Langenator
Member
I sent the letter below to the editor of the Skagit Valley Herald. I received a reply saying that they are not going to publish it, since my address (listed in Thurston Cty) is outside their area. The reply also stated that they are committed to publishing all the letters they get from people in their area. Any THR member from Skagit County want to submit the letter?
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Editor-
Senator Patty Murray doesn?t want law abiding American citizens to have modern rifles. At least, she doesn?t want you to be able to use them. That?s the only possible conclusion that can be drawn from her vote in the Senate earlier this month in favor of a measure that would have outlawed nearly all center-fire rifle ammunition.
The measure, an amendment to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, was proposed by Senator Kennedy of Massachusetts. It would have banned what he called ?armor piercing? ammunition, defined as any ammunition that will penetrate standard police body armor. The problem with this definition is that most rifle bullets will easily penetrate police body armor. It would have banned even the lowly .223, most often used for hunting varmints and small game, but which is so lacking in lethality on larger game like deer that most states forbid its use in hunting. Other popular hunting rounds, such as the .30-30, .30-06, and .308, similarly penetrate body armor. Despite this capability, such ammunition is rarely used in crime, because the rifles that fire them are heavy and hard to conceal. Yet Senator Murray voted for this absurd measure, which would have converted most hunting rifles into expensive wall decorations.
Apparently, the Second Amendment?s guarantee that ?the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed? is meaningless to Washington?s senior senator. Washington voters should send a message by electing her opponent in November.
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Editor-
Senator Patty Murray doesn?t want law abiding American citizens to have modern rifles. At least, she doesn?t want you to be able to use them. That?s the only possible conclusion that can be drawn from her vote in the Senate earlier this month in favor of a measure that would have outlawed nearly all center-fire rifle ammunition.
The measure, an amendment to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, was proposed by Senator Kennedy of Massachusetts. It would have banned what he called ?armor piercing? ammunition, defined as any ammunition that will penetrate standard police body armor. The problem with this definition is that most rifle bullets will easily penetrate police body armor. It would have banned even the lowly .223, most often used for hunting varmints and small game, but which is so lacking in lethality on larger game like deer that most states forbid its use in hunting. Other popular hunting rounds, such as the .30-30, .30-06, and .308, similarly penetrate body armor. Despite this capability, such ammunition is rarely used in crime, because the rifles that fire them are heavy and hard to conceal. Yet Senator Murray voted for this absurd measure, which would have converted most hunting rifles into expensive wall decorations.
Apparently, the Second Amendment?s guarantee that ?the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed? is meaningless to Washington?s senior senator. Washington voters should send a message by electing her opponent in November.