Gun Makers Should Tell Jersey City to "Go Shit In Yer Hat"

And we gunnies should keep an eye on this so that we can lambaste any vendor who complies.

New Jersey's second-largest city is adopting a novel approach to gun control by requiring weapons-makers bidding on municipal contracts to answer questions about their positions on gun safety issues.

Jersey City, a city of 250,000 across the Hudson River from Manhattan, is believed to be the first U.S. municipality to incorporate social responsibility questions into public contract bids. Mayor Steven Fulop says he wants municipalities to use their purchasing power to influence America's gun-safety conversation.

The bid specification going out Wednesday — for roughly $200,000 worth of guns and $150,000 in ammunition — includes six questions measuring vendors' gun safety record. One asks whether the manufacturer would commit to preventing its weapons from appearing in violent video games. Another asks what the company does to combat illegal gun trafficking.

Except for Hi-Point, that is. They should feel free to answer; let the Jersey City cops be armed with Hi-Point C-9s. The city can buy them retail for about $150 apiece, maybe even cheaper for a volume buy.