

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Having others want to emulate you can be a good thing.  It means they admire you or what you do, and want to be like you.

So who'da thunk Denver, of all places, would want to be just like Cleveland?  Except in this case, well, you'll see:

Simmons said a local basketball coach who asked not be named gave $100 for the program. More community support is needed, he said, pointing to a Nov. 22 gun buyback program in Cleveland that collected more than 300 guns.

Gun owners were offered incentives in exchange for their firearms, including free tickets to a Cleveland Cavaliers basketball game and gas and grocery cards. Simmons urged Denver's professional sports teams to step up and offer similar incentives.

"If Cleveland can come up with 324 guns, Denver ought to be able to match that," Simmons said.

Trust me, Coloradans.  In this case, you don't want to follow our lead.

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A Christmas Story weekend

It's nice to see the word getting out:

Though the house is open year round, this weekend is the big 25th Anniversary Celebration and Convention. Special events include appearances by actors from the movie, the premieres of two documentaries about the film, rides in the original fire truck used in the movie and the unveiling of newly-acquired costumes for the A Christmas Story House Museum.

We talked about this here, and announced their online sale of Red Ryder BB guns here.  For more information, visit their website.

What's funny is, there's someone else who wants to be just like Cleveland, in this case,  The Times NWI.com's Mark Kiesling, who writes:

Cleveland stole our 'Christmas Story'

Ordinarily I'd be tempted to say something like "In your face!"and caution how sour grapes make for poor holiday fare, but it's actually a pretty good retrospective, and it's pretty clear he had fun writing it.

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Monster  on the loose

Ohioans for Concealed Carry tells us there's one in Newark, and he's preying on the elderly.  If we haven't done so already, now would be a good time for all of us who have older loved ones to do what we can to check in on and enhance their safety and security. 

Assuming they're physically capable, when was the last time you took your Mom and/or Dad to the range?