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By respecting the rights and freedoms of thosewho have caused no untoward harmto anyone, it can help restore badly needed faith in our government and its institutions,which has beenso terribly violated by the heavy-handed actions of thosewho scorn ourway of life.
National Shooting Sports Foundation Aso-called “assault weapons”
ban, enacted in 1994 by then- President BillClinton,was allowed to expire in 2004.A US JusticeDepartment study showed it had no appreciable effect on violent crime,which has continued to drop to 25-year lows even as semi-automatic rifles and handguns have become the top sellers inAmerica. ArecentGallup poll also shows
that support for such a ban has dropped to an all-time low (36 per cent).We are hopeful that any attempt to reinstate such a ban on today’smodern sporting rifles will again be either defeated in Congress or vetoed. We can look forward to
abolition of ill-conceived executive 34
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orders regarding sporting ammunition and import bans, and aUNAmbassador who will oppose international gun control efforts.
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We can hope to fix the flawed National InstantCriminal BackgroundCheck System (NICS) so that all 50US states uniformly include disqualifying records such as felony convictions, arrest warrants and involuntary mental health commitments under existing law so that legally disqualified persons can’t purchase firearms at retail. We can hope that hunting and
recreational shooting on federal lands are restored to their rightful
place as wholesome and safe outdoor recreational pastimes for allAmericans,not only to preserve our precious traditions but to benefit wildlife through the excise taxes such activities generate. And we look forward to the
management and conservation of wildlife based upon sound science, as well as the protection of the use of both traditional and alternative ammunition on a voluntary basis as local circumstances dictate. In short, there are lots of
reasons to hope that the new administration will look upon the hunters, sport shooters and firearms owners ofAmerica as valued friends,partners and a legitimate component of our
nation’s rich diversity. By respecting the rights and
freedoms of those who have caused no untoward harmto anyone, it can help restore badly needed faith in our government and its institutions,which has been so terribly violated by the heavy-handed actions of those who scorn our way of life. Perhaps above all else, that is what we hope for. GTW
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