Re: ATTENTION CONNECTICUT GUN OWNERS!
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RMW</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Guys everyone in every state needs to be writing their elected officials.
Proposals like this one in CT are going to be popping up everywhere.
http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/bye-121220.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter We need to make sure that these anti-constitutional proposals are shot down before they ever make it to a committee let alone a vote on the floor.
I can't tell you how many people I have been able to convince in the last week that black rifles are not the evil weapons that the media portrays them as. Talk with your friends, neighbors, coworkers, church members, etc. Do all you can to give people the correct information concerning Semi-Auto rifles.
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- Semi-automatic rifles do not meet the true definition of an assault rifle.
- These rifles are not military grade rifles as they are not full auto or select fire
- These rifles typically use rounds that are not considered to be powerful enough to hunt big game with in most states. The media seems to claim that they are some of the most powerful guns available.
- These rifles are used for sporting uses across the nation. They are used in competition. They are used to take predators such as coyotes. They are also used by many enthusiasts for recreational shooting.
- They can be made to shoot multiple calibers. 22lr on up. This means that an individual can buy one rifle and have it fill multiple roles.
- The second amendment is not about having firearms for sporting purposes. It is about keeping the government in check. The founding fathers knew how important this was.
- The last so called assault weapon ban, which also banned high cap mags, had no impact on gun related violence. Columbine occurred smack dab in the middle of the Clinton era gun ban.
- All of the recent shootings took place on property that did not allow individuals to carry concealed firearms. i.e. Sandy Hook, Oregon Mall, Aurora Colorado Movie Theatre, Virginia Tech, Columbine, Trolley Square, etc. Don't you think we should revisit the idea of gun free zones. In my opinion, they should either be secured or allow legally concealed firearms.
Encourage your all you know to join the NRA. They are fighting for our rights and we need to help support them.
Encourage you elected leaders to pass laws like Montana and Utah did in 2010 that makes firearms built in their states, sold in their states, and kept in their states, exempt from Federal Gun Law. This kind of legislation sends a strong message to the Obama administration and all of the other anti-gunners. It lets them know that the people in each of these states will not stand up and take their gun control nonsense.
The Anti-Gunners are doing all in their power to trample on our rights. We need to make sure that all of us are putting the same sort of energy into this fight. </div></div>
Well said my friend. I try to talk to every person I know and tell them the truth about firearms. Just last night we had friends over. The wife said to me those assualt rifles are very powerful and do a lot of damage. So I went into my reloading room and took out a .22, .223, .308, .375 and .45-70 loaded ammo and a single bullet of each. I told her this is what that assualt rifle shoots. She did not believe me. So I went into the safe and pulled one out to prove to her. She was shocked and asked how can the media get away with their lies? I said because people like you that don't know better believe whatever you hear. So I told her please write to your state senator and reps because they are trying to pass a bill that is unconsititutional. She said she would. I hope she really does, but more importantly I hope she tells her other soccer moms the truth.
