Posted on 05/04/2013 10:18:21 AM PDT by JoeProBono
The public face of the National Rifle Association is imploring members to never surrender their weapons in the wake of recent gun control efforts in Congress that he said will "destroy us and every ounce of our freedom."
Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre spoke in Houston during the organization's annual member meeting, which is part of the yearly convention.
LaPierre told several thousand people that the "political and media elites" have tried to use December's shooting at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school and other recent mass shootings "to blame us, to shame us, to compromise our freedom for their agenda."
He also implored lawmakers to instead enforce current federal gun laws and rebuild the nation's mental health system.
(Excerpt) Read more at seattlepi.com ...
Since selling all my toys/tools to a person whose name I do not recall, I have so few left perhaps they won’t bother looking. Then again ...
I will never give up mine. Any law to try to make mine mine illegal would be ex post facto and Unconstitutional.
Just get a net and go to the lake. I think there might be some in there....
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