Well.......
I got my Feb. copy of The FOP Journal today and after reading the FOP Presidents message I decided to let him know exactly how I feel about the "official" stance of the FOP concerning "Assault weapons"
Here's my e-mail to him.
I've been an FOP member since 1974 so I'm not speaking up as a novice in this matter.
You people have made the FOP the laughing stock of the American firearms community and have further added to the "US vs THEM" mentality in America.
Your support of the unconstitutional proposals to ban a certain type of weapon based entirely on it's looks is just as stupid as blaming all crime on a given group of people because you don't like their looks.
If you think for one minute that the Public will stand idly by and have their rights trampled while the Law Enforcement Community gets a pass on those Draconian laws you are as delusional as those numbskulls in Washington.
Already Firearms suppliers are denying sales to Departments in the States stupid enough to jump on the purely emotional bandwagon resulting from the recent tragedies.
The 1993 resolution that you refer to is Ancient History.
It was voted on 19 years ago when the political atmosphere wasn't as volatile as it is today.
I strongly suggest that you take a poll of the current FOP Membership before you go off half cocked and support something that is NOT in the best interest of the FOP members who elected you.
The 1993 resolution that I mention was the FOP's support of the Clinton AWB which I protested back then as well.
I'm fed up with people purporting to represent me in these issues when they have never asked my opinion!!!
I got my Feb. copy of The FOP Journal today and after reading the FOP Presidents message I decided to let him know exactly how I feel about the "official" stance of the FOP concerning "Assault weapons"
Here's my e-mail to him.
I've been an FOP member since 1974 so I'm not speaking up as a novice in this matter.
You people have made the FOP the laughing stock of the American firearms community and have further added to the "US vs THEM" mentality in America.
Your support of the unconstitutional proposals to ban a certain type of weapon based entirely on it's looks is just as stupid as blaming all crime on a given group of people because you don't like their looks.
If you think for one minute that the Public will stand idly by and have their rights trampled while the Law Enforcement Community gets a pass on those Draconian laws you are as delusional as those numbskulls in Washington.
Already Firearms suppliers are denying sales to Departments in the States stupid enough to jump on the purely emotional bandwagon resulting from the recent tragedies.
The 1993 resolution that you refer to is Ancient History.
It was voted on 19 years ago when the political atmosphere wasn't as volatile as it is today.
I strongly suggest that you take a poll of the current FOP Membership before you go off half cocked and support something that is NOT in the best interest of the FOP members who elected you.
The 1993 resolution that I mention was the FOP's support of the Clinton AWB which I protested back then as well.
I'm fed up with people purporting to represent me in these issues when they have never asked my opinion!!!
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