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BANG

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Dear Upchuck Schumer.

The second amendment is not about hunting, it's about you.

[You Gotta Be Kidding Me]

"REP. McCOLLUM: Look, the models that we've banned in here are no more different than any other model that's out there. Some of these semiautomatic weapons are used in hunting, they are used in target practice. They're used in competition in, in various functions where you have gun competitions that go on. There is no rationale basis for banning these particular weapons, none whatsoever, because they're not functionally different. They have exactly the same fire power and exactly the same killing power as the other weapons. What I'd also like to point out is that when we vote on this assault weapon repeal, we're also going to give in that bill the opportunity to vote on something that I've long advocated, and I think Mr. Schumer generally agrees with, and that's the opportunity to say, at least with regard to federal crimes, which will be all drug-related crimes, if you use a gun, you will be punished with a minimum mandatory sentence of five years, actually just for possessing the gun in the commission of a federal felony, ten years for brandishing it, and fifteen years for discharging it, and double that if you do it a second time, with the possibility of life at a certain point just for being involved, and even the death penalty."

It's sad when even our allies can't get it right and they forget that "assault rifles" are militia (military style) weapons that are intended for military use, just the way the 2nd Amendment specifies. Why, do these "conservatives" allow themselves to get sidetracked into the "hunting purposes" crap?

Say it with me brothers and sister:

"The 2nd Amendment AIN'T about hunting!!!!!"

[Kenton]

REP. SCHUMER: Yes. He used a stock. We ban also more than 10 bullet stocks, so you can't shoot a whole lot of bullets.

It's just amazing that Schumer is so absolutely ignorant on this subject, isn't it? If he's going to try and be convincing, he should at least read up on the subject a little bit.

"10 bullet stocks" indeed...

[PsyOp]

True, guns can cause terrible accidents if not properly cared for, but so can chain saws -- and I have one of those in the attic.    "Maybe maternal guilt is why I react so negatively to politicians like Sen. Charles Schumer, who according to USA Today actually threatened to revoke tax breaks for any landlord with the nerve to rent space to the NRA for a new sports cafe and video sports shooting arcade, a perfectly legal enterprise....    "Excuse me,... but have you been to some of the video arcades on Times Square lately? I have. After the blood-spurting body blasts and gunning-down-girl games now regnant, NRA video games inviting families to target imaginary clay pigeons would be positively wholesome." - Maggie Gallagher, "Moms For Guns," May 31, 2000.

"The Second Amendment isn't about protecting ourselves against criminals. It's about all of us protecting ourselves from all of you." - Dr. Suzanne Gratia, a survivor of the Killeen, Texas Luby's massacre, to Congressman Charles Schumer (D-NY), 1994.

"The English Bill of Rights guarantees English citizens "arms for their defense." Politicians and bureaucrats stole this right from the people by subterfuge. In England today, only outlaws have guns. Sens. Lieberman, McCain and Schumer are working to duplicate the English calamity by stealing gun rights from the American people. Do these three senators represent the criminal lobby? Are they trying to create a black market in guns?" - Paul Craig Roberts, "Guns And Violence," townhall.com, July 29, 2002.

"There may be other things that will happen later... It may not be the end... the bottom line is what we are seeking now is the Brady Bill." - U.S. Representative (D-NY) Charles Schumer, interviewed on CNN Crossfire.

"We're here to tell the NRA their nightmare is true..." - U.S. Representative Charles Schumer, (D NY), quoted on NBC, November 30, 1993.

"We're going to hammer guns on the anvil of relentless legislative strategy! We're going to beat guns into submission!" - U.S. Representative Charles Schumer, (D-NY), quoted on NBC, December 8, 1993.

"Gun traffickers have found a new avenue for dealing guns to criminals, to the mentally ill, and the under-aged - the Internet. The firepower available on the Internet is chilling. Machine guns, assault weapons and cheaply made pistols are available in cyberspace for the taking. And they are available to those who could never buy a gun under the Brady law." - U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, March 16, 1999. [Class III applications are easier to get approved than Brady paperwork? Sorry Chuck, you need a new fact checker].

The Second Amendment - Commentaries

[El Gato]

REP. SCHUMER

The very name has made me sick to my stomach. I guess I'd better go have a stiff one, and go to bed. Problem is, I've got no makings for a stiff one in the place. What would be better is to go ventilate a few targets, but alas there are no 24 hour gun ranges around here either.