Franken Senate victory no joke for gun owners

July 1, 10:40 AMGun Rights ExaminerDavid Codrea

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Al Franken is going to the Senate. From The Chicago Tribune:

After a fierce legal battle and a vote recount that stretched on for seven months, the Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously ruled Tuesday that Democrat Al Franken should be certified as the winner in the state's U.S. Senate race.

Norm Coleman has conceded.

And here's the thing:

Franken's victory gives the Democratic caucus 60 votes in the Senate, enough to overcome Republican filibuster attempts.

There is a lesson here for detached/oblivious gun owners. Particularly since Franken won by a mere 312 vote margin. And especially because Coleman was rated "A" by the National Rifle Association and "B" by Gun Owners of America. You can read Coleman's voting record on gun control here.

And Franken's position on guns?

"See, I've never owned a gun," Franken wrote in a smarmy attack on those who do in Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot.

"I won't allow one in the house."

And then there's this, from the same book:

Now again, I’ve just been talking about death from gunshot wounds. Tragic. But not as damn expensive as the pesky four to six non-fatal gunshot injuries that occur for every fatal shooting and crowd our emergency rooms. Maybe that’s why the American Academy of Pediatrics supported the Brady Bill and has called for the ban of handguns and assault weapons.

And let us not forget Franken's attendance at a Brady Campaign/Million Mom March reception to honor Teddy Kennedy's wife for her work in exploiting children to advance citizen disarmament.

312 votes. And now this bad political joke will be played out on the rest of us.

For anyone who takes their right to keep and bear arms seriously, this is no laughing matter.