From the June American Rifleman, think about it.

[alan]

The following is excerpted from Wayne LaPierr's Standing Guard piece, June issue of American Rifleman. "In the coming months we must work together-one-on-one-convincing friends and neighbors that the Clinton gun ban (assault weapons ban) is not about somebody else, it's about each of us and all of us." While I never particularly cared for La Pierre, he has a point there, especially if one reads the article and or remembers the comments offered by "Lady Di", and others of similar inclination and ilk.

By the bye, I've been a Life Member of NRA since 1973 and was a five year and annual member prior to that. While I have often wondered as to what it was or might be that "winds up NRA", or doesn't, something that has caused serious losses to our side, they are NOT without value and worth, so I suggest that those who see the foregoing to take the time to read and to consider La Pierr's comments. They should also remember that all that foolishness about "nobody is going to bother me, or my pet shotgun, I'm a trap shooter, it's those dirty pistol shooters that cause all the trouble", and or any of the several variations on that theme, are patent nonsense. You haven't forgotten Lady Di, have you?

Thanks for your time, effort and attention.

 

[Standing Wolf]

The leftist extremists hope to divide and conquer us. I think they're going to fail.

 

[Ryan1021]

Some of those trap shooters think that the anti-gun lobby will quit once they get rid of "assualt" weapons. They think it is the people who own the "assualt" weapons who are bringing in all the unwanted attention. I personally find this defense cowardly.

 

[GEM]

The AWB is a slippery slope attack on the RKBA. Anyone with any sense or studies the issues knows that. That's why some of us are so incensed when GWB says he will sign it.

Yes, it is pure political expediency - but I don't think you sacrifice rights for your own career.

 

[sturmruger]

Sometime I wish they would pass a law that all of the the shotguns in the US would be reclassified as a NFA weapons. Make it a law that sunsets in 5 years. Then we would really see a surge in gun owners who want to fight for their rights.

Here in WI we have a huge portion of this state that are avid hunters, but they didn't feel inclined to help out with our CCW legislation. We need something that will really wake up all of the hunters and trap shooters in the US something that will get them so energized that Washington would feel the rath of all 80 million gun owners. Again that is a very slippery slope we would have to be very careful.

 

[one45auto]

What so many people forget is this; if it goes "bang!" they want to ban it, period. End of story. How people can think otherwise is beyond me, especially after seeing the English example.

 

[Reno]

Actually if you look at the example of the English, it's anything that even looks like it could go "bang," along with making even self defense completely illegal and punishable with jailtime.

I have no doubt their goal is the same in the US.

 

[jke456]

Ryan 1021 says:


Some of those trap shooters think that the anti-gun lobby will quit once they get rid of "assualt" weapons. They think it is the people who own the "assualt" weapons who are bringing in all the unwanted attention. I personally find this defense cowardly>>>>


what all the hunters forget is that once the anti' lobbyist pass a law banning AW guns then they have to start on what to ban next or they will no longer have a job.....

To keep their high paying lobbyist job they have to promote more bans on any and all evil guns

 

[BigG]

How people can think otherwise is beyond me, especially after seeing the English example.

Most people don't have the sense of history of a cockroach.

 

[alan]

BigG offered the following:

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Most people don't have the sense of history of a cockroach.

Might I add the following, re a phrase that most readers have likely heard, perhaps used. Descibing someone as being LOST IN THOUGHT, perhaps another way of explaining that the strange, bemused expression on their faces is caused by the fact that they find themselves in UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY.