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Limit bullets; Robert Hacker; Beaver County Times; January 31, 2013.
Below is a detailed critique of the subject letter.
“I find it quite astonishing and quite frankly absurd that sportsmen and the NRA have no problem with a limit on the number of bullets for guns that are used for killing rabbits, squirrels, pheasants, etc., to three and bigger game such as deer and bear to six, but go ballistic when someone suggests there be a limit placed on the guns that are designed for the sole purpose of killing large numbers of human beings in a short amount of time. Does that make any kind of sense?”
[RWC] Yes. I don’t have to worry about “rabbits, squirrels, pheasants, … deer and bear” returning fire. If I and those around me were under attack by a criminal, I’d hate to have to rely on holding off the attacker(s) with only a few bullets before being defenseless while I reload. Silly me, but I’d like to be able to fire as many shots as I could before reloading.
“Also, policemen that I know, for the most part, seem to be staunch supporters of the NRA. They have taken an oath to ‘serve and protect’ the public on one hand, and then on the other hand subsidize an organization that not only advocates but demands that any and every nutcase be allowed access to these military weapons, with no oversight or control, to the point where they spend millions of dollars to buy politicians to support their demands. Does that seem like conflicting viewpoints to anyone else?”
[RWC] Mr. Hacker’s “conflicting viewpoints” question comes from his misrepresentation of NRA positions.
The NRA does not “advocate [and] demand that any and every nutcase be allowed access to these military weapons.” I don’t know Mr. Hacker’s definition of “military weapons.”
“Speaking of politicians, this really puts them between a rock and a hard place. They must decide whether or not to support some restraint on ‘killing machines.’ Making decisions doesn’t seem to be their strong point. The majority of people would like some controls and the NRA doesn’t.”
[RWC] As I’ve written previously, our right to bear arms is not about hunting. I’ve also written about background checks required to purchase a firearm.
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