El Rojo
Member
http://www.vpc.org/press/0411wisc.htm
Wisconsin Hunter Murders Show Need For Effective Assault Weapons Ban—Armed Hunters No Match For SKS Assault Rifle
President Has Power to Fully Ban Import of All Foreign-Made Assault Rifles Such as SKSs And AK-47s
Washington, DC—SKS assault rifles like the one reported to have been used to murder five hunters and wound three others in Wisconsin over the weekend are a primary threat to police, the Violence Policy Center (VPC) reported today. So far in 2004, at least six law enforcement officers have been slain by SKSs. In the wake of the shooting, the VPC called on President George W. Bush today to use the Administration's executive authority over firearm imports to fully ban the import of all foreign-made assault rifles. Such an action would not require Congressional approval. The Bush Administration has specifically authorized the importation of SKS assault rifles from both Yugoslavia and Albania.
"Armed hunters were no match for one person firing an SKS assault rifle," said Kristen Rand, VPC legislative director. "This sad incident illustrates why the SKS is also a leading cop-killing rifle in America today."
Rand pointed out that the SKS assault rifle was not covered by the recently expired 1994 federal assault weapons ban. The VPC criticized the 1994 law as inadequate and favors enactment of a tougher version of the law that would ban the SKS and many other assault weapons that easily slipped through the old law's loopholes.
"Even though the 1994 law was easily circumvented by the gun industry, Congress has failed to move on a strong replacement law. President Bush could, with the stroke of a pen, tighten the import ban and stop the import of all foreign-made assault rifles," Rand said.
She noted that both the President's father, former-President George H.W. Bush, and former-President William J. Clinton stopped the import of hundreds of thousands of assault weapons by using their executive authority under firearms import and trade laws. Under the current Bush Administration, specific foreign-made assault rifles, including some SKSs, have returned to the marketplace.
For more information on the SKS assault rifle and the use of it and other assault weapons against law enforcement personnel, please visit www.vpc.org.
And then go to this link. http://www.vpc.org/graphics/sksfactsheetfinal.pdf
Note Kristin Rand's e-mail: [email protected]
And my e-mail response.
A concern about the SKS.
The bodies of those six hunters in Wisconsin are not even cold yet and you have the audacity to use them as part of your political game? Your rush to use this as part of your propaganda and bring grief to these victims’ families is beyond comprehension. You state that armed hunters are no match for the SKS, yet only one of those victims was armed. It was one rifle vs. one rifle. Of course you couldn't even wait for the real story to come out before you had your press release out. How you look at yourself in the mirror I can't even fathom. When will your vicious organization stop using the blood of these innocent victims for your own shrewd political gain? I hope one of the families of these victims starts publicly asking why you are using their deceased relatives to further your political agenda. I know a letter to the editor of my local paper will be asking my community what kind of uncaring animals you are.
El Rojo
California
And my letter to the editor of the local paper.
I would like to respond to the Violence Policy Center’s (http://www.vpc.org/) recent press release about the tragic murder of six hunters in Wisconsin. For those of you unaware of the VPC’s mission, they seek to use propaganda and scare tactics to further their anti-gun agenda.
If you don’t believe me, go to their website and read their latest press release less than two days after the murders. I quote, “Wisconsin Hunter Murders Show Need For Effective Assault Weapons Ban—Armed Hunters No Match For SKS Assault Rifle.†"Armed hunters were no match for one person firing an SKS assault rifle," said Kristen Rand, VPC legislative director.
The VPC did not even wait long enough to learn that only one hunter was armed, not all eight. The murderer’s use of an SKS is insignificant when we find that he ambushed one armed hunter and seven unarmed people. Further the SKS is not fully automatic (definition of an assault rifle) nor was it covered under the expired federal assault weapons ban.
What if your family members had been murdered while participating in a past-time they loved and enjoyed and some radical lobbyists started using your family’s loss and suffering as venom in their shrewd political game? The VPC is hoping their press release will spur you to action and you might donate more money to their cause. I hope you contact them with your contempt instead.
