New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is blaming Free America for New York's gun violence. It's the same old tired argument. Guns from Free States end up in New York (because you can't buy guns in New York, duh!). Somehow this is evidence that guns cause crime instead of the product of criminal enterprises trading in contraband.

NYPD officials say that 70% of guns used to commit crimes in the city in the first half of 2005 came from six states - Florida, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Pennsylvania, all of which have looser gun laws than New York.

Maybe these cities and states with tough gun laws should be start thanking Virginia for providing self defense tools that their citizens have trouble obtaining at home. How many crimes are stopped using guns that liberal gun grabbers would prefer their subjects not have?

If guns cause crime, perhaps Bloomberg should give up the armed security escort that protects his ivory tower. Then there's this:

But Bloomberg yesterday showed no signs of backing down, expressing horror at how some bullets these days are marketed as "vest piercing."

I've gotta throw the bullshit flag on that one. I want to see the ad. I want to see the advertisement for "vest piercing" ammo. I don't think Bloomberg can produce it, because it doesn't exist.