Friday, May 1, 2009

Where are they now?

Armed and Safe notes that Paul Helmke continues to use the "Arsenal" canard . So what is an "Arsenal"? All we have to do is look at the Brady II to find out how 'they' define it:

20 firearms w/ 'firearms' being defined as whole guns or component parts or
1000 rounds of Ammunition. Less than two bricks of .22.

So what idiots would support something like and where are they now? I decided to take a look.

Sponsor:

Sen Metzenbaum, Howard M., : Left the Senate in '95. Deceased.

Co-Sponsors:

Sen. Boxer, Barbara [CA]: Still alive and kicking down our rights in the Senate.
Sen. Bradley, Bill [NJ] : Left the Senate in '96.
Sen. Chafee, John H. [RI]: Deceased.
Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [MA]: Barely alive but still kicking down our rights.(unlike his passenger)
Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ]: Still alive and kicking down our rights in the Senate.
Sen. Pell, Claiborne [RI]: Retired in '97. Deceased.

So 3 out of the 7 original supporters are still in the senate. We have seen all of them continue their advocacy of citizen disarmament to this day from trying to ban rifle ammo to shutting down gun shows.

There's a reason I consider them the 'usual suspects'. This is why.

1 comment:

kaveman said...

"20 firearms w/ 'firearms' being defined as whole guns or component parts or
1000 rounds of Ammunition."

Hmmm...

By that definition, I have 17 arsenals.