CatSnoutSoup
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Soon people won't be able to afford to purchase insurance so they won't be able to own a gun. Am I reading this right?
If you are reading that it is a TAX on a constitutional right, then yes you are reading it right.
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Soon people won't be able to afford to purchase insurance so they won't be able to own a gun. Am I reading this right?
I haven't felt this nauseous since 7-20-16. The water is starting to feel uncomfortable in this pot.
No, you need to leave the state, stop giving them your tax money, and live somewhere in the US where you're rights aren't taken away like a medieval serf.
Grow up. Its not that easy. How many states do you move to till there are no more.
If it is a tweet, even a direct one, it should be preserved unless he deleted it. Could we see it?Jamie Eldridge is a HUGE support of gun rights! He fights for us!!!
Just kidding. In a tweet to me, he said he would love to see this state ban all guns, period. These people just dont quit. Do they realize that year over year, gun crimes in this state have risen???
How early can we show up?
Warmly,
Jay R. Kaufman"
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Well, just read through the bills. Someone should remind Linsky he's in the Executive branch not the Judicial.
Does anyone else think maybe be this post is getting less attention than it needs to because it is a sticky? Honestly I usually scroll right past the "sticky" topics and straight to the most recent topics below. Maybe the mods can do an experiment?
Does anyone else think maybe be this post is getting less attention than it needs to because it is a sticky? Honestly I usually scroll right past the "sticky" topics and straight to the most recent topics below. Maybe the mods can do an experiment?
The timing of the Globe's confiscation fantasy article makes sense now. The presstitutes got paid by Bloomberg's Monsanto Madame.Sounds like the demanding moms are going to have a pep rally on the stairs out front before the hearing. This should be fun.
Does anyone else think maybe be this post is getting less attention than it needs to because it is a sticky? Honestly I usually scroll right past the "sticky" topics and straight to the most recent topics below. Maybe the mods can do an experiment?
mHere is my draft of the letter I'll be E-mailing to the committee.
Dear Members of the Committee,
While I cannot be in attendance at Thursday’s public hearing, I wish to make my voice heard.
I cannot express strongly enough my opposition to the Anti-Second Amendment bills being considered. These bills are represented as ‘common sense’ or ‘reasonable’, they are neither. I have read the overview of these bills and I find no issue within the Commonwealth that they could reasonably be expected to fix. They add additional layers of bureaucracy and cost to a constitutionally protected right, that plainly states “….shall not be infringed.”.
Lawful firearms owners already pay $100 or more for classes to apply for a license, then must pay an additional $100 every six years for the license itself. Using voting as an example; this activity requires no classes or license; we are also told that a picture ID is too heavy a burden to impose. The cost of this ID would be as little as $25 for five years.
In general, restrictions and prohibitions on citizens of the Commonwealth make no sense in light that the reason for these are the deeds of persons outside the state that have never set foot within or are even known by one of its citizens.
In regards to the proposed ‘taking’ of the so-called ‘Pre-Ban’ magazines, how much will the citizens be reimbursed for their property? Do you know who owns and how many of these magazines there are? Was this issue addressed with the recent ‘bump-stock’ budget amendment? How is that proposed to be done?
In regards to proposed mandatory insurance, again a cost factor. If someone chose or could not afford insurance, would their rights be stripped and property seized? How would that be accomplished?
I also see additional taxes, caliber and other bans being mentioned in these bills. One bill mentions 50 caliber rifles; in my exploration of the issue it appears that less than 10 actual shootings (including Mexico with US origin firearms) have been reported with this rifle. Twenty-thousand (minimum) of this caliber of rifle are in civilian hands – meaning a crime rate of less than 0.05%. The ten most used ‘crime guns’ according to the ATF include one shotgun and nine handguns (two revolvers and seven semi-automatics) and no Glock is on the list.
We are wasting time and energy on non or minuscule issues.
My suggestion would be to fully implement NICS compliance within the Commonwealth to ensure that the national database has the most complete information including mental health issues. Utilize Bartley-Fox, especially with career criminals and gang members that are regularly released with little or no time served.
In regards to the bills that are Pro-Second Amendment and Pro-Freedom; if these are adopted they will still leave us with among the strictest laws in the country, but will allow a truly reasonable approach.
Specifically, Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) known in the Commonwealth as Assault Weapons. These rifles are unregulated in all but a few states – meaning if you pass the NICS check you may buy the rifle. No license or classes required as they are in Massachusetts. The continued ban negatively effects my ability to enjoy various competition shooting events and hunting activities that this style rifle excels at, wild hog hunting for example. While certain individuals have used these rifles to terrible ends, certain others have used rental trucks, knives and battery acid as well.
Online ammunition sales have also been in media reports as of late. To be clear, forty (40) states have no regulation on this issue. Ammunition is useless without a firearm; further a short drive to Vermont, New Hampshire or Maine allows anyone to purchase whatever ammunition they require. Online ammunition sales prohibitions are needless regulations, especially if to place the order you must submit a copy of your Massachusetts Firearms License. In my case, I utilize odd calibers and/or cartridge selections that are just not stocked on local gun shop shelves. I currently drive over an hour to New Hampshire to locate my ammunition – I invariably buy additional items in New Hampshire on my trip. If I could have it shipped to my home, I would buy the other items locally.
A little information about me; I have been a lifelong citizen of Massachusetts and only lived outside the Commonwealth while on active duty in the United States Air Force.
In closing I would urge you to defer to Freedom and not infringing on the rights of all due to the crimes of a few. I ask you to look to our neighbors to the north; Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. All three are ‘Constitutional Carry’; no license required and only a federal background check. Noting that they fall among the top six (6) most peaceful states including a lower murder rate than Massachusetts that sits at the sixteenth most violent. Firearms are not the cause; however, the lack of effective defense worsens violent crime.
Sincerely,
GM-GUY
Molon Labe
(Sorry the formatting didn't come through from Word)
My plan was for my FiL to get the kids home and inside in the afternoon, but he is flying to Texas - I have no one else so I miss the meeting.
I was going to put in the letter about using their rationale, we should subpoena all the records from every Speaker of the House as the last 4 or 5 have been indicted and in some cases sent to federal prison. Also I could have thrown in how Democrats/Liberal Protected Groups seem to be the ones doing the shooting - the GOP/Conservatives appear to be what they always are, law abiding. I thought it might be too much, the Molon Labe is there though.
Yes I agree. I have always preferred that important messages get left in the general pile rather than stickied, and then bumped to the top by interested parties — I honestly think more people see it that way.