Posted on 09/07/2007 11:24:04 AM PDT by looscnnn
I saw the video and I'll grab the transcript. The discussion of the gun in question was in the setting of hunting. In particular he starts out to explain his 5 round limit to these "assault weapons" (full auto accoridng to his "explain")... "if you're a hunter. If your a hunter. One round ought to be enough." Then he goes on to say 5 ought to be the limit. So, I think the famous Ranger is a liar. If TX prohibits full auto deer hunting, then that would be icing on the cake.
I could go all through this piece of CYA krap(tm) line by line, but picking just one point of his that shows his sheer stupidity and ignorance, it's the above.
He obviously doesn't understand the Constitution and the BOR, or otherwise he would know that those rights enumerated by the BOR are not "handed down" by either our Founding Fathers or the government. These are God given rights that all men have, that are infringed by the government or others.
If he spent 39 years as a law enforcement officer and is on the Board of the NRA, then he sure doesn't understand either his oath to uphold the Constitution or the reasons and beliefs behind that document. If he doesn't understand such an elementary principle, he doesn't deserve a place on the Board of the NRA. This is exactly why I have not and will not "join" the NRA. They don't represent either my views or those of the Constitution.
I’ll wager Mitt, since Mitt toured the Shot Show with NRA brass, and NRA defends his permanent assault weapons ban in MA (It did not make the ban permanent! The ban was already permanent! Mitt successfully negotiated the deal so that the License to Own a Gun was to be wallet sized, and when the cops confiscate your guns, you MUST now get a receipt...)
Zumbo came to see the light and apologized for what he did. This famous TX Ranger lied about what he did, and blamed the viewer/reader as being to stupid to know what he was really talking about. He also blamed the "media" for cutting him off short. It clear that he was not cut off and his "explain" was a flat out lie.
Did you see #79 or was it 74, a rather scathing indictment about the NRA being for collectors and competitors only.
If its the same guy who wrote a book about his life as a Ranger there is cause for concern. He tries to explain away the killing and injuring of three white American rafting in Mexico by Mexican-Indian teens. They were smoking dope and drinking while camping and came across the rafters and started sniping them from a cliff. I believe they killed the two males and the female escaped wounded. Its been a while since I read it so its a little fuzzy. I will google the name and see if I can come up with the book title so people can read for themselves.
I read this book before the amnesty bill and before these remarks for sure. I was hoping for a rip roaring book of adventures from an ex Texas Ranger. I just remember thinking "Jeeze this guy has a romantic old west infatuation with Mexicans and even the criminal element in Mexico. I am not saying he is not tough or crooked or anything but if these two guys are the same, the guy needs to be fired.
So that the politicians in Washington who seek an favorable rating at election time from the NRA know that the NRA has a real process that's grounded in a legitimate and coherent manner rather than just doing the bidding of a seething flighty mob of loudmouth pitchfork wavers.
I think it's necessary to keep firearms owners together in the best possible manner so that we can consolidate political power: For years we've been talking about how the liberals will 'divide and conquer' the RKBA by going after our different elements: First the NFA owners, then handguns, then the semi-automatics, then all centerfire rifles, then when only the Fudds are left, the last duck guns.
What you propose to do is the anti-gunners work for them by secularizing each segment of firearms ownership by kicking out someone that doesn't follow your doctrine. Your idea weakens the movement. I propose that we address the problem by convincing others that we're all in it together. We must hang together or surely hang separately.
That's why the NRA has elections rather than just appointing bishops and cardinals.
If you don't believe this, go start a new organization called 'Red-Blooded Americans For Assault Weapons and High Capacity Drum Magazines, Incorporated' and see how successful you are at it. Can you name two congress-critters who would seek your endorsement?
Put down the pitchforks and torches and work within the established system. Otherwise, you might as well stay true to your uninfringed Constitutional beliefs and just illegally convert your semi-autos to unregistered machine guns, build homemade suppressors, and bury them all in a cosmoline-filled drum out on Federal land marked with GPS coordinates.
that said, this guy has done more in his life than me for sure and is a tough sob who has proved himself. I just remember that book and how he tried to explain away the cold blooded murder of Americans by Mexicans> There is more in the book called One Ranger. I would love to hear someone elses take on that book.
Got a 900 lb Alaskan Brown with a single shot from my .475Linebaugh, at 25 yds
His statement was to the moderator's statement/question (after discussing his status as a NRA board member) "Of course a lot of law enforcement are concerned about things like assault weapons which they feel like don't really contribute to the keeping of the peace." Nothing about hunting, he is the one that talks about hunting in his reply to that statement/question.
Then they start discussing "assault weapons".
They have already endorsed an anti-gun candidate (a Governor I think).
“They have already endorsed an anti-gun candidate”
Do you recall who the gov was?
Thx
I've been concerned about the NRA for some time. When the NRA board of directors has a Grover Norquist (open border/Muslim promoter) setting policy for the NRA, you know they're going to the 'squishy middle'.
http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/2005/12/what-has-nra-got-to-do-with.html
What has the NRA got to do with Immigration and terrorism?
Grover Norquist: "I started out as a right-winger, and when I retire I want to be a squishy middle-of-the-roader," he jokes, chortling at the thought.
http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/2006/12/quotes-of-day-best-of-web.html
You are correct - they endorsed anti-gun Tom Ridge in PA.
It does now.
Any gun organization in the millions and with about seventy some on the board are bound to have a couple who don’t understand the agenda.
I will never vote for this guy and I wouldn’t mind if he was kicked out of the association.
The NRA better clean house soon, or I’m oughta there.
ARe the members still voting in the board?
Yes, but they don’t say sh*t like this ahead of time. Now he’s on record.
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