Thursday, January 20, 2011

Guns seized after Mass. man suggests targeting politicians

It's only going to get worse until something is done about the number of guns out there and the culture of violence that has become the norm:
Police have seized a Boston-area comic book dealer's arsenal and suspended his gun license over a blog post that suggested other members of Congress and their aides should be targeted in the wake of the shooting of Arizona Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

In a post titled "1 down, 534 to go," Travis Corcoran of Arlington, Mass., wrote: "It is absolutely, absolutely unacceptable to shoot 'indiscriminately'. Target only politicians and their staff, and leave regular citizens alone." The blog, TJICistan, is no longer accessible, but affiliates have emerged.

...Corcoran, 39, who runs the online comic site HeavyInk and calls himself an "anarcho-capitalist," has not been arrested or charged with any crime. Local and federal authorities are investigating.

...But in a Twitter exchange recounted by the liberal blog ThinkProgress, Corcoran explains his anti-government philosophy and why and when political assassination may be legitimate.

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