Big Domino Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 I had not written my Congressional representatives in about 30 years but lately I've felt the need to be more involved than just voting and bitching. So, I filled out the Ruger form and sent it in and then followed up with more personal emails to certain representatives. I was both amazed and impressed that I received back responses from a handful of them already. Most were just the "Thank you for your concern and I promise to look into it" sort of thing... but the response from Senator Hirono simply begs for a rebuttal. I know the old brick wall argument thing but I find it hard not to write back. I can post her letter but the gist of it is this: "I was proud to join 20 of my colleagues in the Senate in support of S. 150, the Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2013. S. 150 would ban semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices. The bill was introduced by Senator Feinstein (D-CA) on January 24, 2013. I am also a cosponsor of S. 2, the Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act which was introduced by Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) on January 23, 2013." We all know that the last AWB did nothing to actually lessen crime but other than just saying "nuh-uh" where can I find sourced statistics showing this? I can use FBI and CDC reports but I've never actually seen the reports. I guess my main question... does anyone know of a listing that doesn't have a perceived bias so as to become unusable? I know the NRA has stats out the Wazzoo but merely mentioning the NRA to a Democrat makes them go into a moronic coma. Thanks, JD Quote
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 Well, here is a 2010 report from the CA AG...http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/pdfs/publications/Firearms_Report_10.pdf Quote
Grizzly Dave Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 Try the NSSF fact sheets, they will give you references. Quote
Olen Rugged Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 Well, here is a 2010 report from the CA AG...http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/pdfs/publications/Firearms_Report_10.pdf WOW! Those evil black rifles are a HUGE, non-existent problem. At what cost? Olen Quote
Big Domino Posted February 14, 2013 Author Posted February 14, 2013 Thanks for the replies. I'm doing my best to not come across as some raving lunatic when talking about my love of outdoor sports so I figure I better have real numbers and studies to back me up. JD Quote
Hacker, SASS #55963 Posted February 15, 2013 Posted February 15, 2013 When it comes to the clinton era AWB, you can tell your senatr that the Columbine massacre happened under that AWB. Quote
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