Ok, it's deer season across America. We all know hunters who have a 30.06 and a 12 gauge.
Many hunters remain aloof on gun control issues, since they feel they are not affected. After all, Hillary goes duck hunting as does Jean Carnahan. Al Gore promised Pennsylvania hunters that he wasn't after their guns.
Now we have the VPC and the Bradys saying that the .223, .308 and .50 calibers are the tools of snipers.
They may laugh and say I don't shoot those calibers. Ask if they think the 30.06 will be exempt if they're going after the .308.
"And who needs a .50 caliber anyway?" Remind them that they won't stop with the .50 BMG, and will readily include all of the .50 caliber black powder rifles also. After all, the sniper only took one shot at a time.
If you can't convince these apathetic hunters that their guns are in the crosshairs now, you never will.
I dont I all ready have mine. I have over $9000.00 invested in mine (rifle, scope, reloading equipment and materials) and Ill be dammed if these morons will take it. Or anything else right down to my 10/22's
Here is a letter from a 50 cal manufactures site to Rep. Henry Waxman that I particularly like. Its old but its still good.
From:
DATE: 14 May 1999
TO: Rep. Henry Waxman
FROM:
SUBJECT: .50 Caliber Rifles
CC: Rep. Mark Sanford, Rep. Robert Barr, Sen. Strom Thurmond, Sen. Ernest Hollings NUMBER OF PAGES: I (Including cover page)
I have become aware of your furtive attempt to infringe upon my ownership of my Barrett rifle. I am a former Captain USMC, state marksmanship champion, NRA member, member of the Fifty Caliber Shooter's Association and an avid hunter of deer and hogs. To my knowledge, no .50 caliber rifle has ever been used in the commission of a crime. My rifle cost $6,750. The telescope on the rifle cost $4,500. The ammunition I most often shoot costs @ $4.00 per round. While I tell you this, understand that what I'm trying to tell you is that I would be an idiot to spend $11,000 on a rifle to risk losing it in the legal aftermath of its illegal use. Get the hell out of my personal life and go play kissy face with Diane Feinstein, Barney Frank, Charles Schumer and those other leftists.
I am now an investment banker and make $400,000 per year. I also have a Harley Davidson motorcycle and several cars with V-8 engines. Are you next going to tell me I don't NEED a V-8 engine ... don't NEED such a heavy, powerful motorcycle ... don't NEED a house with five bedrooms ... don't NEED a wife with such large breasts...don't NEED a dog with such sharp teeth and so on?
This kind of "Chicken Little" reactionary noise is entirely useless. I am going to notify every legislator in my food chain that they need to take you behind the Capital and beat the crap out of you.
CC: Sen. Trent Lott
Sen. Orrin Hatch
Sen. Susan Collins
from - A 1976 Captain USMC, Ret.
Regardless I saw a poll this morning on fox that saying that only 14% believed that stricter gun controls would have stopped this shooting spree by these homeless black gay Muslims.