Wisconsin Hunter Murders Show Need For Effective Assault Weapons Ban—Armed Hunters No Match For SKS Assault Rifle
President Has Power to Fully Ban Import of All Foreign-Made Assault Rifles Such as SKSs And AK-47s
Washington, DC—SKS assault rifles like the one reported to have been used to murder five hunters and wound three others in Wisconsin over the weekend are a primary threat to police, the Violence Policy Center (VPC) reported today. So far in 2004, at least six law enforcement officers have been slain by SKSs. In the wake of the shooting, the VPC called on President George W. Bush today to use the Administration's executive authority over firearm imports to fully ban the import of all foreign-made assault rifles. Such an action would not require Congressional approval. The Bush Administration has specifically authorized the importation of SKS assault rifles from both Yugoslavia and Albania.
"Armed hunters were no match for one person firing an SKS assault rifle," said Kristen Rand, VPC legislative director. "This sad incident illustrates why the SKS is also a leading cop-killing rifle in America today."
Rand pointed out that the SKS assault rifle was not covered by the recently expired 1994 federal assault weapons ban. The VPC criticized the 1994 law as inadequate and favors enactment of a tougher version of the law that would ban the SKS and many other assault weapons that easily slipped through the old law's loopholes.
"Even though the 1994 law was easily circumvented by the gun industry, Congress has failed to move on a strong replacement law. President Bush could, with the stroke of a pen, tighten the import ban and stop the import of all foreign-made assault rifles," Rand said.
She noted that both the President's father, former-President George H.W. Bush, and former-President William J. Clinton stopped the import of hundreds of thousands of assault weapons by using their executive authority under firearms import and trade laws. Under the current Bush Administration, specific foreign-made assault rifles, including some SKSs, have returned to the marketplace.
For more information on the SKS assault rifle and the use of it and other assault weapons against law enforcement personnel, please visit www.vpc.org.
And then go to this link. http://www.vpc.org/graphics/sksfactsheetfinal.pdf
Note Kristin Rand's e-mail: [email protected]
And my e-mail response.
A concern about the SKS.
The bodies of those six hunters in Wisconsin are not even cold yet and you have the audacity to use them as part of your political game? Your rush to use this as part of your propaganda and bring grief to these victims’ families is beyond comprehension. You state that armed hunters are no match for the SKS, yet only one of those victims was armed. It was one rifle vs. one rifle. Of course you couldn't even wait for the real story to come out before you had your press release out. How you look at yourself in the mirror I can't even fathom. When will your vicious organization stop using the blood of these innocent victims for your own shrewd political gain? I hope one of the families of these victims starts publicly asking why you are using their deceased relatives to further your political agenda. I know a letter to the editor of my local paper will be asking my community what kind of uncaring animals you are.
El Rojo
California
And my letter to the editor of the local paper.
I would like to respond to the Violence Policy Center’s (http://www.vpc.org/) recent press release about the tragic murder of six hunters in Wisconsin. For those of you unaware of the VPC’s mission, they seek to use propaganda and scare tactics to further their anti-gun agenda.
If you don’t believe me, go to their website and read their latest press release less than two days after the murders. I quote, “Wisconsin Hunter Murders Show Need For Effective Assault Weapons Ban—Armed Hunters No Match For SKS Assault Rifle.†"Armed hunters were no match for one person firing an SKS assault rifle," said Kristen Rand, VPC legislative director.
The VPC did not even wait long enough to learn that only one hunter was armed, not all eight. The murderer’s use of an SKS is insignificant when we find that he ambushed one armed hunter and seven unarmed people. Further the SKS is not fully automatic (definition of an assault rifle) nor was it covered under the expired federal assault weapons ban.
What if your family members had been murdered while participating in a past-time they loved and enjoyed and some radical lobbyists started using your family’s loss and suffering as venom in their shrewd political game? The VPC is hoping their press release will spur you to action and you might donate more money to their cause. I hope you contact them with your contempt instead.
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