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In the July 11 issue of Shotgun News, on page 11 thereof, find The Knox Report, nowadays written by Jeff KNox, Neal's son.
The current piece is entitled Et Tu ISRA, this last standing for Illinois State Rifle Association, which along with The NRA, if Knox is correct, has managed to really stick it to Illinois Gun People, as well as possibly giving a large boost to the national push for "closing the gun show loophole", which so far as I previously knew, did not exist.
Once again, perhaps it's time to inquire concerning what it is that winds the NRA up, perhaps the same question being put to the ISRA, both of whom seem to have been SNOOKERED, to their everlasting shame, not to mention to the detriment of gun owners everywhere, again assuming that Knox has got it right.
Second item of interest is, or could be described as USSC DID IT AGAIN. In a ruling that came down today, in the Grockster case, Grockster being one of those file sharing outfits, whose software allows users to "share files", the shared filed sometimes containing copywrited materials, which is, it turns out, a violation of copywrite law. In any event, The Court held that Grockster is responsible for violation of copywrite laws by others, these "others" having used Grockster software.
Re this, one wonders as to the following. How long might it be before GM for instance, under the same ruling, is held liable for the fact that some idiot got into their Buick, and while dead drunk, operated said vehicle, causing injury, mayhem and possibly the death of others. Forget about the fact that GM has absolutely no control over the action of the drunk driver, who by the bye was in violation of the law while driving drunk. If GM can be held liable under the strained thinking herein involved, Grockster has been, then how long might it be before Smith & Wesson or any gun maker will be also?
So dear readers, when one views The Courts ruling on the New London Eminent Domain case, combined with the foregoing, it strikes me that the need for immediate and ongoing contact with your elected things becomes paramount.
The current piece is entitled Et Tu ISRA, this last standing for Illinois State Rifle Association, which along with The NRA, if Knox is correct, has managed to really stick it to Illinois Gun People, as well as possibly giving a large boost to the national push for "closing the gun show loophole", which so far as I previously knew, did not exist.
Once again, perhaps it's time to inquire concerning what it is that winds the NRA up, perhaps the same question being put to the ISRA, both of whom seem to have been SNOOKERED, to their everlasting shame, not to mention to the detriment of gun owners everywhere, again assuming that Knox has got it right.
Second item of interest is, or could be described as USSC DID IT AGAIN. In a ruling that came down today, in the Grockster case, Grockster being one of those file sharing outfits, whose software allows users to "share files", the shared filed sometimes containing copywrited materials, which is, it turns out, a violation of copywrite law. In any event, The Court held that Grockster is responsible for violation of copywrite laws by others, these "others" having used Grockster software.
Re this, one wonders as to the following. How long might it be before GM for instance, under the same ruling, is held liable for the fact that some idiot got into their Buick, and while dead drunk, operated said vehicle, causing injury, mayhem and possibly the death of others. Forget about the fact that GM has absolutely no control over the action of the drunk driver, who by the bye was in violation of the law while driving drunk. If GM can be held liable under the strained thinking herein involved, Grockster has been, then how long might it be before Smith & Wesson or any gun maker will be also?
So dear readers, when one views The Courts ruling on the New London Eminent Domain case, combined with the foregoing, it strikes me that the need for immediate and ongoing contact with your elected things becomes paramount.
