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Having worked in LE for 25 years, having qualified with other officers once or twice a year for 18 of those years and having had guns (usually loaded) pointed at me in police stations due to carelessness and ignorance and, I feel safer being around a number of gunnies (which does include a handful of LEOs who take guns and gun safety seriously) who I have reason to believe take safety seriously . . . than being around any number of random LEOs, who (from personal experience) ignore the safety rules on a regular basis.
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- The Boston PD Det-Sgt member of GCAB made a point to say that MA could make LEOSA STRICTER than Fed Law, but they couldn't make it looser than Fed Law. Specifically what she has in mind is a direct violation of the intent, if not the Law (LEOSA) by restricting this "privilege" to only a few select LEOs instead of all that are Federally qualified. There were two other GCAB members who took issue with that position, but it seems that it was held by the majority present. She certainly serves her "Master" (Mumbles Menino) well at GCAB!!
I'm really disappointed to hear about Ron Glidden apparently having decided he's in the big time now and has to go along to get along. We were very seriously considering asking him do a seminar, but will undoubtedly rethink that now.Ken
I too have heard a lot of things about how the board is run that makes me feel without a doubt that the "pro-gun" members are treated like dirt and little more than a nuisance to the 'majority'.
Good luck getting a meeting schedule or an agenda in any kind of timely manner. Both things that are required by law for a public meeting. I have heard from members of the board that they have had calls at 9pm informing them of a 10am meeting the next day. Or, no notification at all except by a 'friend'.
Lets not even get into the political appointments and other power deals that have been going on. The whole thing just stinks. Gotta love a secret organization that "advises" an unelected official as to what kind of policy should be placed on one of the few singly enumerated rights listed in the very Constitution we are supposed to be living under.
For those of you who can, NH is pretty f-ing sweet...
THANKSFor those of you who can, NH is pretty f-ing sweet...
That's right.. rub it in...
Not rubbing it in, just trying to push the fence sitters to the light/right side.
The more of you we get up here the better.
I too have heard a lot of things about how the board is run that makes me feel without a doubt that the "pro-gun" members are treated like dirt and little more than a nuisance to the 'majority'.
Good luck getting a meeting schedule or an agenda in any kind of timely manner. Both things that are required by law for a public meeting. I have heard from members of the board that they have had calls at 9pm informing them of a 10am meeting the next day. Or, no notification at all except by a 'friend'.
Lets not even get into the political appointments and other power deals that have been going on. The whole thing just stinks. Gotta love a secret organization that "advises" an unelected official as to what kind of policy should be placed on one of the few singly enumerated rights listed in the very Constitution we are supposed to be living under.
Doug,
Never bothered to read the law (or GOAL's website) on what constitutes the GCAB I see!!
By virtue of MGL, the President of GOAL is a sitting member of the GCAB. ...
(When was the last rally? Hudson or Boston?)
Lexington and Concord, 1776
I'll have to ask Jim Conway about it! I'm sure that he was there!