Does he "get it" now?

Tom Barrett, the staunchly anti-gun mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and stalwart member of fellow city boss Michael Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns (a thinly-disguised gun control organization), was attacked by a man with a metal pipe outside the Milwaukee State Fair last Saturday night, suffering serious head and hand injuries, when he attempted to assist a grandmother who was involved in some kind of domestic dispute:

"'The mayor stopped and said something (to the man) like, "Let's all cool down here, I'm going to call 911,'" the mayor's spokesman Patrick Curley said. 'He said it one or two times according to him. When he took out his phone, that's when the suspect attacked him.'

The suspect hit Barrett in the head and torso with a metal pipe. Barrett apparently fought back, fracturing his hand when he punched the suspect."

A lawfully carried handgun sure would have come in handy when you were trying to defend yourself from that thug's brutal and unprovoked attack, eh, Mayor Barrett?

In math terms, (firearm > metal pipe > fist). Mayor Barrett now fully (and painfully) understands that simple equation.

We never wish to see anyone physically hurt, of course, and we genuinely wish Hizzonor a speedy recovery from his injuries. We also congratulate him for nobly at least trying to come to the aid of a woman in distress.

Perhaps this incident will give him a whole new perspective on why so many Wisconsin citizens are pushing for a concealed carry law of their own.