Post by BuckShotJon1 on Oct 22, 2008 8:29:31 GMT -5
Worst Vote in history a person could make in my opinion.
Here is a great letter.
Illinois State Rifle Association
420 E. Locust, P.O. Box 637 , Chatsworth , IL 60921
Phone: (815) 635-3198 or (815) 635-3166 Fax: (815) 635-3723 Website: www.isra.org
Fellow Sportsman:
Over the past 15 years, I have served in the Illinois state capitol as the chief lobbyist for the Illinois State Rifle
Association.
I lobbied Barack Obama extensively while he was an Illinois State Senator. As a result of that
experience, I know Obama’s attitudes toward guns and gun owners better than anyone. The truth be
told, in all my years in the Capitol I have never met a legislator who harbors more contempt for
the law-abiding firearm owner than Barack Obama.
Although Obama claims to be an advocate for the 2 nd Amendment, his voting
record in the Illinois Senate paints a very different picture. While a state senator, Obama voted
for a bill that would ban nearly every hunting rifle, shotgun and target rifle owned by Illinois citizens.
That same bill would authorize the state police to raid homes of gun owners and forcibly confiscate
banned guns. Obama supported a bill that would shut down law-abiding firearm manufacturers
including Springfield Armory, Armalite, Rock River Arms and Les Baer. Obama also voted for a bill
that would prohibit law-abiding citizens from purchasing more than one gun per month.
Without a doubt, Barack Obama has proven himself to be an enemy of the law abiding firearm owner. At
the same time, Obama has proven himself to be a friend to the hardened criminal. While a state senator,
Obama voted 4 times against legislation that would allow a homeowner to use a firearm in defense of
home and family.
Does Barack Obama still sound to you like a “friend” of the law-abiding gun owner?
And speaking of friends, you can always tell a person by the company they keep. Obama counts
among his friends the Rev. Michael Pfleger - a renegade Chicago priest who has openly called for the
murder of gun shop owners and pro-gun legislators. Then there is his buddy Richard Daley, the mayor
of Chicago who has declared that if it were up to him, nobody would be allowed to own a gun. And let’s
not forget Obama’s pal George Soros - the guy who has pumped millions of dollars into the UN’s
international effort to disarm law-abiding citizens.
Obama has shown that he is more than willing to use other people’s money to fund his campaign to
take your guns away from you. While a board member of the leftist Joyce Foundation, Barack Obama wrote
checks for tens of millions of dollars to extremist gun control organizations such as the Illinois
Council Against Handgun Violence and the Violence Policy Center .
Does Barack Obama still sound to you like a “friend” of the law-abiding gun owner?
By now, I’m sure that many of you have received mailings from an organization called
“American Hunters and Shooters Association(AHSA)” talking about what a swell fellow Obama is and
how he honors the 2 Amendment and how you will never have to worry about Obama coming to take
your guns. Let me make it perfectly clear - everything the AHSA says about Obama is pure hogwash.
The AHSA is headed by a group of left-wing elitists who subscribe to the British view of hunting and shooting.
That is, a state of affairs where hunting and shooting are reserved for the wealthy upper-crust who can afford
guided hunts on exclusive private reserves.
The AHSA is not your friend, never will be.
In closing, I’d like to remind you that I’m a guy who has actually gone nose to nose with Obama on gun rights
issues. The Obama I know cannot even begin to identify with this nation’s outdoor traditions. The Obama I
know sees you, the law abiding gun owner, as nothing but a low-class lummox who is easily swayed by the
flash of a smile and a ration of rosy rhetoric. The Obama I know is a stony-faced liar who has honed
his skill at getting what he wants - so long as people are willing to give it to him.
That’s the Barack Obama I know.
Richard A. Pearson
Executive Director
Illinois State Rifle Association
Open Letter to Sportsmen:10/10/08
Here is a great letter.
Illinois State Rifle Association
420 E. Locust, P.O. Box 637 , Chatsworth , IL 60921
Phone: (815) 635-3198 or (815) 635-3166 Fax: (815) 635-3723 Website: www.isra.org
Fellow Sportsman:
Over the past 15 years, I have served in the Illinois state capitol as the chief lobbyist for the Illinois State Rifle
Association.
I lobbied Barack Obama extensively while he was an Illinois State Senator. As a result of that
experience, I know Obama’s attitudes toward guns and gun owners better than anyone. The truth be
told, in all my years in the Capitol I have never met a legislator who harbors more contempt for
the law-abiding firearm owner than Barack Obama.
Although Obama claims to be an advocate for the 2 nd Amendment, his voting
record in the Illinois Senate paints a very different picture. While a state senator, Obama voted
for a bill that would ban nearly every hunting rifle, shotgun and target rifle owned by Illinois citizens.
That same bill would authorize the state police to raid homes of gun owners and forcibly confiscate
banned guns. Obama supported a bill that would shut down law-abiding firearm manufacturers
including Springfield Armory, Armalite, Rock River Arms and Les Baer. Obama also voted for a bill
that would prohibit law-abiding citizens from purchasing more than one gun per month.
Without a doubt, Barack Obama has proven himself to be an enemy of the law abiding firearm owner. At
the same time, Obama has proven himself to be a friend to the hardened criminal. While a state senator,
Obama voted 4 times against legislation that would allow a homeowner to use a firearm in defense of
home and family.
Does Barack Obama still sound to you like a “friend” of the law-abiding gun owner?
And speaking of friends, you can always tell a person by the company they keep. Obama counts
among his friends the Rev. Michael Pfleger - a renegade Chicago priest who has openly called for the
murder of gun shop owners and pro-gun legislators. Then there is his buddy Richard Daley, the mayor
of Chicago who has declared that if it were up to him, nobody would be allowed to own a gun. And let’s
not forget Obama’s pal George Soros - the guy who has pumped millions of dollars into the UN’s
international effort to disarm law-abiding citizens.
Obama has shown that he is more than willing to use other people’s money to fund his campaign to
take your guns away from you. While a board member of the leftist Joyce Foundation, Barack Obama wrote
checks for tens of millions of dollars to extremist gun control organizations such as the Illinois
Council Against Handgun Violence and the Violence Policy Center .
Does Barack Obama still sound to you like a “friend” of the law-abiding gun owner?
By now, I’m sure that many of you have received mailings from an organization called
“American Hunters and Shooters Association(AHSA)” talking about what a swell fellow Obama is and
how he honors the 2 Amendment and how you will never have to worry about Obama coming to take
your guns. Let me make it perfectly clear - everything the AHSA says about Obama is pure hogwash.
The AHSA is headed by a group of left-wing elitists who subscribe to the British view of hunting and shooting.
That is, a state of affairs where hunting and shooting are reserved for the wealthy upper-crust who can afford
guided hunts on exclusive private reserves.
The AHSA is not your friend, never will be.
In closing, I’d like to remind you that I’m a guy who has actually gone nose to nose with Obama on gun rights
issues. The Obama I know cannot even begin to identify with this nation’s outdoor traditions. The Obama I
know sees you, the law abiding gun owner, as nothing but a low-class lummox who is easily swayed by the
flash of a smile and a ration of rosy rhetoric. The Obama I know is a stony-faced liar who has honed
his skill at getting what he wants - so long as people are willing to give it to him.
That’s the Barack Obama I know.
Richard A. Pearson
Executive Director
Illinois State Rifle Association
Open Letter to Sportsmen:10/10/08