60 Minutes Hit piece on 50 caliber BMG tonight (NOW)

SEE BS | 7-17-05

[Dan from Michigan]

Heads up.

[rdb3]

Saw the first episode on 60 Minutes about the .50 cal. Watching this hit piece, too.

[Dan from Michigan]

I'm getting pissed off at this BS as I type.

[cripplecreek]

Should take the whole hour to list the multitude of crimes committed by people using 50 cals. LOL

[Echo Talon]

OH BOY! gun grabbers...

[glock rocks]

When they came for the .50's, I didn't speak up, because I don't have a .50.

When they came for the ...

[EagleUSA]

I'm getting pissed off at this BS as I type.
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In their desperate attempt to disarm the American public, the socialists just keep at it -- especially the socialist MSM. They are so blatantly anti-American, and anti-Constitutional, they should be hanging from a tree, IMHO!

[tet68]

When they came for the .50's, I didn't speak up, because I don't have a .50.

When they came for the .308s

I let mine speak for me!

Cause I had one.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[anniegetyourgun]

I can't watch.

[Mr. Mojo]

A new segment, or the same old hit piece they repeat every 2 months or so?

[Dan from Michigan]

I didn't see the old one, but some Albanian bought .50's to take to Serbia.

[jmq]

Ed Bradley is so full of it. Oh my is this really happening. This Albanian broke so many export laws, let alone immigration. 60 Minutes is a anti gun channel. If I were running guns they would be a lot better than a store bought Barrett. (No offense Barrett. I'd love to have a couple.)

[ExSoldier]

STAND UP AND BE COUNTED.....OR LINE UP AND BE NUMBERED....

[jmq]

Ed Bradley is so full of it. Oh my is this really happening. This Albanian broke so many export laws, let alone immigration. 60 Minutes is a anti gun channel. If I were running guns they would be a lot better than a store bought Barrett. (No offense Barrett. I'd love to have a couple.)

[Flavius]

heh its new and old

no civilian is trusted with a firearm period. thats the agenda of the msm

[Prime Choice]

There was once a gun-grabber who told me that one day he would be at my front door to take my guns.

I duly informed him that if that day ever came, I would gladly greet him at my door with said guns in hand. Loaded.

He shut up after that.

[mthom]

Do they get any help in this hit piece from Gonzales? If not they should have just asked him. He would gladly helped.

[Mr. Mojo]

Yeah, I saw both the original segment and the one you're referring to a short while back.

Wouldn't surprise me if they assign Ed Bradley to do a third one as well.

[need_a_screen_name]

For those of us with weak stomachs, someone please post the details. I can just imagine what it will be about, though. Same old tired disproven rhetoric.

[Prime Choice]

[nsmart]

Why, my goodness, you know only 'officials' should have guns. Oh wait.. that was when the Brits came for our guns and we had the shot heard round the world.

Was that an organized military man who fired that shot?

LMAO

[Eaker]

Two miles isn't reasonable, but you can reach out and speak loudly with a .50.

My kids.

[Horatio Gates]

I suppose I'd get one of those but the wife said three mortages was enough 8>)

[Reconray]

Nobody watches 60 min...and those who do know the template...

[ArtyFO]

It ain't a BMG (Browning Machine Gun). It's a rifle.

[Dan from Michigan]

It wasn't detailed, but said that these were all armor piercing bullets, could take down planes and choppers, had a BATF "Jack booted thug" (in the words of John Dingell) talk about the US being an arms bazaar, and that terrorists can buy these.

Typical VPC stuff.

[need_a_screen_name]

	Liberty Belles Ring Out for .50s

The .50 caliber rifle is the largest firearm that civilians may legally possess. Averaging 34-50 inches in overall length and 25-35 pounds in overall weight, this firearm serves only one civilian purpose - sport. Bench rest, competition marksmanship to be exact. And if you've never tried it, you don't know what you're missing. Fifty-caliber marksmanship is a very precise, specialized sport. Fifty-caliber shooters take every aspect of the firearm and ammunition into consideration in order to maximize their marksmanship skills. Shooters are very technical and have a thorough understanding of every aspect of the firearm.

Deb receives instruction on how to properly fire a .50 caliber rifle. Special thanks to John Burtt for his patience and consideration in introducing us to the sport of .50 caliber shooting.

The .50 caliber rifle averages 34-50" in overall length and weighs approximately 25-35 pounds.

Jennille keeps the butt of the rifle tucked in tight to her shoulder.

Because of the highly specialized, technical nature of .50 caliber shooting, participation in the sport is expensive. Therefore, .50 caliber shooters tend to be very serious about their sport. Participants in the sport tend to be an average age of forty-five, with several competition shooters in their seventies. Several competitors are women, and they have distinguished themselves as excellent markspersons having set world records on more than one occasion. They tend to be college educated, salaried professionals or business owners and have annual incomes exceeding $50,000.

