After the horrific event in Connecticut this past Friday I can imagine that the people proposing the new gun range and mall here in Juneau are collectively holding their breath, waiting for any fallout of opposition. But we must ask the question, “What are we thinking here?” Are we providing a training ground for some future assault with automatic weapons here in Juneau? Let’s be honest. These are not hunting weapons. They are designed to kill people, not deer. Do we as a community want to take the next step from video games to actually providing a place where disgruntled and unhappy people can legitimately practice using assault weapons and machine guns?
Doesn’t the murder of these little children demonstrate the madness this action would represent? I suppose the people proposing this gun range and mall are hoping this will all blow over, but as history demonstrates, mass murders in this country are increasing, not blowing over. Its time to come to our senses and put a permanent stop to this.
We don’t need some copy-cat walking into Auke Bay school, or Gastineau Elementary, or any of our other schools or anywhere in town intent on mass murder.
Steve Wolf
Juneau
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Add commentCare to back up that claim
Care to back up that claim that mass murders are increasing? I have heard the exact opposite multiple times until now..
NRA Prevents ATF and CDC to Give out Data
Legislation passe dby NRA influence makes it illegal for the ATF and CDC to give out any information on deaths by firearms. The Teeare (sp?) ammendment for one. So real data are not available due to the NRA.
Care to back up that claim
Care to back up that claim that NRA employed lobbyists have ever had a meeting with any politician to discuss legislation directly related to information being surprised by government agency's?
Here you go, Stu
Here's an example off of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action website (the NRA-ILA is the NRA's lobbying arm) where they're touting the bill they backed which would prevent the BATF from collecting information on people making multiple purchases of rifles. Congressman Rehberg, the sponsor of the provision, has received $35,000 from the NRA over the past decade.
Now, can I point to a specific conversation they've had in his office on this subject? No. But if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...
"It comes as no surprise that the Obama Administration put out a Statement of Administration Policy saying that President Obama’s senior advisors would recommend that he veto H.R. 5326 (FY2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill). To see the statement, please click here.
Apparently, one of the reasons the President would veto H.R. 5326 is because of a NRA-backed general provision preventing funding for the new and unauthorized multiple sales reporting and registration plan proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE). On Thursday, April 26, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations approved this general provision offered by Congressman Rehberg (R-Mont.), by a vote of 30-19.
Without this funding restriction, the BATFE could continue to circumvent the will of Congress by collecting information on multiple-sales of long guns by Executive Branch mandate and then, centralizing records of thousands of Americans’ gun purchases, without any legal authority.
Please contact your member of Congress and tell them to leave this important provision in the bill. You can contact your member of Congress at (202) 225-3121"