Former California State Sen. Leland Yee deplores guns. He hates them so much, in fact, that he was willing to traffic them if that ensured his becoming the next secretary of state … or something. According to the Los Angeles Times, “The San Francisco Democrat was caught in an FBI sting that recorded him promising votes and guns to an undercover agent who was funneling him contributions. He pleaded guilty last year rather than face a trial. And Wednesday, after decades as an elected officeholder, he was sentenced to five years in prison for doing political favors in exchange for campaign cash — or, as the judge put it — for selling his vote.”

Except the finer details are far more scandalous than that. As we reported last March, “Yee worked with a San Francisco gangster known as ‘Shrimp Boy’ and he offered a $2 million arms deal — including automatic rifles and shoulder-fire missiles — to Islamic rebels in the Philippines. The hypocrisy is astounding, as Yee was also a repeat offender when it came to introducing anti-gun legislation in California, including a ban on all types of semiautomatic guns.” That’s not just “selling his vote.” That’s selling the lives of thousands of innocent people. By the way, we’re still waiting for someone — anyone — with oversight of the ATF’s Fast and Furious gun operation to end up behind bars.