NRA to Congress: Don't mess with gun laws

[shadowrider]

The National Rifle Association generally has kept a low profile in the days since the Tucson, Ariz., shooting rampage this month that killed six and wounded 14, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. But the group has begun to push back at congressional proposals to tighten gun laws, warning lawmakers not to chip away at gun rights.

"Even while our country was respecting the heartache of the people of Tucson and waiting for the full facts of the case, anti-gun activists were renewing their push for more gun control laws," said Chris W. Cox, executive director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, in a Wednesday letter to members of Congress.

"Indeed, gun control advocates were quick to push several schemes," Cox said.

Cox was particularly critical of a joint proposal by Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of New York — both Democrats — to bar the manufacture and sale of high-capacity ammunition clips like the one used by Arizona shooting suspect Jared Loughner.

"These magazines are standard equipment for self-defense handguns and other firearms owned by tens of millions of Americans," Cox wrote.

Cox also called out Republican Rep. Peter King of New York for his plan to ban firearms within 1,000 feet of members of Congress and other high-ranking federal officials.

"Obviously, this proposal would be ignored by anyone who intends to harm a government official," he said. "But it would impose extraordinary burdens on honest gun owners, creating potentially hundreds of square miles of roving 'gun free' areas throughout the United States."

http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2011/jan/19/nra-to-congress-dont-mess-with-gun-laws/

[Hoopla Phil]

1. I guess they were waiting for something "official" but I think they waited

a little too long to address all the vitriol coming from those wanting to use this tragedy to push their agenda.

[shadowrider]

2. It amazed me (not really)

How quickly the anti's jumped on this to push all levels of gun control.

Using a tragedy to push an agenda, and the anti's call us names?

[DonP]

3. That's "different"

... as long as you are espousing expanded gun control of any sort, it's perfectly OK to wade through the blood before the bodies are removed and push your agenda because you "mean well". I swear to god that Helmke and Hennigan have press releases already written with fill-in-the-blank sections for the state, city, firearm type (assault weapon, vest buster, sniper rifle, saturday night special etc.) and body counts.

OTOH, the NRA SAF et. al. is evil, even if all they do is express regrets and sympathy.

Seems fair to somebody, I'm sure. and they will show up any minute too.