Shit Flows Down(Beacon)hill
Before anyone gets whipped into a frenzy over this, myself included, this bill hasn't moved an inch and I wouldn't bet my house on its passage, even in Massachusetts. State Representative John Fresolo of Worcester is the sponsor of House Bill No. 2207. With this piece of legislation, Mr. Fresolo is looking to prohibit the possession of ammunition "which is capable of piercing or penetrating armor or bullet proof vests".
Now by definition, there is no such ammunition capable of piercing a bulletproof vest. That's what bulletproof means. Unless he's addressing military ordnance here, this is a ridiculous piece of legislation. If, on the other hand, this is to include bullet-resistant Kevlar vests that police officers throughout the state wear on a regular basis, then Mr. Fresolo will have been successful in banning all centerfire hunting rifles, the kind that even John Kerry has allegedly sworn to protect. This is nothing more than another step on the path toward total disarmament of the people. What a crime-free utopia we'd live in then - not.
The next argument will be to ban all handguns of a caliber larger than the smallest "armor-piercing" rifles. After all, bigger bullets are meaner, right? Then they'll rally around the statistic that an overwhelming number of gun-related crimes involves smaller caliber pistols, there go your .22 and .25 caliber firearms. I mean who could possibly oppose outlawing weapons that are actually used by thousands of criminals (never mind that they're currently calling assault weapons the "weapon of choice" for Joe Crackhead, they're counting on the public's lack of awareness to aid in the execution of their grand scheme)?
Don't buy this "I support sportsmen's rights" crap for one second. It seems Mr. Fresolo's been spending too much time listening to the likes of our SeniorSwimmer Senator and the Chivas fumes might be affecting his judgment. I now defer to Kevin at Smallest Minority with this thorough dissection of Kennedy's recent display of lunacy from the floor of the Senate.
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UPDATE: I have e-mailed this legislator for an explanation as to the exact scope and intent of this bill. Will post a reply if I receive one.
Now by definition, there is no such ammunition capable of piercing a bulletproof vest. That's what bulletproof means. Unless he's addressing military ordnance here, this is a ridiculous piece of legislation. If, on the other hand, this is to include bullet-resistant Kevlar vests that police officers throughout the state wear on a regular basis, then Mr. Fresolo will have been successful in banning all centerfire hunting rifles, the kind that even John Kerry has allegedly sworn to protect. This is nothing more than another step on the path toward total disarmament of the people. What a crime-free utopia we'd live in then - not.
The next argument will be to ban all handguns of a caliber larger than the smallest "armor-piercing" rifles. After all, bigger bullets are meaner, right? Then they'll rally around the statistic that an overwhelming number of gun-related crimes involves smaller caliber pistols, there go your .22 and .25 caliber firearms. I mean who could possibly oppose outlawing weapons that are actually used by thousands of criminals (never mind that they're currently calling assault weapons the "weapon of choice" for Joe Crackhead, they're counting on the public's lack of awareness to aid in the execution of their grand scheme)?
Don't buy this "I support sportsmen's rights" crap for one second. It seems Mr. Fresolo's been spending too much time listening to the likes of our Senior
CLICK HERE
UPDATE: I have e-mailed this legislator for an explanation as to the exact scope and intent of this bill. Will post a reply if I receive one.
