Posted on 01/02/2022 4:31:42 AM PST by marktwain
The Democrat Governor of Guam, Lourdes (Lou) Aflague Leon Guerrero, vetoed legislative bill 73-36, the “Hearing Protection Act” on December 22, 2021. The bill had passed the Senate by a narrow margin on December 15. With only 13 Senators present, the bill passed on a 7 to 6 bipartisan vote. From the americansuppresorassociation.com:
Of the 15 member legislature, 13 lawmakers were present for the vote. With Vice Speaker Barnes and Sen. Terlaje absent and excused, only 7 votes were needed for passage. That threshold was met when Senators Tony Ada, Frank Blas Jr., Christopher M. Dueñas, James Moylan, Clynton Ridgell, Telo Taitague, and Mary Torres all voted in favor of the bill.
Speaker Therese Terlaje and Senators Joanne Brown, Sabina Perez, Joe San Agustin, and Amanda Shelton voted against the Hearing Protection Act.
Governor Guerrero was elected with 50.7% of the vote in 2018, is up for re-election in 2022. She is the first female governor of Guam. There are about 56,000 registered voters in Guam, out of a population of 169,000. Governor Guerrero received over 18,000 votes.
In her explanatory letter, she gives this reason for the veto:
The very reason proponents of the bill advocate for lifting of the restrictions is the reason the restriction must remain in place – while they do not eliminate it, suppressors and silencers, by design, substantially suppress the sound of gunfire, which is one of the most easily recognizable warnings that a gun has been fired in a person’s vicinity, lawfully or unlawfully, and enables that person to get to safety.
Supporters of the bill noted that suppressors are seldom used in a crime, are legal in 42 states, and aid significantly in reducing the damage to hearing from gunfire.
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
Here we see that “gun safety” proponents don’t actually support real gun safety.
Incidentally, her same argument could also apply to cars, in that that mufflers conceal the presence and direction of two-ton death machies, i.e. that kill more people each year than firearms homicides do, and which are used in countless crimes such as bank robberies, smash-and-grabs, and kidnappings. Does this amount to a reason to ban mufflers, or is there a double standard at work?
Guam is a fairly conservative society.
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Sure it is, while it remains upright and afloat. It could reach its tipping point any day!
What does Hank Johnson think of this?
“... mufflers conceal the presence and direction of two-ton death machines, i.e. that kill more people each year than firearms homicides do,”
A “Can” is worth looking into here in AZ!
Thanks for posting!
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