While I am the member of a couple of different 2nd supporting organizations, the NRA is not one of them. I get all sorts of crap from friends about "How I could be so pro-gun rights and yet not be a member of the NRA?" Well, the answer is simple.. there are other pro-2nd groups that fit my ideals better then the NRA.
All according to various pages within NRA.org and NRAILA.org
While the NRA has been instrumental in preventing gun, they are also a prime reason many of the anti or gun limiting laws have been allowed to pass the past 20 years. The NRA worked with Congress help the Clinton AWB and 10 round max laws. I am sure the NRA was limiting further damage, but their compromise with Congress sure wasn't a bright shiny star for me.
The NRA also, "In the 1980s, NRA helped write the federal law prohibiting handguns that cannot be detected by airport metal detectors and similar security systems."
http://www.nraila.org/Issues/DidYouKnow/Read.aspx?id=101
We all know there is enough metal in Glocks to still register on metal detectors. I feel the NRA caved in to public fears.
The NRA also worked with the Fed to write the current NICS check laws and waiting period laws.
Now, I am not saying the NRA is a bad organization. They just compromise too much for my dollars to be donated to them. Their Eddie Eagle and other instructional programs are first rate. Their push for gun safety is second to none.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Domino's
Once again, things are lining up, correctly.
http://www.pjstar.com/news/x169546024/LaSalle-County-to-vote-on-carrying-guns
LaSalle County Board members voted unanimously Thursday to put a referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot asking voters if they support the right to carry concealed firearms.
"We just voted to put the issue to the people and let the public have its say," said Freeman.
Mostly good, in my opinion. While it is a good thing this is going to the public to vote on, that same Illinois public has been indoctrinated with anti-gun hysteria for the last 35 years. All they hear about is guns and crime from nearby Chicago and how bad guns are.
The second bad point to this: Why would a public referendum be needed for a Bill of Rights guaranteed right? The Right to Bear Arms is guaranteed. Do we really need a special permit to carry concealed? I don't think so, but I got one so I didn't end up in jail and lose my rights to own any guns.
Yes, allowing the public to choose their destiny is a good step, but still not there...yet.
http://www.pjstar.com/news/x169546024/LaSalle-County-to-vote-on-carrying-guns
LaSalle County Board members voted unanimously Thursday to put a referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot asking voters if they support the right to carry concealed firearms.
"We just voted to put the issue to the people and let the public have its say," said Freeman.
Mostly good, in my opinion. While it is a good thing this is going to the public to vote on, that same Illinois public has been indoctrinated with anti-gun hysteria for the last 35 years. All they hear about is guns and crime from nearby Chicago and how bad guns are.
The second bad point to this: Why would a public referendum be needed for a Bill of Rights guaranteed right? The Right to Bear Arms is guaranteed. Do we really need a special permit to carry concealed? I don't think so, but I got one so I didn't end up in jail and lose my rights to own any guns.
Yes, allowing the public to choose their destiny is a good step, but still not there...yet.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
The Olympics
I have been watching the Olympics and, as always, I have been amazed by the gifts and abilities of the athletes that make it to this great institution. Be it shooting, or swimming, or track ...volleyball, basketball, or wrestling, these people are simple perfect examples of their respective sports.
The only time I can watch shooting on TV is for the Olympics. It's a boring sport to watch. Doing it=fun. Watching it=nap time. Watching it when even the "worst" of the best can out shoot myself with their eyes closed just blows my mind. Don't even get me started on the likes of Misty May and Kerri Walsh, Michael Phelps, or any of the gymnasts.
Rarely does poor sportsmanship show up at these events, which is amazing when you consider the crap profession athletes do during their "regular" performances. If only nations could follow the example of their Olympic Athletes.
The only time I can watch shooting on TV is for the Olympics. It's a boring sport to watch. Doing it=fun. Watching it=nap time. Watching it when even the "worst" of the best can out shoot myself with their eyes closed just blows my mind. Don't even get me started on the likes of Misty May and Kerri Walsh, Michael Phelps, or any of the gymnasts.
Rarely does poor sportsmanship show up at these events, which is amazing when you consider the crap profession athletes do during their "regular" performances. If only nations could follow the example of their Olympic Athletes.
Friday, August 15, 2008
First time
It has finally happened. A school district and its officals realized that the only people who are armed in a "Gun Free School Zone" are the bad guys; thus leaving the law abiding citizens helpless.
http://news.yahoo.com/story/nm/20080815/ts_nm/texas_guns_dc;_ylt=Air33j4lA76hu2a96tHnG.Ss0NUE
A Texas school district will let teachers bring guns to class this fall, the district's superintendent said on Friday, in what experts said appeared to be a first in the United States.
The board of the small rural Harrold Independent School District unanimously approved the plan and parents have not objected, said the district's superintendent, David Thweatt.
School experts backed Thweatt's claim that Harrold, a system of about 110 students 150 miles northwest of Fort Worth, may be the first to let teachers bring guns to the classroom.
Thweatt said it is a matter of safety.
"We have a lock-down situation, we have cameras, but the question we had to answer is, 'What if somebody gets in? What are we going to do?" he said. "It's just common sense."
