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Gun Control & RKBA

SecularMotion

(7,981 posts) Wed Apr 27, 2016, 01:11 PM Apr 2016

NRA has right to lobby, Longmeadow has right to ignore it [View all]

The National Rifle Association has a right to campaign against proposed bylaws that will tighten gun controls in Longmeadow.

The town has a right to ignore the single-issue, deep-pocketed and politically charged national lobbying organization and take reasonable measures as it sees fit.

The word "reasonable" sticks in the craw of NRA members, some of whom haven't seen a gun control law yet that they'd consider reasonable. The organization's statement on the Longmeadow proposals declared them "unreasonable restrictions on law-abiding gun owners.''

The restrictions call for a $300 fine imposed on anyone possessing a firearm, rifle or shotgun in town-owned buildings or on recreation property. Gun owners would be required to provide the police department with descriptions (including the serial number, make, model, and caliber) of each firearm, rifle, or shotgun they own.

http://www.masslive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/04/nra_has_right_to_lobby_longmea.html

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NRA has right to lobby, Longmeadow has right to ignore it [View all] SecularMotion Apr 2016 OP

Hopefully the people will let their feelings be known. ileus Apr 2016 #1

I agree, not just one person. Especially when the NRA and its gun worshipping justhanginon Apr 2016 #2

Will you come back and discuss if this gets voted down at Town Meeting on 10 May? friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 #5

are you saying people who disagree with you are bullies? gejohnston Apr 2016 #9

So, are you starting a "Go Fund Me", so all you control fans can help Longmeadow? DonP Apr 2016 #3

Not a dime will be donated, and 'activism' will once again mean 'more wear on keyboards' friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 #6

I know, but pointing out hypocrisy is one of my gulty pleasures DonP Apr 2016 #10

"schadenfreude" beergood May 2016 #25

"Assault weapons did not exist when the framers of the Bill of Rights penned the 2nd Amendment" friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 #4

Another AWB? This is reasonable? Eleanors38 Apr 2016 #7

The framers of the Bill of Rights.... benEzra May 2016 #18

This scscholar May 2016 #26

some of the comments are interesting gejohnston Apr 2016 #8

This is oh so rich... beevul Apr 2016 #11

What is a "reasonable" gun law? JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2016 #12

UPDATE: "Longmeadow residents defeat controversial gun control initiatives in Town Meeting" friendly_iconoclast May 2016 #13

Outstanding! TeddyR May 2016 #21

Outstanding INDEED! pablo_marmol May 2016 #27

Longmeadow saw those laws for what they were. Just another... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #14

"Whatever the town decides, the best path will be for the town to make its decisions on its own..." beevul May 2016 #15

"Situational ethics" at their best DonP May 2016 #16

Will you let us know if any of this crap ever passes? DonP May 2016 #17

The tipping point approacheth... Brickbat May 2016 #19

"...And your little dog too!". N/T beevul May 2016 #20

Seems like the gun control groups got ignored.. virginia mountainman May 2016 #22

Are you going to post this and the outcome in your group? Duckhunter935 May 2016 #23

As if. That place makes regular use of the Memory Hole... friendly_iconoclast May 2016 #24

Pity that Longmeadow ignored The Controllers. pablo_marmol May 2016 #28