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jodywy
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Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson Issues Open Letter to Nation's Sportsmen Regarding Obama's History in the Illinois Senate
Last update: 1:06 a.m. EDT Oct. 15, 2008
CHICAGO, Oct 15, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The following is the text of an open letter to the nation's hunters and sportsmen issued today by Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson:
Fellow Sportsman,
Hello, my name is Rich Pearson and I have been active in the firearm rights movement for over 40 years. For the past 15 years, I have served in the Illinois state capitol as the chief lobbyist for the Illinois State Rifle Association.
I lobbied Barack Obama extensively while he was an Illinois State Senator. As a result of that experience, I know Obama's attitudes toward guns and gun owners better than anyone. The truth be told, in all my years in the Capitol I have never met a legislator who harbors more contempt for the law-abiding firearm owner than does Barack Obama.
Although Obama claims to be an advocate for the 2nd Amendment, his voting record in the Illinois Senate paints a very different picture. While a state senator, Obama voted for a bill that would ban nearly every hunting rifle, shotgun and target rifle owned by Illinois citizens. That same bill would authorize the state police to raid homes of gun owners to forcibly confiscate banned guns. Obama supported a bill that would shut down law-abiding firearm manufacturers including Springfield Armory, Armalite, Rock River Arms and Les Baer. Obama also voted for a bill that would prohibit law-abiding citizens from purchasing more than one gun per month.
Without a doubt, Barack Obama has proven himself to be an enemy of the law abiding firearm owner. At the same time, Obama has proven himself to be a friend to the hardened criminal. While a state senator, Obama voted 4 times against legislation that would allow a homeowner to use a firearm in defense of home and family.
Does Barack Obama still sound to you like a "friend" of the law-abiding gun owner?
And speaking of friends, you can always tell a person by the company they keep. Obama counts among his friends the Rev. Michael Pfleger - a renegade Chicago priest who has openly called for the murder of gun shop owners and pro-gun legislators. Then there is his buddy Richard Daley, the mayor of Chicago who has declared that if it were up to him, nobody would be allowed to own a gun. And let's not forget Obama's pal George Soros - the guy who has pumped millions of dollars into the UN's international effort to disarm law-abiding citizens.
Obama has shown that he is more than willing to use other people's money to fund his campaign to take your guns away from you. While a board member of the leftist Joyce Foundation, Barack Obama wrote checks for tens of millions of dollars to extremist gun control organizations such as the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence and the Violence Policy Center.
Does Barack Obama still sound to you like a "friend" of the law-abiding gun owner?
By now, I'm sure that many of you have received mailings from an organization called "American Hunters and Shooters Association(AHSA)" talking about what a swell fellow Obama is and how he honors the 2nd Amendment and how you will never have to worry about Obama coming to take your guns. Let me make it perfectly clear - everything the AHSA says about Obama is pure hogwash. The AHSA is headed by a group of left-wing elitists who subscribe to the British view of hunting and shooting. That is, a state of affairs where hunting and shooting are reserved for the wealthy upper-crust who can afford guided hunts on exclusive private reserves. The AHSA is not your friend, never will be.
In closing, I'd like to remind you that I'm a guy who has actually gone nose to nose with Obama on gun rights issues. The Obama I know cannot even begin to identify with this nation's outdoor traditions. The Obama I know sees you, the law abiding gun owner, as nothing but a low-class lummox who is easily swayed by the flash of a smile and a ration of rosy rhetoric. The Obama I know is a stony-faced liar who has honed his skill at getting what he wants - so long as people are willing to give it to him.
That's the Barack Obama I know.
The ISRA is the state's leading advocate of safe, lawful and responsible firearms ownership. Founded in 1903, the ISRA has represented the interests of millions of law-abiding Illinois firearm owners.
WEB SITE: http://www.isra.org
SOURCE Illinois State Rifle Association
http://www.isra.org
Copyright (C) 2008 PR Newswire. All rights reserved
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Lonecowboy
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Haven't you been paying attention??
obama is all about change --
American's have had Gun Rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution since the beginning of our Country--
Let's vote him in so he can "change" it
The second ammendment has nothing to do with hunting.
it has everything to do with our ability to be able to defend ourselves.
It has everything to do with our personal Freedom.
Every gun law on the books undermines our freedom and ability to defend ourselves.
We live in the Greatest Country in the the world--
Let's vote him in so he can "change" it
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Sandhusker
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| Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Do you like to hunt, OT?
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Oldtimer
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| Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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Do very little anymore- unless a big buck walks thru the yard...
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Sandhusker
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| Do you like to hunt, OT? |
Do very little anymore- unless a big buck walks thru the yard... |
Probably won't bother you when Obama shuts down hunting, then.
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hopalong
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He is not allowed to have real bullets, the county took them away from him when he was sheriff, and haven't let him have anything but a rubber band gun minus the rubber band!!!!
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Oldtimer
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| Do you like to hunt, OT? |
Do very little anymore- unless a big buck walks thru the yard... |
Probably won't bother you when Obama shuts down hunting, then. |
Problem is- I've heard the same scare tactics for 30+ years from Jimmy Carter thru Bill Clinton...
The biggest liar during any campaign and the one that has damaged the country the worse has been George W. Bush and he used the same tactics...And to me McCain = another George Bush...That scares me more..
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Sandhusker
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| Oldtimer wrote: |
| Sandhusker wrote: |
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| Do you like to hunt, OT? |
Do very little anymore- unless a big buck walks thru the yard... |
Probably won't bother you when Obama shuts down hunting, then. |
Problem is- I've heard the same scare tactics for 30+ years from Jimmy Carter thru Bill Clinton...
The biggest liar during any campaign and the one that has damaged the country the worse has been George W. Bush and he used the same tactics...And to me McCain = another George Bush...That scares me more.. |
You didn't read what Jody posted? You don't realize that he voted for an ammuntion ban that would of taken away almost all rifle hunting ammunition? That's the documented truth, not a scare tactic.
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hopalong
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