Posted on 11/26/2004 9:30:40 PM PST by LibertyRocks
Wisconsin Hunter Murders Show Need For Effective Assault Weapons Ban—Armed Hunters No Match For SKS Assault Rifle
President Has Power to Fully Ban Import of All Foreign-Made Assault Rifles Such as SKSs And AK-47s
Washington, DC—SKS assault rifles like the one reported to have been used to murder five hunters and wound three others in Wisconsin over the weekend are a primary threat to police, the Violence Policy Center (VPC) reported today. So far in 2004, at least six law enforcement officers have been slain by SKSs. In the wake of the shooting, the VPC called on President George W. Bush today to use the Administration's executive authority over firearm imports to fully ban the import of all foreign-made assault rifles. Such an action would not require Congressional approval. The Bush Administration has specifically authorized the importation of SKS assault rifles from both Yugoslavia and Albania.
"Armed hunters were no match for one person firing an SKS assault rifle," said Kristen Rand, VPC legislative director. "This sad incident illustrates why the SKS is also a leading cop-killing rifle in America today."
Rand pointed out that the SKS assault rifle was not covered by the recently expired 1994 federal assault weapons ban. The VPC criticized the 1994 law as inadequate and favors enactment of a tougher version of the law that would ban the SKS and many other assault weapons that easily slipped through the old law's loopholes.
"Even though the 1994 law was easily circumvented by the gun industry, Congress has failed to move on a strong replacement law. President Bush could, with the stroke of a pen, tighten the import ban and stop the import of all foreign-made assault rifles," Rand said.
She noted that both the President's father, former-President George H.W. Bush, and former-President William J. Clinton stopped the import of hundreds of thousands of assault weapons by using their executive authority under firearms import and trade laws. Under the current Bush Administration, specific foreign-made assault rifles, including some SKSs, have returned to the marketplace.
For more information on the SKS assault rifle and the use of it and other assault weapons against law enforcement personnel, please visit www.vpc.org.
If THAT is the justification for banning it, then there will be no end to calling for one or another rifle to be banned until they are all gone -- for after the first one on the list is gone, then the second leading-cop killing rifle becomes "the leading cop-killing rifle in America today." And the VPC will call for it to be banned as an evil sniper rifle.
There is no way to please these folks and no end to their agenda until all firearms are banned. Don't think just because you own a hunting rifle you are exempt from being in their crosshairs. They have a bead on you too.
Love that shirt, man! Spoons made Rosie fat - a classic.
I regularly hear this weapon described as an "automatic". Amazing.
We need the SKS rifles. If we outlaw them, they'll fall in the hands of criminals and terrorists. Gun control fails for the same reason that campaign finance reform fails: money will always find a way. We need to fight this.
This was plain old cold-blooded murder. It had less to do with what he had in his hands than the fact that he wanted to kill and others probably just wanted to get out of there alive.
---"Armed hunters were no match for one person firing an SKS assault rifle," said Kristen Rand, VPC legislative director. "This sad incident illustrates why the SKS is also a leading cop-killing rifle in America today." ---
Here they come boys. Wait till you see the whites of their beady little gun grabbing eyes! Watch the elected Dims on this one and see if they want to get behind another gun grab. I hope so! the issue is poison for them nationally.
"'bout decent, law-abiding, mostly UNARMED hunters shot in the BACK by a crazed killer?"
This is the heart of the matter. The hunters that were murdered approached this killer's territory with wide-eyed naivete, not realizing or considering that they were entering harm's way. They were easy targets for a determined killer. It wouldn't matter at all what rifle the killer was using if the hunters weren't prepared to take him out as cold-bloodedly as he waxed all of them. This is the problem with the idea of using a firearm for self defense. Having a gun means nothing for self defense if you're not prepared to use it. The hunters that were iced didn't realize what they were up against and didn't have the will to kill that their opponent had.
Yep, yet the gun is functionally no different than any semi-auto rifle. Except for maybe the evil spring bayonet.
Anything can kill. Even your own fist can. I can use my car to kill many people. Why not ban cars? Heck, why not ban fists? Where do we draw the line?
2. Unarmed hunters are no match for an armed ambush.
3. Hell, no one is a match for an ambush unless the ambusher is a really bad shot. If I'm up in a tree, unseen with a .30-06.....nuff said
I love that shirt! But its the honest truth! I cant believe reporters are saying it was the gun, and that the hunters didnt have a chance,Thats bull crap, because I can shoot a gnat off his ear at 400 yards, but if I miss a little, he would lose his noggin, but that would have been alright too!
So true, hope they don't overlook the ' cop-killing' doughnuts.
Thats a fact!! BOOM, no tracking, just downed deer! Move here to NC, and you can have what you want, and this is also a hunters state!
Wisconsin will lock him up: I think that's lenient and inappropriate in this case.
WE have been feeding these idiots what they needed to get as far as they have until now: attention. Ignore gun-grabbing b*stards.
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