That's what you'd hear if your baby fell victim to the thousands of death traps lurking in the average American home.

Some people are more than a little upset at law abiding citizens once again being able to purchase guns that are mean and scary looking. Telling lies isn't enough, they feel compelled to try to scare the bejesus out of people. (Sorry, but when I read this headline I couldn't help but think of the Simpsons babyproofer.)

Murder guns

- To be legal Monday

REPUBLICAN leaders of Congress acted this week to ensure that rapid-fire, mass-killing weapons will begin flooding America's streets Monday. [...]

But Bush didn't lift a finger to help. Now the gun lobby is exulting in victory.

The power that the gun lobby wields over U.S. politicians is astounding. Only a tiny fringe of Americans like to carry loaded pistols hidden in their pockets - and the number who want rapid-fire assault guns is even smaller. Why does this small fringe terrify politicians? It's a mystery.

With the Clinton Gun Ban no longer effective, look for the nation's newspapers to continue to trot out examples of people being killed with so-called "assault weapons". They've already been doing it for months, but now they'll opine: If only the ban had been extended. I bet a study has already been commissioned to prove that crime increased after the ban expired.