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Numbers of people in attendance count more than the speakers. The committee members will use level of interest as a their gauge for determining where public interest lies. Heavy turnout runs in our favor. Few gun control supporters are a intimately vested in this issue as is the average gun owner. Apart of the usual suspects, they can't really put together a good grassroots turn out the way we should be able to.
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The room generally isn't well organized that way unless you recognize the faces. There is some cheering and jeering that will measure the tone of the room, but they will generally gavel that down and lecture about how it waists time for people to speak.
Yes, absolutely show up if for nothing else to learn about the process and provide moral support to our side.
You may also find yourself moved to speak. You don't have to give the Gettysburg Adress. Just speak yur mind. There is no requirement to fill 2-3 minutes, so if all you have to say is "no" then say that. Again though, you don't have to testify if you don't want. I would encourage everyone to come. The more you see these processes at work, the better you can engage later on.
You will hear arguments that will stretch your understanding of the insanity of our opposition and that is a good thing. It will force you to refine your arguments and/even change your approach.
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The room generally isn't well organized that way unless you recognize the faces. There is some cheering and jeering that will measure the tone of the room, but they will generally gavel that down and lecture about how it waists time for people to speak.
Yes, absolutely show up if for nothing else to learn about the process and provide moral support to our side.
You may also find yourself moved to speak. You don't have to give the Gettysburg Adress. Just speak yur mind. There is no requirement to fill 2-3 minutes, so if all you have to say is "no" then say that. Again though, you don't have to testify if you don't want. I would encourage everyone to come. The more you see these processes at work, the better you can engage later on.
You will hear arguments that will stretch your understanding of the insanity of our opposition and that is a good thing. It will force you to refine your arguments and/even change your approach.
Great!Thank you both. I plan to attend.
As a fine statement of the condition in which we find ourselves...I was planning to attend and deliver written testimony, but was debating verbally recounting the following episode, which actaully happened to me:
I am a reloader, so cases, primers, test rounds fall on the floor. I never pay attaention, until
CO alarm goes off early morning, waking me up, realize its not a battery issue, get out side, am about to call FD, when I think "I better make sure every case, primer, etc is locked up, lest I lose my permit", so I go back into CO filled house to make sure everthing is locked up, off the floor, etc, then call the FD.
Would Acton PD pull my LTC because I left some brass cases or test rounds, or ammo around, and FD found them while searching for the CO source? Probably not. Could they? Yes they could.
Not sure if this would be helpful to relate tomorrow, but it shows that I am more afraid of accidentally violating gun laws than I am of CO!
We in CT had large pro-gun turn outs, but it did not help at all. Hopefully it works better for you MA people.
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Sorry for the typos and double taps being even worse than my usual... I am sending this lashed to a tree top in morse code through a 100 miles of cans and string.
I was planning to attend and deliver written testimony, but was debating verbally recounting the following episode, which actaully happened to me:
I am a reloader, so cases, primers, test rounds fall on the floor. I never pay attaention, until
CO alarm goes off early morning, waking me up, realize its not a battery issue, get out side, am about to call FD, when I think "I better make sure every case, primer, etc is locked up, lest I lose my permit", so I go back into CO filled house to make sure everthing is locked up, off the floor, etc, then call the FD.
Would Acton PD pull my LTC because I left some brass cases or test rounds, or ammo around, and FD found them while searching for the CO source? Probably not. Could they? Yes they could.
Not sure if this would be helpful to relate tomorrow, but it shows that I am more afraid of accidentally violating gun laws than I am of CO!
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Article published Jul 1, 2013 Wilfredo Pagan, 29, of Lowell, charged with armed robbery (firearm), dismissed without prejudice; and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (firearm), dismissed.
Jun 26, 2013 David Phillips, 57, of Westfield four counts of possession of a firearm without a firearm ID card were dismissed.
Jun 25, 2013 Fernando Davis, 29, 13 Marshall St., Worcester three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a firearm with ammunition were dismissed at the request of the commonwealth.
Jun 25, 2013 Jordan Pizzaro, 18, 7 Mattson Ave., Worcester, charged with possession of a firearm without a firearm ID card, dismissed.
June 21, 2013 Jerome Lee, 30, of 23 Edgeworth St., Worcester A charge of carrying a firearm with ammunition was dismissed.
June 21, 2013 Jector Torres, 24, of 39 Fox St., Worcester Two counts of firearm violation with three prior violent or drug crimes were dismissed.
June 10, 2013 Michael J. Cali, 29, 2080 West St., Barre, charged with assault with dangerous weapon (firearm), dismissed.
Jun 7, 2013 Jose L. Ortiz, 28, of 8 Boylston St., Worcester A charge of carrying a firearm with ammunition was dismissed.