Teachers who wish to bring guns will have to be certified to carry a concealed handgun in Texas and get crisis training and permission from school officials, he said.
Like the man said.... It's just common sense.
http://news.yahoo.com/story/nm/20080815/ts_nm/texas_guns_dc;_ylt=Air33j4lA76hu2a96tHnG.Ss0NUE
A Texas school district will let teachers bring guns to class this fall, the district's superintendent said on Friday, in what experts said appeared to be a first in the United States.
The board of the small rural Harrold Independent School District unanimously approved the plan and parents have not objected, said the district's superintendent, David Thweatt.
School experts backed Thweatt's claim that Harrold, a system of about 110 students 150 miles northwest of Fort Worth, may be the first to let teachers bring guns to the classroom.
Thweatt said it is a matter of safety.
"We have a lock-down situation, we have cameras, but the question we had to answer is, 'What if somebody gets in? What are we going to do?" he said. "It's just common sense."
Teachers who wish to bring guns will have to be certified to carry a concealed handgun in Texas and get crisis training and permission from school officials, he said.
Like the man said.... It's just common sense.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Uh-Oh !!
This is gonna hurt !!
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/13/ap/national/main4347854.shtml
My condolences to the family and friends of the victim.
Democrat legislatures, in general, ar Anti-gun. This ass just provided a lot of ammunition to the anti's to keep hacking away at the 2nd Amendment. Why can't stupid people just drive off a cliff or hang themselves?
Already the Brady Bunch is on top of this: http://www.bradycampaign.org/blog/
"The sheriff's office says a search of Arkansas gunman Timothy Dale Johnson's home turned up 14 guns, antidepressants, his last will and testament and a Post-It note that bore his victim's last name and a telephone number."
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/13/ap/national/main4347854.shtml
My condolences to the family and friends of the victim.
Democrat legislatures, in general, ar Anti-gun. This ass just provided a lot of ammunition to the anti's to keep hacking away at the 2nd Amendment. Why can't stupid people just drive off a cliff or hang themselves?
Already the Brady Bunch is on top of this: http://www.bradycampaign.org/blog/
"The sheriff's office says a search of Arkansas gunman Timothy Dale Johnson's home turned up 14 guns, antidepressants, his last will and testament and a Post-It note that bore his victim's last name and a telephone number."
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Busy
The Gun News has been busy the past few days:
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/08/11/guns_at_airport.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab
People with firearms licenses still can't take guns into non-secure areas of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, a federal judge ruled Monday.
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=4130
Assembly Bill 2948 was passed out of the Committee and now heads to the Senate floor. AB2948 would prohibit the sale of firearms and ammunition on the property or inside the buildings that comprise the Cow Palace. Simply put, this bill is a stepping-stone to banning all gun shows in the Golden State and it must be stopped.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-08-07-tsa-gun-ban_N.htm
The Transportation Security Administration may allow airports to ban firearms from terminals, parking lots, roads and other airport areas where many states currently allow passengers to carry lethal weapons.
Airport officials and lawmakers are watching closely as the TSA weighs a request by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to modify its security program to impose an airportwide ban on guns. It is the first such request to TSA from an airport.
My only comment.... Wasn't it just two months ago that the Supreme Court confirmed that we have a right to own and bear arms?
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/08/11/guns_at_airport.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab
People with firearms licenses still can't take guns into non-secure areas of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, a federal judge ruled Monday.
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=4130
Assembly Bill 2948 was passed out of the Committee and now heads to the Senate floor. AB2948 would prohibit the sale of firearms and ammunition on the property or inside the buildings that comprise the Cow Palace. Simply put, this bill is a stepping-stone to banning all gun shows in the Golden State and it must be stopped.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-08-07-tsa-gun-ban_N.htm
The Transportation Security Administration may allow airports to ban firearms from terminals, parking lots, roads and other airport areas where many states currently allow passengers to carry lethal weapons.
Airport officials and lawmakers are watching closely as the TSA weighs a request by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to modify its security program to impose an airportwide ban on guns. It is the first such request to TSA from an airport.
My only comment.... Wasn't it just two months ago that the Supreme Court confirmed that we have a right to own and bear arms?
Monday, August 11, 2008
Back
Back from long weekend of camping.... No phones, no lights, no motor cars..not a single luxury......
Came back to the Olympic and a war between Georgia and Russia. It blows my mind how amazing Olympic class shooters are. The skill of this people boggles my mind. I am a fairly good shooter and wish I had a tenth of their skill.
Ten meters is not a huge distance to shoot, but these people put all their shots into an area much smaller in diameter then a dime.
Even watching Trap. These athletes shoot as if the shotgun is a part of them. Just fun to watch and dream I was half as good.
Came back to the Olympic and a war between Georgia and Russia. It blows my mind how amazing Olympic class shooters are. The skill of this people boggles my mind. I am a fairly good shooter and wish I had a tenth of their skill.
Ten meters is not a huge distance to shoot, but these people put all their shots into an area much smaller in diameter then a dime.
Even watching Trap. These athletes shoot as if the shotgun is a part of them. Just fun to watch and dream I was half as good.
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