You can take the Republican out of Massachusetts
But you can’t take the Massachusetts out of the Republican: Scott Brown Comes Out Against NRA-Backed Legislation
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November 8th, 2011 at 11:43 am
I won’t vote for him again. My choices are now a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, or just a Wolf.
Fuck him.
November 8th, 2011 at 11:58 am
I’m going to work on a letter to the Brown campaign tonight and post it tomorrow morning.
I don’t like this, not one but, but I really *REALLY* don’t like the prospect of Senator “dumb as a box of rocks” Warren, either…
November 8th, 2011 at 12:15 pm
I just called Brown’s DC office and spoke with a nice young gentleman to express my views. I told the man that though I’m not a one issue voter, Brown’s letter to Menino is beyond the pale and unless he does a 180, he has lost my vote and that I’ll be spreading the word for others to do the same.
The young man stated that Brown’s office has been getting a fair amount of traffic on HR 822 but didn’t go into specifics. I told him that my fundamental and essential human and civil right to lawful self defense does not end at my doorstep.
Spread the word and keep up the pressure. It may not do much good but it can’t hurt. Someone with real influence needs to talk to Brown. In no small measure, lawful Massachusetts gun owners were important to his Senate victory. He needs to know that and feel the heat.
Unless he does a 180, I won’t vote for Brown even if it means Warren gets in. The RINOs and the rest of the GOP need to know that they just can’t take us for granted and that their actions will have consequences.
November 8th, 2011 at 12:25 pm
Just remember: If we hadnt thrown our weight behind him and gotten him elected, Obamacare would have passed! Then where would we be?
Oh, right…
November 8th, 2011 at 12:32 pm
WizardPC wins the Snarkophagus!
November 8th, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Mr. Brown should ask the two Texas senators what cost Ann Richards her reelection as Texas governor.
Ms. Richards (Democrat) vetoed a bill that would allow a referendum in Texas to see if Texans wanted a Concealed Handgun License (CHL).
George Bush campaigned with the plank that no referendum was necessary; if the legislature would pass a CHL bill, he would sign it.
She lost. He won. Bill passed. He signed.
Texas was a mostly Democratic state at the time, and the only thing that put him over to win was the vote of the citizens that wanted self protection in the form of a CHL.
Bet he loses the election because of this one stance on the reciprocity issue.
History repeats itself.
November 8th, 2011 at 2:35 pm
Yeah, not like the 10th amendment is an issue or anything. Are you going to be like the liberals and only honor the parts of the Constitution which you agree with?
It is a slippery slope here, folks.
I actually agree with the fact that this bill should not ever pass. I live in Indiana and am a CCL holder, and I’d love to carry anywhere I go. But this bill stinks.
November 8th, 2011 at 2:40 pm
“Yeah, not like the 10th amendment is an issue or anything.”
Correct, it is not a 10th Amendment issue.
It is a 14th Amendment issue. From 1861-1865 Hoosiers died to ensure the civil rights of everyone in all the states, including Massachusetts. Massachusetts does not get to violate our civil rights by saying magic words, “states rights”. The South tried that for 100 years. Should not be allowed.
November 8th, 2011 at 2:47 pm
Interesting point. I could argue it either way.
November 8th, 2011 at 5:36 pm
Mr. B,
I agree. I’m a gun rights man who believe all Federal gun control laws are unconstitutional. Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I understand that HB 822 gives some federal control or regulation over Carry Permits, something I definitely oppose. There is another bill, HB 2900, if I recall the number correctly, which is much better based on the “full faith and credit” clause.
November 8th, 2011 at 5:42 pm
Re: H B 2900 excerpted from Human Events:
Pro-gun champion Rep. Paul C. Broun (R-GA) recently introduced a concealed carry recognition bill… H.R. 2900 allows law-abiding citizens who can legally carry concealed in their home state to carry all across the country, as well.
Titled “The Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement Act,” this legislation recognizes that constitutional rights do not become null and void at the state line.
And, most importantly, Rep. Broun’s bill is “constitutional carry” friendly. The SAFE Act recognizes that while CCW permits are the “norm” in most states, constitutional carry is the ideal.
For more than 20, Gun Owners of America has pushed constitutional carry, (also known as Vermont-style carry) at the state level. Such legislation recognizes the right to carry without having to first get the government’s permission.
After all, how much of a right is protected by the Second Amendment if citizens must first pass tests, fill out applications, take classes and, in many cases, be fingerprinted and photographed to obtain a license—in essence, to prove to the authorities that they’re not criminals before being allowed to carry?
Vermont had it right for over a century. Any person can carry a concealed firearm—whether they are a resident of the state or not—except for use in the commission of a crime. That’s it. No registration, no paperwork, no arbitrary denials by anti-gun bureaucrats.
And the result? Vermont consistently ranks among the safest states in the country.
And other states are finally starting to follow suit. Three states (Alaska, Arizona, and Wyoming) have passed constitutional carry laws for their own citizens. Texas passed a modified version, allowing for a concealed firearm anywhere inside one’s vehicle, including motor homes. And since 1991, constitutional carry has been allowed in more than 99% of the state of Montana.
Even with these improvements, however, reciprocal agreements between states are written in such a way that an actual permit is still required in order to carry concealed from state to state.
And in many instances, there is NO way to legally carry concealed in another state.
Broun’s bill addresses this issue in a way that respects the Constitution and in a way that recognizes the unalienable right to defend one’s life—without needing a permit from the government.
November 9th, 2011 at 1:17 am
#11 Ron W. If unrestricted carry in a vehicle is a “modified version” of Constitutional Carry, IIRC Colorado is like that as well (except for Denver due to home rule).. At least that is how I understood it when I drove from Vegas to KC this summer.