Jun 5, 2013 Pedro Luis Gomez, 21, of 47 Mendon St., Worcester A charge of carrying a firearm with ammunition was dismissed.
May 23, 2013 Paul R. Hakkarainen, 35, 159 Baker St., Gardner possession of a firearm without a firearm ID card were dismissed.
May 23, 2013 Dammon Bonner, 27, 180 Fairway Ave., Worcester A charge of firearm violation with two prior violent or drug crimes was dismissed.
May 22, 2013 Kendra Erickson, 37, of 159 Baker St., Gardner possession of a firearm without a firearm ID card. The charges were dismissed at the request of the commonwealth.
May 22, 2013 Juan Roman-Rivera, 34, of 39 Benefit St., Worcester assault with a dangerous weapon (firearm) and threatening to commit a crime (assault and battery with a dangerous weapon), dismissed.
May 22, 2013 Daniel G. Grenon, 25, 94 N. Main St., Webster firearm possession without FID card, dismissed by request of the state.
May 16, 2013 Shawn Fleury, 36, 3 Clement St., Worcester Four counts of firearm violation with one prior violent or drug crime were dismissed.
May 8, 2013 Anthony Concepcion, 34, of 3 Wachusett St., Worcester A charge of possession of a firearm without a firearm ID card was dismissed.
Apr 17, 2013 Gerard Tyrone Day Jr., 20, of 173 Eastern Ave., Worcester Charges of armed assault with intent to murder (firearm) and firearm violation with one prior violent or drug crime were dismissed at the request of the commonwealth.
Apr 5, 2013 Cody Dinoi, 21, of 6 Princeton St., Worcester, A charge of possession of a firearm without a firearm ID card was dismissed.
March 22, 2013 Lloyd Dey, 19, of 45 Grand St., Worcester A charge of possession of a firearm without a Firearm ID Card was dismissed.
Mar 11, 2013 Sirano Harrison, 39, of Springfield Charges of possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number and two counts of firearm violation with two prior violent or drug crimes were dismissed.
Feb 26, 2013 Michael Cole, 23, of 59 Iroquois St., Worcester Charges of carrying a firearm with ammunition, carrying a firearm without a license, possession of a firearm without a firearm identification card, possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number, carrying a dangerous weapon (firearm), possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and resisting arrest were dismissed.
February 21, 2013 Jesse Sargent, 27, 10 Randall St., Worcester two counts of possession of a firearm without a firearm ID card were dismissed.
Jan 4, 2013 Jamala Nelson, 21, of 107 Sterling St., Worcester Charges of possession of a sawed-off shotgun, carrying a firearm with ammunition and defacing the serial number on a firearm were dismissed.
Jan 4, 2013 Michael Gustafson, 22, of 18 Rena St., Worcester Charges of possession of a sawed-off shotgun, carrying a firearm with ammunition and defacing the serial number on a firearm were dismissed.
I cannot attend. If I could, I would ask why, when the current gun laws in Massachusetts already take up 200 pages, they are considering more licensing restrictions, but continue to dismiss criminal charges against people who violate the existing laws. Here's a list of 49 gun charges that were dismissed in the first six months of this year in Worcester.
The current proposals will do nothing to reduce crime as the laws are not enforced. These only add more restrictions to those who willfully obey the laws.
This is the list of dismissed gun charges from the Worcester Telegram:
I will be using this tomorrow. Hope you don't mind!
IMO, it would be worth mentioning that a number of the provisions in these bills have ex post facto aspects. Patrick's bill bans currently owned, pre-ban hi-caps. Creem's bill bans large capacity rifles by striking that from the LTC wording. Linsky's bill forces a large capacity rifle owner to remove his or her own property from their legal residence and places additional requirements on ownership (insurance).
Amazing. Simply amazing!This is the list of dismissed gun charges from the Worcester Telegram...
I'm here now. Looks like anti central
Nicely done...Posting here for your daily LOL
I'm sitting in cruiser and a woman pulls up and asks me how to get to Assumption for hearings. Her friend shortly joins her.
I play dumb and ask what's going on... and they say its for gun control.
Me: To make gun laws better or worse?
Them: Depends on what you believe in
Me: Oh
Them: We're for tightening laws and better background checks to make you SAFER (LOLOLO)
Me: I'm pretty safe already. I have a gun. Too bad I can't make it
Them: Yes. It would be awesome to have a police officer help our cause
Me: I think you've got me confused for one of your supporters. I support getting rid of most of our draconian gun laws
Them: [MIND BLOWN]
Me: Most cops I know are like ME
.....Me: Most cops I know are like ME