Suppressor, Second Amendment bills hearing scheduled!

[hornswaggle]

Watching the replay now. So HM's best argument is that we shouldn't repeal the suppressor ban because the Federal gun regulations are under 'attack'?????

[Kelor]

Heather's rebuttal at 4:30 hearing:

"No evidence that it (helps) as a hearing device"

She has also successfully distracted the conversation into a days allowed for background check issue.

[xd ED]

I was just told they went back into session at 4:30 instead of 6:00. I bet most missed it.

Yep, I goofed. Arrived at the hearing room about 540; just as the last few GOCRA guys were packing up

[Kelor]

Now we are hearing from Representative Rosenthal that he wraps his dogs in orange tape whenever he hears a gun shot in the woods. Therefore, he doesn't want a suppressor so he can hear the sound easier.

[2in2out]

Watching the replay now. So HM's best argument is that we shouldn't repeal the suppressor ban because the Federal gun regulations are under 'attack'?????

Yeah, that was an interesting argument.

I need to use her quote in my signature though - that silencers were made so that people could commit murder and get away with it.

The guy who quoted Canadian law was absolutely beside himself with how inferior we Americans are. He's got some serious anger management issues.

The bills discussed today were pretty easy to agree with - in the House. My concern is trying to get them past our friendly neighborhood nemesis in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

[Kelor]

Things were moved forward.

This whole thing doesn't affect me much as I would most likely never spend the $1000 to get one, but it's nice to see some sanity on a committee vote.

[bummey]

Things were moved forward.

This whole thing doesn't affect me much as I would most likely never spend the $1000 to get one, but it's nice to see some sanity on a committee vote.

Even under muffs and plugs, guns are still not totally hearing safe. I'm ready to drop five times that on as any suppressors and threaded barrels as I need to make sure this ringing in my ears doesn't progress much further.

[MXGreg]

They just said on channel 9 news the Gov. Dayton said he doesn't want to change any of Minnesota's gun laws. Guess that means he'll veto anything that reaches his desk. I'm not surprised.

[Sprouticus]

Here is the local news coverage

FOX 9
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/28405781/one-day-gun-day-at-minnesota-capitol-could-go-until-midnight

KSTP
http://kstp.com/news/stories/S3732595.shtml?cat=12687

KARE 11
http://www.kare11.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/12/gun-sound-suppressor-bill-moves-ahead-at-capitol/70243166/

WCCO
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/03/12/gun-debate-heats-up-again-at-legislature/

[photogpat]

They just said on channel 9 news the Gov. Dayton said he doesn't want to change any of Minnesota's gun laws. Guess that means he'll veto anything that reaches his desk. I'm not surprised.

.gov can be persuaded with broad bipartisan support...which these bills appear to be gathering.

Don't give up on him yet - he's on a lot of meds.

[Ghost]

They just said on channel 9 news the Gov. Dayton said he doesn't want to change any of Minnesota's gun laws. Guess that means he'll veto anything that reaches his desk. I'm not surprised.

.gov can be persuaded with broad bipartisan support...which these bills appear to be gathering.

Don't give up on him yet - he's on a lot of meds.

Need to get all the politicians to a range to try guns both with and without so that they know what they are dealing with. Great photo ops for their next campaign.

[ex-LT]

Heather: "Silencers were designed to commit murder and get away with it"

Me: "Heather is a hopeless, liberal idiot."

Heather has never let the facts get in the way of her hysterical "the sky is falling" rants in the past, why would she start now?
Her perpetual hyperbole and twisting of the facts have all but destroyed her credibility, and the results of the committee votes appear to bear witness to that fact.

[Jackpine Savage]

We even made the national news. I was in the truck for the top of the hour news at 4pm, I think it was CBS. They said it was 'gun day' at the Minnesota legislature and referenced the suppressor bill.

[Boone]

[xd ED]

Now we are hearing from Representative Rosenthal that he wraps his dogs in orange tape whenever he hears a gun shot in the woods. Therefore, he doesn't want a suppressor so he can hear the sound easier.

Pursuing that reasoning, I guess next he'll be advocating for the removal of vehicle mufflers so his little flufyfs don't get run over