Muzzleloaders

It seems the anti-gun forces are seizing onto the idea that accused St. John's gunman Omesh Hiraman did not have to undergo a background check to buy a muzzleloader.

"No self-respecting criminal or gang-banger would ever buy one of these," a law enforcement source said. "But crazies - they love 'em."

On the lack of background checks for muzzleloaders:

"It's not a BB gun," said James Gannalo, a retired NYPD officer and ballistics expert. "It's a lethal weapon if the person fires it into a human being."

Yeah right, Mr. Gannalo, knives and screwdrivers are lethal weapons if they are jabbed into a human being, automobiles are lethal weapons if they are intentionally driven into a human being..........Do you advocate background checks on those as well?