Members of the Liberty Belles had the good fortune of being introduced to .50 caliber firearms at the annual shoot hosted by the .50 Caliber Shooters Association and ARM USA at the Angeles Ranges. This was a particularly joyous occasion as the California legislature attempted, unsuccessfully, to ban .50 calibers earlier this year. The bill, AB2222, was introduced by the usual gaggle of gun-grabbers in Sacramento. Specifically, Assembly members Paul Kortez, Judy Chu, Jackie Goldberg, Fred Keeley, Christine Kehoe, Alan Lowenthal, Kevin Shelley, Juan Vargas and Senator Don Perata.

Anna is a natural markswoman.

Jennille, Paula (Manager of the Angeles Ranges), and Deb.
Special thanks to everyone at the Angeles Ranges for their friendliness and hospitality.

 

Anna looks downrange after firing a shot.

By employing their standard tactics of mislabeling and demonizing a particular type of firearm, the gun-grabbers hoped to ban the .50 caliber rifles. They labeled the .50 caliber "sniper weapons" which therefore must be banned. Californians weren't buying it, however. They organized and, under the direction of the .50 Caliber Shooters Policy Institute, were able to defeat the bill in the "Safety Committee."

The battle is not over, however, as a federal bill to ban .50 caliber rifles nationwide has been introduced by Representatives Rod Blagojevich (IL) and Henry Waxman (CA). Again, using the same mislabeling and demonizing tactics, gun-grabbers hope to add another one to the growing list of banned firearms. The bill is H.R. 3182 and can be read here. Anyone interested in preserving liberty and the American way is encouraged to get involved in defeating H.R. 3182. Please call and send a postcard to your legislator to voice your opposition to this despicable bill. Anyone interested in becoming more involved is encouraged to contact the Liberty Belles or the .50 Caliber Shooters Policy Institute.

Jennille lines up her target.

 

[umgud]

Thunder 50

[cripplecreek]

My usual response to the "well regulated militia" argument is that the newly formed continental army didn't have much money for guns so most of the weapons were brought from the homes of the soldiers.

[Eaker]

The round is a .50BMG.

[Dan from Michigan]

Speaking of VPC....

http://www.vpc.org/50press.htm

National News Outlets Warn of 50 Caliber Sniper Rifle Threat

"The Brooklyn Connection," POV, premieres July 19, 2005

Dateline NBC Examines Threat Posed by 50 Caliber Sniper Rifles, June 19, 2005

"Are These Towers Safe? Why America's nuclear power plants are still so vulnerable to terrorist attack--and how to make them safer," Time, June 20, 2005

"Big Rifle A Terrorist Tool?," 60 Minutes, May 29, 2005 (original air date January 9, 2005)

"Buying Big Guns? No Big Deal," 60 Minutes, March 20, 2005

"Armor-Piercing Weapons Easy to Acquire?," CNN transcript, February 17, 2005

[Dan from Michigan]

BMG refers to the ammo used (to differentiate from black powder)

[It's me]

My son has a Mauser from WWI. We went shooting last week and BOY! is that thing loud!

[rdb3]

Nobody watches 60 min...and those who do know the template...

Yeah, I know the template. It's the exact same as everyone else in the MSM save Fox News. But my watching 60 Minutes is from a tradition of watching it with my old man every Sunday.

[Squantos]

Is this a rerun ? Tis the season ya know .....

SeeBS needs a e-mail challenge tossed into their face. See if they'll take on the truth from 50BMG owners. We'll even get Eaker to wear his new dress to show em we're serious !

[Eaker]

OMG!!!

That shoots .50BMG?

I would have to shoot it, but damn!!

[FReepaholic]

To All Gun Grabbers:

I have a right to own a gun and to defend myself and my family. I am ready to die for that right.

The question is: are you ready to die trying to take away that right?

[Sender]

When they came for the .308s

I let mine speak for me!

Cause I had one.

There will be a lot of 308's talking on that day. Think of them as attorneys of the 21st century.

[umgud]

That shoots .50BMG?

It's for real, but I don't know if they are on the market. The pic is from the 2004 or 2005 SHOT Show.

[RightWhale]

once a gun-grabber

They were open about it in '94. Until the election results came in. The noise level dropped about 60 dB. But, it's picking up again a little.

[jmq]

50 cal Ditto!

[Fido969]

"My kids."

Oh, yes... yes. I want one now. Bad.

The gun, that is. I already have kids.

[Eaker]

I am trying to decide.

Weaver or modified Weaver.

Having shot a .50BMG many times I am really trying to get my mind around shooting one of those.

Damn.

[Eaker]

LOL!

That belongs to dear friend who let us shoot it.

The very name Eaker=broke!!

[Fido969]

"Members of the Liberty Belles

Oh, yes... yes. I want a Liberty Belle, too.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

PING!!
Ms.B

[glock rocks]

I would have to shoot it, but damn!!

No limp wristing allowed. Self correcting situation.

(That there's a mule with an attitude.)

[coloradan]

Again?!?!? They run those damn things every month or two. Let me guess: they will continue to run these hit pieces until the caliber is banned.

And then they'll start running hit pieces on the .338 Winchester Magnum.