Hmmmm, wonder if they're gettin what they deserve already.? I can't get their page to load. Could be because of the publicity, they are being swamped.
Posted on 08/02/2005 9:50:56 AM PDT by BB62
From the NRA-ILA:
http://www.nraila.org/HuntingAndConservation/Diggerscorner/Post.aspx?ID=23
Some of you might have recently heard of a new organization claiming to represent hunters and gun owners. As is often the case this organization builds a nice website and claims to be a friend of hunters when the reality is they are nothing more than the enemy in camouflage.
The new group calls itself the American Hunters and Shooters Association, a friendly sounding name designed to part unsuspecting hunters and shooters from their hard earned dollars. They claim to be a “rational” voice in the hunting and gun rights policy debate, implying that groups like NRA are irrational.
Everything about AHSA sounds warm and fuzzy, that is unless you take the time to look deeper into their website. Quickly you realize that they want to regulate certain calibers of guns, allow the FBI to keep records on people who buy guns and put an end to gunshows as we know them.
The most telling thing about AHSA is its leadership. A quick look at the website shows that Bob Ricker is listed as AHSA Executive Director. Hunters will remember that Ricker is a former NRA employee who switched sides and has actively worked for gun control groups for many years now. Most recently Ricker was paid by a Virginia based anti-gun group, where he lobbied to shut down gun shows and put further restrictions on gun owners.
John Rosenthal is listed as President of the AHSA Foundation. Rosenthal is one of the founders of the Massachusetts based group Stop Handgun Violence, a group that has been a major force in passing some of the most draconian state gun laws in the nation.
With leadership like that, there is no doubt about the true goals of AHSA. They are trying to fool hunters and gun owners with a soft sell, while working behind the scenes to end the sport that we all love. I fully expect that next year we will see anti-gun Congressional candidates boasting their AHSA endorsements. Unfortunately, some gun owners will be fooled by this rhetoric, so help us spread the word that AHSA isn’t what they claim to be.
Next they'll be running ads featuring "reasonable" gun owners.
I'm for reasonable, rational gun policy, such as repealing Brady, GCA '68, and NFA '34. It's modest, reasonable, and just plain common sense. Some compromises might be necessary to enact these repeals, like nationwide Vermont carry, but I'd be willing to make such sacrifices.
that would be very simple to do, all you have to do is get bush to nominate very pro-gun justices, get them confirmed, and get someone to appeal and win us v miller 1939. that should rule GCA 1934 unconstitutional, and thereby all ammendments to it. while you're at it, get kennedy brought up on negligent homocide charges for chippaquiddik.
Screw them!
I'm sticking with the NRA, at least until a more conservative organisation comes along!
A.A.C.
"Let the Final Crusade commence!"
Don't you just love it when they get sneaky and try to effect change using such methods? Gotta keep on them to minimize their impact.
I'd love to see what the board of directors is making out of this sham. These gun grabbers are making a mint out of this hoax right out of the pockets of those they lie to.
Got a link to their web site?
There are at least 2 that are more conservative.
GOA and JPFO
Here is a link.
Check 'em out and see if something does smell right (okay, it stinks!!).
BB62
Here's their site: http://huntersandshooters.com/
Check 'em out and see if somthing does quite smell right (okay, it stinks!!).
BB62
since we now KNOW who this AHSA is and who set them up,
WE MUST HOLD THE MEDIA TO ACCOUNT!
THE MSM IS GOING TO TRY TO USE THIS AS A COVER FOR POLITICIANS.
CNN and the alphabets will show hitlary or some democrat going "a-huntin'" for a photo-op.
When guns comes up as an issue, the left wing media will have a brady wacko and this goup as "balance."
We need to get the word out to FNC and other new media outlets to difuse them ASAP.
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