Illinois State Rifle Association Ex Dir issues open letter to sportsmen

[ericire12]

http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?c1eda24d-0b2c-4516-aea6-fe9bb13cb807

Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson Issues Open Letter to Nation's Sportsmen Regarding Obama's TRUE History in the Illinois Senate

We've repeatedly warned our readers not to believe Barack Obama when he claims to support our Second Amendment rights. We have told you the truth--that Barack Obama is the most anti-gun presidential candidate in American history! Hands down. No question. Barack Obama opposes the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding, freedom-loving, American firearm owners.

We've given the facts, and provided the documentation. But if you know someone who's still not convinced, you'll want to share with them a recent, open letter to our nation's gun owners, hunters, and sportsmen, written by Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) Executive Director Richard Pearson. Pearson's credentials include deep involvement in the firearm rights movement for more than 40 years. He's been the chief lobbyist for the ISRA for the past 15 years. And, most importantly, because of his personal experience, he knows Barack Obama's true stance on the Second Amendment.

In his letter, Mr. Pearson says, "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 does Barack Obama."

Mr. Pearson goes on to describe just some of Obama's anti-gun voting record, saying, "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 to forcibly confiscate banned guns." Obama also voted FOUR TIMES against legislation that would protect a homeowner who use a firearm in defense of home and family!

It doesn't get much plainer than that, folks. This letter is a must-read for every pro-freedom, pro-self-defense, pro-Second Amendment American.

To read the entire letter, log onto http://www.nra.com The truth about Obama's stance on firearms and the Second Amendment needs to be told—again!

http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=4221

[runstowin]

Obama is an evil jerk.
However there is a subtle, but crucial error in this article, one that is quite common when referring to the second and the other amendments.
The second amendment does not give us the right to bear arms, it says in part,
" the right of the People to to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
The second amendment recognized that the right to keep and bear arms preceded the constitution.
The founding fathers believed that this right came from God.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

[TexGun]

This guy was on Tom Gresham's radio show this week.  You can hear the interview on his podcast page.

Our way of life, not just our gun life, is in serious danger of taking a radical turn to the left.  These are the "good ole days".