A little while back, I posted up a video I saw on YouTube called “I Like Guns”. I didn’t realize it at the time, but it was written by an Aussie named Steve Lee. All I knew was that it was kind of funny, and it made a pretty good point at the same time.
For those who don’t know, Australia has enacted some pretty insanely strict gun laws. They’re not quite on par with Great Britain, but well on the way. For the video, Lee apparently had to go to Cambodia just to shoot several of the weapons you’ll see him shooting. But what fun!
Well, apparently the video has made quite the splash on YouTube, and the song has been downloaded pretty heavily on the CD Baby website as well. This is described in an article from the Sydney Morning Herald:
Mr Lee, who usually performs with his wife and four children, was inspired to write the song many years ago because of negative media coverage of guns.
“When you watch movies firearms are portrayed as a bad thing … I wanted to show that they can be used for fun and sport and not violence.”
I like that attitude. Even more, I like that this is really turned into a burr under the saddle of the Aussie gun-control advocates.
The President of Gun Control Australia, John Crook, said the song was irresponsible for portraying guns as fun and non-violent. “Guns are designed to kill. The gun control laws we have in Australia have only been obtained after thousands of people have been killed.”
With that in mind, how could I help but share this video one more time…
Damn, I like guns!
Just saw this cool little video, posted by a member over at Jesse’s Hunting and Outdoors forum, and thought it was worth a share with this crowd. Enjoy!
Many of you are aware of the recent passage of AB962, the new law that places restrictions on the purchase of handgun ammunition. Among other things, the law requires all commercial transactions of handgun ammunition to take place on a face-to-face basis, which means a virtual end to mail-order commerce (Cabelas, BassPro, MidwayUSA, etc.). It requires ammo vendors to keep permanent records, and to perform background checks on their employees. It’s going to cost the vendors more to implement, which means the costs will be passed onto consumers.
Anyway, I’ve written more about this over on the Hog Blog if you haven’t read about it. But that’s not the point… the point is, the NRA has persuaded Assemblyman Curt Hagman to revise and reintroduce his currently pending bill, AB373, to include language that effectively repeals 962. The press release just came through. Here it is, in its entirety.
NRA SPONSORS LEGISLATION TO REPEAL AB962!
Earlier this year, Assemblyman Curt Hagman introduced Assembly Bill 373 related to the sales of handguns. AB373 was sponsored by the National Rifle Association in order to streamline the ability for law-abiding Californians to purchase handguns.
Now that Governor Schwarzenegger has signed AB962 into law, people are already becoming aware of the damage that it will do to California and it’s citizens. Therefore, the NRA and Assemblyman Hagman have agreed to amend AB373 into legislation that would repeal AB962. The newly amended AB373 will be heard in the State Legislature in January of 2010 so we must be ready for these hearings.
All of California’s firearms owners, dealers, shooters, hunters, collectors, clubs/organizations, and ammunition vendors, should be prepared to join in this effort to repeal AB962. This will not be an easy fight, but it is possible to win if we all stick together and act in an organized manner.
We, the NRA, will have specific activities that everyone can participate in during this important effort. Please stand-by and be prepared to help. There is no good reason not to be part of the team.
Read the NRA-ILA News Release regarding Governor Schwarzenegger’s counter-productive signing of AB962 at http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/NewsReleases.aspx?ID=12998 .
As a first-step in this process; please contact Assemblyman Curt Hagman and thank him for demonstrating his leadership by using his legislation (AB373) for this very important effort to repeal AB962. His office phone number is 916-319-2060 and you can email him at Assemblymember.Hagman@assembly.ca.gov.
More to come……………..
Get active, CA Sportsmen and shooters. Maybe this will fly, maybe it won’t… but if you don’t try, you’ll never succeed.
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