WE'LL TAKE THAT CORRECTION FROM YOU ANYTIME YOU'RE READY WITH IT, CAPTAIN ED

Well, we should have known there'd be a righty-wing hissyfit about this, followed by right-wingers lying about it in order to gull the public:

President-elect Barack Obama's transition team is asking potential appointees detailed questions about gun ownership, and firearms advocates aren’t happy about it.

...Obama's transition team declined to go into detail on why they included the question, suggesting only that it was done to ensure potential appointees were in line with gun laws.

"The intent of the gun question is to determine legal permitting," said one transition aide.

Tucked in at the end of the questionnaire and listed under "Miscellaneous," it reads: "Do you or any members of your immediate family own a gun? If so, provide complete ownership and registration information. Has the registration ever lapsed? Please also describe how and by whom it is used and whether it has been the cause of any personal injuries or property damage." ...

Captain Ed Morrissey of the A-list righty blog Hot Air titles his response to this news "Owning a gun a disqualification in Obama administration."

That's a lie.

HHS Secretary-designate Tom Daschle is a gun owner, according to a spokesman quoted in this article, and according to an e-mail reproduced at the sight sdshootingsports.org (RTF file).

Correction pending, Ed?