Kerry Accepts Shotgun He Would Ban as Assault Weapon

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At a Labor Day campaign rally yesterday, Sen. John Kerry accepted an ironic gift from a labor union representative. The gift, a Remington model 11-87 shotgun commonly used in hunting and recreational shooting enjoyed by millions of Americans, would be banned as an "assault weapon" under a bill that Kerry is co-sponsoring.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1209629/posts
http://www.drudgereport.com/dncg.htm
Hypocritical, eh? It's more of the Northeastern limosine liberal "the laws are for you, not me".
 
After Getting A Grip, Assume The Position?

that's a post I did that has links to two other posts which address the situation in much more detail.

Bottom line is Kerry's shotgun would be banned under S.1431 (which he co-sponsored) in several different ways, & the transaction itself may have violated (unconstitutional) federal firearms laws.
 
Wow! How could a shotgun be considered an assault weapon?

I haven't kept up on the law he is proposing. :confused:
 
I just called the MN and Nat'l John Kerry campaigns

and, after flummoxing the phone volunteer, got put through to the tape for the Issues-or-whoever director.

I gave my name, telephone number, and requested a callback. I said something like this:

"I want to know why John Kerry recently accepted the gift of a shotgun that would be banned by bills he supported."

I gave no clue to my political persuasion, but by my matter-of-fact tone and no-nonsense statement, I think I gave them a serious question to consider.

I did this with the phone volunteer and on the tape. In both cases, the volunteer was distinctly rattled by the fact that JFK would do such a thing.

Can we get this going nationally? Can Democrats here nail him directly with that question at his campaign appearances? 10,000 phone calls, not e-mails, of a similar nature has got to be demoralizing--and the more push we can give it, the more likely we can make it a national event.

MODERATOR: feel free to move this to the Roundtable or whatever, but keep in mind that what I am trying to present here is an 'action' as a gunny, not as a particular partisan.

(However, I freely admit that I am anti-kerry, for his gun-control position alone, and really think that any gunny voting for Kerry is much more balanced on issues than I am even if they do have rocks for brains....)

Jim H.
 
Kerry, a trap shooter?

Also, how about the picture of Kerry allegedly shooting trap with an O/U & no eye or hearing protection. Does he want to go blind & deaf- oh, that's right we are talking about John Kerry! :D
 
If kerry is such a hunter why does he look so uncomfortable with the shotgun. I carry dirty diapers that far away from my body, not my long arms.
 
Here is the Kerry campaign response:
"Let's do some straight shooting on the gun issue. John Kerry's opponents are worried because he's the first Democratic candidate to support Second Amendment gun rights and to be an avid hunter.

"The facts are clear. John Kerry opposes banning this gun and always will. John Kerry was proud to receive this union-made gun at the United Mine Workers Labor Day picnic in Racine, West Virginia.
http://www.drudgereport.com/dncgr.htm

What can you say to such a rediculously obvious load of BS?
 
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