The Left has fought long and hard to disarm law-abiding American citizens, and the fundamentaiism of that same left is soundly embraced by the 110th Congress that now attacks nearly all the explicit, untouchable rights contained in our most foundational document.
Despite the historic and still extant fact that Article V of the main body of the United States Constitution provides the only process for changing the Constitution itself, past and present Congresses, Presidents, and especially renegade courts have nonetheless taken it upon themselves to circumvent the Constitutional process and superciliously impose illegal mandates on a formerly free citizenry.
The article below, if you care in the least for your rights, deserves your strongly focused attention.
Read it. Research it further, if you must. But act on it!
In this world of government-sanctioned violence by one citizen upon the other the move now, and flagrantly, is to remove your ability to be your own first line of defense. The “first responder” to a crime of violence against you or your family is not the local sheriff nor is it the local police, firefighters, or EMTs.
The First Responder to a crime of violence against you or your family is YOU!!
And your ability to mount an effective response to a crime of violence against you or your family is solely dependent upon your abilility to mount an effective response!
I would think that in all of this the overall response to the arrogance of the dearly elected in this nation would be one of universal rage.
I can’t expect anyone to really care enough to be passingly familiar with the Constitution–a very easy read, by the way–but to have these same dearly elected wilfully mandate that you, personally, sacrifice every shred of self determination in the hope that local responders will do better than they did at Columbine or Virginia Tech is downright obscene.
It’s made the rounds elsewhere, but this is the first time I’ve seen the impending Occupational Safety and Health Administration issue presented in which an action plan was given. Here’s the article from the National Shooting Sports Foundation:
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Proposed OSHA Regulation Threatens
Firearm and Ammunition Industry
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the government agency charged with assuring the safety and health of America’s workers, is proposing a regulatory rule affecting the manufacturing, transportation and storage of small arms ammunition, primers and smokeless propellants.
As written, the proposed rule would force the closure of nearly all ammunition manufacturers and force the cost of small arms ammunition to skyrocket beyond what the market could bear—essentially collapsing our industry. This is not an exaggeration. The cost to comply with the proposed rule for the ammunition industry, including manufacturer, wholesale distributors and retailers, will be massive and easily exceed $100 million. For example, ammunition and smokeless propellant manufacturers would have to shut down and evacuate a factory when a thunderstorm approached and customers would not be allowed within 50 feet of any ammunition (displayed or otherwise stored) without first being searched for matches or lighters.
NSSF and SAAMI have already had a preliminary meeting with OSHA officials to begin the process of explaining to them the major problems this proposed rule presents for all levels of the firearms and ammunition industry. Furthermore, NSSF and SAAMI are each seeking a 60 day extension of the public comment period (currently scheduled to expire July 12).
NSSF is urging all retailers to contact OSHA directly and request a 60-day extension of the public comment period. Retailers should inform OSHA that the proposed rule constitutes a “significant regulatory action” as defined in Executive Order 12866 (1993) Section 3(f)(1) in that it will clearly “adversely affect in a material way” the retail sector of the firearms and ammunition industry, productivity, competition and jobs and that the annual compliance cost for all retailers of ammunition will far exceed $100 million dollars.
Click here for a template letter. If you choose to draft your own letter, the reference line must read as follows:
RE: Docket No. OSHA–2007–0032
Request to Extend Public Comment Period and Request for Hearing on
“Significant Regulatory Action” as Defined in Executive Order 12866
Please fax the letter to: 202-693-1648 (include the docket number and Department of Labor/OSHA on the cover sheet and in the reference section of your letter).
Please e-mail the letter by visiting: http://www.regulations.gov and following the submission instructions.
In closing I give you the option of following a link for further illustration of the validity of America remaining armed and trained in the use of firearms as weapons of defense. This is worth the read: please do so.
Step 1: Educate yourself.
Regards,
ara
