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SOUND OFF
In response to the article in the Monday
12/19 Herald News entitled
"Residents: hunter too close for comfort." A woman in Frankfort asserts that "...because hunters have accidents all the time" someone shouldn't be able to hunt on his own property, despite the fact that it's legal. Hunting is a sport enjoyed by millions of Americans, and in fact is safer than activities such as baseball or bicycling, according to the National Safety Council. As for deaths, approximately 100 hunters may die annually in hunting accidents, whereas nearly 2000 Americans accidentally die each year due to drowning in a swimming pool or natural body of water. And in 2002, over 350 people died in bathtubs! Recently, the Lexinton (KY) Herald-Leader reported that in Kentucky in 2004, of the 11 hunting incidents reported, there were 3 fatalities, including 2 heart attacks and one accidental self-inflicted wound. While all of these deaths are tragic, hunting does not deserve to be specified as an unsafe activity just because some find it "disturbing." Pellets from a shotgun would typically lose more than half the energy and 40% velocity at just 60 yards. Though the article didn't indicate the distances involved, it seems that the current housing is well out of range for any possibly injury. Hunters that I know are extremely concerned about good natural habitat for animals, and donate to organizations that promote responsible usage. Through taxes, American hunters provide over a billion dollars of funding for conservation programs that benefit ALL Americans. Though the concern of those to protect children is quite understandable, unjustified fear because of ignorance does a disservice to this proud, legal, and safe tradition. References: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/hunting/tips/myths.html http://www.nssf.org/hunting_idx.cfm?AoI=hunting http://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds.htm http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dpae/cons/treestand1003.pdf http://www.gunsandammomag.com/ammunition/hevi_hitter/
Paul Rak Joliet, IL 60431
Don’t Feel Good About Gun Buy-Backs Copy of Letter to the Editor sent to Chicago Tribune and SunTimes This week end local police
departments in Lake County, Illinois, will be buying guns with “no questions
asked” and without requiring a Firearm Owner’s Identification card. These
gun buy-back programs have been going on for years and I am familiar with
them because I was a prosecutor for 29 years. Criminals with firearms that
have been used in crimes, including some murders, use these buy-back
programs as a sure fire, safe way of getting rid of the evidence. The
criminal gets paid and the police destroy the very evidence that can send
the criminal to prison.
Hello ISRA and all freedom fighters, I recently explored your newsletter, and I would like to present you with an electronic thumbs-up! The information that is presented is valuable and essential to retain the freedoms and rights that are under constant attack and erosion from those who, for some reason, want potent self-defense for only the few and forget the many. The S.A. Glasgow q/a was an great example of what this country stands for to the world ... the ability to contact those in power, get satisfactory answers, and spread the word with top-shelf, front-row reporting. A question; what would it take to open or update a range(s) that would offer regular folks like myself who possess a foid, to have the experience and thrill of firing a BAR, tommy gun, or uzi etc,…full auto? (example – the old buffalo rock range) and - what is now happening to prevent such a facility? Thanks for your great efforts, and have a good one! - RV
Gun control doesn’t cut crime The Daily Southtown’s March 13 article "Gun control misfires" reported that gun control measures have gone nowhere. That is because disarming law-abiding citizens does not reduce crime; indeed it encourages it, for criminals prefer to commit their crimes knowing they will face no resistance. The article commented that after the murders of the husband and mother of a Chicago judge, a law is being proposed to allow judges to carry concealed weapons. A good idea, but why only judges? Average citizens make up a majority of crime victims; shouldn’t they also be allowed the same degree of protection? I was taught in school that "all men are created equal", and that is true, but it appears our lawmakers believe some men are more equal than others. Mayor Richard Daley must think so, or why would he say he didn’t think anyone should own a gun? Yet he never goes anywhere without his personal armed guards. Like the rest of us, he knows Chicago isn’t always a safe place to be. And so he takes wise precautions But for the citizens, we’re told to dial 911. If that was such a good idea, why doesn’t he get rid of his guards and instead rely on a cell phone if trouble arises? Mayor Daley’s anti-gun proposals are not about reducing crime. You cannot control crime by controlling objects. Government cannot abolish guns-it can only take them away from basically honest people. The black market will supply those who do not care about the law. Disarming the innocent empowers the criminals. The states with the most restrictive gun-control laws are also the states with the highest crime rates. Just whose side are our lawmakers on? Linda Ward
Will County ISRA Email User - Sheriff Paul J. Kaupas wrote:
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