Massachusetts Disarms Military Reservists

Gun Owners Action League ^ | 2/03

[pabianice]

Contact Information:

Thomas Reilley

Lord High Attorney General of Massachusetts

In the Service of HRH, King George III

One Ashburton Place

Boston, MA 02108-1698

Tel: (617) 727-2200

Fax: (413) 784-1244

[stuartcr]

Why not talk to your CO?

[stuartcr]

Why not talk to your CO?

[thegreatbeast]

Dr. Greco will give birth to his own fifth child before he gets a pistol permit for a gun in MA. No way, no how.
Sorry, Doc, but thanks for your service.

[weikel]

In the Service of HRH, King George III

No gun control under George III until the revolution actually began. Taxes were lower under George III then George of Mount Vernon. I say bring back the Hanoverians down with Democracy.

[TheBattman]

And what's amazing is - those pinko lefty anti-gun liberals scream that the 2nd Amendment was to protect the Militia - what is a reservist?

[Fixit]

PRM bump.

[stuartcr]

Don't they have any ranges in Mass where he can rent a weapon and practice?

[Prolix]

Dr. Greco will give birth to his own fifth child before he gets a pistol permit for a gun in MA. No way, no how. Sorry, Doc, but thanks for your service.

It's not getting a permit that's his problem. It's that he can not buy/own a Beretta 9mm in Massachusetts. Thus he can not practice to become proficient with the side arm that will be issued to him by the U.S. Government when he is activated.

For those of you who are not familiar with the Massachusetts gun laws:

• Firearms Record Bureau
• CHAPTER 180 OF THE ACTS OF 1998

[xkaydet65]

Just a question. Isn't there a Geneva restriction on medical personnel and weapons. I seem to recall that a G.I carrying Geneva I.D. as medical non combatant could not bear arms. Have the U.S. Armed Forces abandoned this policy. Making no judgement here, just seeking info.

[Taipei Personality]

bang . . .

[Living Free in NH]

I was in a mobile radar unit (USAF) in Germany back in the late 80's and our medics carried an M-16.

[Gritty]

Aides in both offices assured me that it was not the intent of any of their legislation to prevent a reservist from getting necessary training.

Well, they have a point, Doc.

The intent of their legislation is to prevent any citizen from getting neccessary training - much less owning any weapon which could conceivably threaten their power and perks.

Too bad, buddy. You can feel free to go and defend us 7,000 miles away, but you won't be allowed to defend yourself anywhere around here!

[Jack Black]

Lord High Attorney General of Massachusetts

What an amazing title for our Democratic Republic.

[thegreatbeast]

What do you mean? Is the Commonwealth saying this is one of those "unsafe" weapons? Otherwise it does devolve to the Doctor not being able to get a permit of some kind.

[and the horse you rode in on]

As an officer, the navy expects me to know what to do to prepare myself for my job when I am mobilized

Obviously all reservists need to move to another State and the Defense Department needs to begin closing all military bases in MA.

E-Mail Rummy's Office. Someone there is more likely to do something than anyone else is. If you have not yet been mobilized, I don't see how this could be considered going around your chain of command, especially since it is a political matter that is beyond the authority of anyone lower on the chain of command.

[thegreatbeast]

Excellent! You, sir, get a gold star. Excellent point!

[philetus]

"Lord High Attorney General of Massachusetts"

While I'm sure this title was confered in sarcasm, our pols do indeed think they are Lords and Kings, untouchable by the laws that govern the "common people".

[Jay D. Dyson]

This whole mess is courtesy of the warped Left-wing philosophy that argues that the best way to be disarming is to be disarmed. After all, they reason, if you pose no threat, then no-one will ever want to visit harm upon you!

Of course, if you refuse to be the "perfect victim," then they paint you as some sort of neanderthal who should be vilified upon the altar of Political Correctness. (Nevermind your Constitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms, dear Citizen. We know what's best for you!)

Related reading on the subject: The Harm in Being Harmless.

-Jay

[MEGoody]

"why our nation would issue a side arm that our Attorney General would define as unsafe"

Because the AG of Mass. is an idiot and would classify a toy gun as 'unsafe.'