If at first, second, third, and fourth you don't succeed, just copy the pro-2nd Amendment Crowd
By Erick Posted in 2008 — Comments (9) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
Some group I've never heard of called the American Hunters and Shooters Association has endorsed Obama. Why would a pro-2nd amendment group endorse a man who would find the District of Columbia's gun ban constitutional?
Well, they'd endorse him because they are not a pro-2nd amendment organization and neither is Obama. As we see repeatedly on the left, when they can't compete on the same playing field, they try to mimic the right — sincerest form of flattery and all that.
Just who is this AHSA (pronounced "ass-hat" I believe)? Well, via Ace we go to S. Weasel who tells us that AHSA
was founded in 2005 by Ray Schoenke, a Kos diarist who, in fairness, really does shoot ducks, apparently. At least, most of his conversations seem to take place in a duck blind.
And
The AHSA domain was originally registered to DCS, a Democrat new media operation, but they must have realized that didn’t look good.Also not looking so good? Having John Rosenthal, once Chairman of the Massachusetts gun-grabbers Stop Handgun Violence, on the board.
Then, of course, there is their endorsement record to stand on. In 2006, the AHSA endorsed Claire McCaskill in Missouri for "her strong support for public lands." In both 2004 and 2006, the NRA gave McCaskill an "F" rating for her lack of support for gun owners. The major backers of AHSA also are donors to Handgun Control, Inc.
Putting this all in context: Obama opposes the 2nd amendment, until he ran for President he was always on record opposing the second amendment, but now to give him cover the left is using an anti-2nd amendment group that they are calling a hunters rights group to give Obama cover. Naturally, the media is treating this group as a legitimate organization.
Oh, and Schoenke, the Kossack founder of AHSA, is a regular contributor to Diane Feinstein, Barbara Boxer, and Ted Kennedy. Do you really want to rely on them to support your 2nd amendment rights? And if they support Obama, can you trust him on gun rights?
No.
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If at first, second, third, and fourth you don't succeed, just copy the pro-2nd Amendment Crowd 9 Comments (0 topical, 9 editorial, 0 hidden) Post a comment »
Freedom of Religion not Freedom from Religion
with no memebers and no track record to compare with the NRA, will get time at all MSM events on guns.
...then realized it's not the AHSA that I'm familiar with (the American Humanics Student Association, a group dedicated to placing students into non-profit organizational work... kinda a clearinghouse for PoliSci people).
Anybody else find the American Hunters and Shooters Association to be a bit on the Newspeak side of things, though?
"No matter how much lipstick you put on the taxation pig, it's still a pig... and it's currently snout-down in your wallet." - Michael Fisk
Calling a group like this the "American Hunters and Shooters Association" is kind of like calling an abortion rights group the "Society for the Protection of Infants", or something equally insane. I wonder what the left will come up with next to try to hide the fact that they are from the left.
AHSA is an astroturf organization intended to split the hunters from other gun owners.
Gun Ban = Obama & American Hunters & Shooters Assoc.
http://conservativesuperiority.com/2008/04/18/gun-ban-obama-american-hun...
This link lists articles from GOA, NRA, Gun Law News & On The Issues records of Obama's past voting record.
You'll have no more questions about AHSA after these.
Now also found at The Minority Report