Anti-Gun Activist Arrested For Illegal Gun

From a report in the State Journal-Register:

A Springfield woman who began lobbying against gun violence after her son was shot to death in 2002 was arrested last week when police allegedly found an illegal gun and drugs in her home.

Annette "Flirty" Stevens, however, said Monday she's innocent, and the arrest is an attempt by police to get her to give up information about unsolved crime in the city.

The handgun, which had a scratched-off serial number, and drugs allegedly were discovered Friday morning inside Stevens' home in the 2500 block of South 15th Street. Authorities said they obtained a search warrant for the residence as part of an ongoing investigation of a recent series of drive-by shootings. No one has been hurt in the gunplay.

Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives assisted in the search.

This story has been picked up by many in the blogosphere since last week and I customarily wouldn't repeat it for that reason. However, it's just too good an example of the hypocrisy typical of many anti-gun advocates. They're anti-gun for other people, not for themselves. (via Dustbury)