In yet another example of the wasteful spending of government, the state of New York has been building a huge database of all new firearms sold in the state.  The database consists of a round being shot from the firearm and the markings on the case being cataloged.  New York passed the law requiring the database in 2001.

Fast-forward to 2008.  No crimes have been solved with this data.  No criminals have been brought to justice.  No crimes have been prevented.

On the other hand, $1 million each year is spent keeping the program running.

Forget the arguments about the constitutionality of this database for a minute.  Just the incredible waste of money for no return should be enough for lawmakers to shut this program down.  Oh, but wait.  That would actually require the use of good sense…

A joint study conducted by the University of Maryland and the University of Michigan determined that gun shows do not increase the rate of homicide or suicide.  The study was conducted in Texas and California and tracked statistics around more than 3400 gun shows.

Of course, this is something most of us knew already, but it does give the anti-gun crowd something else to whine about.

Check out the press release from the Citizen’s Committee to Keep and Bear Arms here.