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I was off work today so I decided to watch the House HR 822 hearings and then the Senate Judicial session on the "Fix Gun Checks Act", which I was not aware of. I cannot even begin to tell you how shocked I was to watch these 2 sessions and the response from the gun control side. I would rather have a root canal without Novocain before watching this stuff, but I'm glad I did.
In the House hearings, some of responses I heard today from our nations elected officials made me laugh sometimes and more often made me cringe at their pure ignorance of the subject matter. After most of the politicians voiced their concerns against national reciprocity, their next comment usually touted the need for more gun control.
On the Senate side and the session to address the "Fix Gun Checks Act" the head of NICS came off like AG Eric Holder did in his responses to the Senate and he didn't know anything when asked straight up questions by Senator Grassley. Sen. Schumer was the head of this thing and they had some guy, Dr. Dave Kopel I believe was his name, tell Schumer what a train wreck that his bill was. Basically Schumer's bill as it's written would make anyone who has been ordered to have counseling, by court order or even by a University, would be prohibited from firearms possession RETROACTIVELY to the bill passage i.e.: even 20 years ago. The act of just being arrested even if the charges are dropped or you are found not guilty would make you prohibited from firearms possession and make millions of Americans felons by possessing a firearm upon this bills passage.
I don't think this bill has a snowballs chance in heck of passing but they are pushing it. Mayor Bloomberg's #2 henchmen was there to represent and toting that more gun control is the answer. I found out that NY has the lowest violent crime rate of any major metropolitan city in the nation today based on what #2 said, that's amazing, yah right!
Bottom line is I am glad the NRA and the SAF are there as our voice as law abiding firearms owners. I can't watch that stuff again any time soon. Makes you sick to your stomach the amount of spin that is dealt out in those sessions. - G
In the House hearings, some of responses I heard today from our nations elected officials made me laugh sometimes and more often made me cringe at their pure ignorance of the subject matter. After most of the politicians voiced their concerns against national reciprocity, their next comment usually touted the need for more gun control.
On the Senate side and the session to address the "Fix Gun Checks Act" the head of NICS came off like AG Eric Holder did in his responses to the Senate and he didn't know anything when asked straight up questions by Senator Grassley. Sen. Schumer was the head of this thing and they had some guy, Dr. Dave Kopel I believe was his name, tell Schumer what a train wreck that his bill was. Basically Schumer's bill as it's written would make anyone who has been ordered to have counseling, by court order or even by a University, would be prohibited from firearms possession RETROACTIVELY to the bill passage i.e.: even 20 years ago. The act of just being arrested even if the charges are dropped or you are found not guilty would make you prohibited from firearms possession and make millions of Americans felons by possessing a firearm upon this bills passage.
I don't think this bill has a snowballs chance in heck of passing but they are pushing it. Mayor Bloomberg's #2 henchmen was there to represent and toting that more gun control is the answer. I found out that NY has the lowest violent crime rate of any major metropolitan city in the nation today based on what #2 said, that's amazing, yah right!
Bottom line is I am glad the NRA and the SAF are there as our voice as law abiding firearms owners. I can't watch that stuff again any time soon. Makes you sick to your stomach the amount of spin that is dealt out in those sessions. - G