Conyers Says Gun Makers 'Marketing Sniper Rifles to Criminals'

CNSNews ^ | 10/15/02 | Jeff Johnson

[Billthedrill]

Advertising must be truthful and non-deceptive.

Oh, if only the same were true of political speech. Conyers' is an absolutely classic case of deception, deliberate misrepresentation, and not-so-subtle misdirection of the uninitiated. This little gem, for example:

"Nine innocent people have been killed or injured by a serial killer who is using the technology of sniper rifles."

Not "using sniper rifles," or "using the rifles I'm talking about," but "using the technology of sniper rifles." This can mean anything, which is precisely why a weasel like Conyers couched it in those terms. It's a classic bait-and-switch operation - Conyers (and Waxman of California) are using a maniac with a .223 that may not even be a rifle to garner support for prohibition of .50 BMG monsters that, of all weapons, are certainly NOT the ones being used to kill people in D.C. This is such a blatant lie that even the media are skeptical - not that it prevents them from repeating it.

[Maceman]

Conyers Says Gun Makers 'Marketing Sniper Rifles to Criminals'

Maceman Says Conyers Marketing Tripe to Elitist Social Engineers and Idiots. (Film at 11)

[CHICAGOFARMER]

Here are the facts on national database ballastics

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/769511/posts?page=15

[YoungKentuckyConservative]

American Civil War II, coming soon to a neighborhood near you. Refuse registration. Resist confiscation. Remember the lessons of the twentieth century, and act accordingly.

Amen and ditto! I see it in the future as well. It's the only way it will be stopped.

[RightWhale]

U.S. civilians are only allowed to possess fully automatic weapons in any caliber with a special $200 "stamp" or license

Amazing how automatically they demagogue this loony shooter into a machinegun wielding sniper.

[Teacher317]

ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee has accused some gun manufacturers of marketing so-called "sniper rifles" in a manner that "appears to intentionally appeal to law breakers."

Oh, SURE, I remeber those ads now...
they had the cute blondes fawning over the burly Marlboro Man figure (complete with cowboy hat), as he stand over the bodies of schoolchildren that he recently bagged...
patriotic music crescendoes as he lifts up the weapon and looks through the scope at the camera lens...
NRA reps are throwing bundles of money at him...
GWB is shown shaking his hand and giving him a commemorative plaque...
derisive and superior/mocking laughter emanents from the background...

Now what was that tagline they used? Ah, yes, there were different ones for different markets:
"Killing... it's not just for New York muggers anymore!"
"Man... the other white meat."
"If they never see you, you'll never get caught."
and the most popular, "Got Liberals?"

Watch "Bambi-killers" and "Starve Your Grandparents to Increase Your Personal Wealth" on Sunday mornings, and I'm sure you'll see them, too.

[Traffic_Can]

That's a 10-4 Roger on that one...

[2nd amendment mama]

Exactly right! Just ask the family of Mary Jo Kopeckne or the father of the children that Susan Smith killed by running her car into a lake. These people should have sued the respective auto makers for selling these "deadly weapons" to criminals. I think we should ban all auto ads - they target criminals!!!!! </ sarcasm>

[<1/1,000,000th%]

The Democrats are buying "sniper rifles"?

[RushLake]

If the jackass was any type of real man, he would be demanding that his own people in the city of Detroit be the first to cease and desist from shooting children and other innocents off front lawns and front porches in the city. Drive by shootings are a feature of life in the City of Detroit. Of course, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (Coolman Young the second) is too busy to address those crimes since he's busy directing Jenny Grunthole's gubernatorial campaign in the city. Oh, did I play the race card....darn.

[CDHart]

"braying jackass Conyers"

Good description. It's not what I first had in mind, but then the moderator would have had to remove mine anyway.

Carolyn

[MoGalahad]

Where is your proof, Mr. Conyers? Or do you just sling accusations around to appeal to the emotionally challenged?

[AngryJawa]

"...since he's busy directing Jenny Grunthole's gubernatorial campaign in the city."

Please, please tell me you made up this name!

[cajun-jack]

well is diaz accusing ford motor company of directly contributing to the 10 car pile up on I-20 last week....surely Ford knew someone was going to drive in an unsafe manner and hurt someone....they should ban all fords!!!!!!

[junta]

Mr. Conyers obviously is suffering from dementia let us show him some compassion. I must be a suspect I own a Weatherby Accumark in the much demonized .308 with one of those high tech aiming devices (Leupold 3.5-10). Of course millions of Americans will be bearing the same since it is hunting season so this will give Moose-butt some more suspects to arrest.

[2nd amendment mama]

Between the time Conyers' staff issued a press advisory about the congressman's news conference and the time Conyers actually appeared he had changed some of the language in his allegations.

"I am here today to solicit the FTC's [Federal Trade Commission] help in bringing an end to a practice that has become far too common in our communities, the mass marketing of military style rifles to civilians," he said.

John Conyers - DemonRAT - member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus - need we know anything more - these traitors just want to disarm all of us so they can have all the power!!!! Bastards - all of them!!!!!!

[mushroom]

Maybe the construction industry for the highways this sniper is using to escape?

[PatrioticAmerican]

Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) is one of the most ignorant and racist SOBs in the world. His word means nothing to anyone.