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"Conclusion

        It seems to be a commonly held belief that the Democratic party 
supports the �little people.� History teaches us that when governments 
disarm the populace, it is these same �little people� who suffer the most, 
because the rulers have an abundance of armed protection and power, and 
that�s all they care about. Therefore, a vote for Kerry is a vote against 
the average American. The Democratic party has deserted its traditional 
base in its quest for absolute power.

        Perhaps the most chilling aspect about this is that because hunters 
supported prejudicial taxation in the past, the Kerry campaign believes it 
can garner the support of hunters and other gun owners to get elected, and 
then turn around and pass more anti-gun, anti-hunting legislation. Don�t 
vote for somebody who will use your support against you. Our best hope as 
gun owners is to re-elect President Bush."


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1250029/posts

Gun Control: So You Think That John Kerry Supports Gun Rights?
Chron Watch ^ | 19 October 2004 | Howard Nemerov

Posted on 10/19/2004 10:20:28 AM PDT by Lando Lincoln

CNS News reported in August: �Kerry, meanwhile, has orchestrated campaign 
stops in an effort to appeal to gun owners. With a gun in hand, he staged 
events at Wisconsin's Gunslick Trap Club in July and on the Iowa plains in 
October.'' (1)

        Imagine the most anti-gun presidential candidate in America�s 
history putting on hunting gear and posing before cameras, all the while 
telling us what a hunter he is. That is exactly what John Kerry has done, 
so now it is time to stop using your imagination and swallow a dose of 
reality, if you happen to be a gun owner or simply a supporter of the right 
of Americans to bear arms for sport or personal defense, who still believes 
John Kerry represents you.
The Truth About Kerry�s Anti-Gun, Anti-Hunter Voting Record

        As a senator, John Kerry has consistently voted against gun rights. 
Had all the bills passed that he voted for, we would effectively have a 
firearms ban comparable to those in Australia or England. (2) In addition, 
Kerry supports taxing ammunition, and has voted to close off public lands 
to hunters. (3)

        An article on NewsMax discusses legislative bias towards taxing 
hunters� equipment to support wildlife conservation, not to mention 
licenses, permits, and stamps required for hunting and fishing, while not 
applying a similar tax on equipment for other recreational users of the 
same open spaces. With Kerry in office, this legislative momentum bodes ill 
for the future of hunting. (4)

        Combine this with who endorses John Kerry for president:

v     The Brady Campaign and Million Mom March are both virulently anti-gun 
organizations. (5)

v     Humane USA is an umbrella Political Action Committee composed of many 
�pro-animal� organizations.  (6) They even have  web page dedicated to 
helping people elect �pro-animal� candidates. (7)

        Does this sound like hunter support to you?
Known by the Company He Keeps

        Foreign national and financial arbitrager George Soros funds 
MoveOn.org (8), an organization whose PAC contains many links to articles 
against President Bush and in favor of John Kerry. (9)

        Rebecca Peters is a grantee of Soros� Open Society Institute. (11) 
She turned her junk science into the master plan for disarming Australia, 
which has seen crime doubled.
(10) She showed up in the US during the sniper murders in Maryland and 
Virginia, using the tragedy caused by two murdering psychopaths to push her 
gun ban agenda. (12) Ms. Peters is director of International Action Network 
on Small Arms, an advocacy group that is working with the UN to ban 
civilian firearms. (13)

        If you still have any doubts about George Soros� views on civilian 
firearms ownership, read his paper entitled �Gun Control In the United 
States.� (14) It contains the usual claims by the gun ban community about 
why law-abiding gun owners are responsible for violence performed by 
criminals. For example:

v     Legal gun owners are responsible for the illegal gun market. (15)

v     National gun licensing and registration as a tool to reduce illegal 
gun sales. (16) Historically, registration always led to civilian 
disarmament.

        Other supporters of John Kerry include the Communist Party USA. 
Their site contains an article entitled �Top Ten Reasons to Defeat Bush.� 
(17) While they are not running their own candidate, one can conclude that 
Kerry is their candidate by proxy, as they have refrained from fielding 
their own candidate �so as not to
distract from the main effort of defeating Bush.� (18) Communism has a 
consistent history of first disarming, and then murdering its subjects, 
over 100 million murdered in the 20th century. (19)

        If you still think Kerry can be trusted with your guns, view a 
video that shows how he changes his position on important issues, and that 
his word has no value. (20)



Conclusion

        It seems to be a commonly held belief that the Democratic party 
supports the �little people.� History teaches us that when governments 
disarm the populace, it is these same �little people� who suffer the most, 
because the rulers have an abundance of armed protection and power, and 
that�s all they care about. Therefore, a vote for Kerry is a vote against 
the average American. The Democratic party has deserted its traditional 
base in its quest for absolute power.

        Perhaps the most chilling aspect about this is that because hunters 
supported prejudicial taxation in the past, the Kerry campaign believes it 
can garner the support of hunters and other gun owners to get elected, and 
then turn around and pass more anti-gun, anti-hunting legislation. Don�t 
vote for somebody who will use your support against you. Our best hope as 
gun owners is to re-elect President Bush.


FOOTNOTES

(1)   Kerry Reshapes Agenda for Gun-Control Lobby, Robert B. Bluey, 
CNSNews, August 20, 2004.
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewSpecialReports.asp?Page=%5CSpecialReports%
5Carchive%5C200408%5CSPE20040820a.html

(2)   John Kerry`s Voting Record on Second Amendment and Hunting Issues, 
NRA Institute for Legislative Action Fact Sheet.
http://www.nraila.org/issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?ID=162

(3)   John Kerry Wants to Ban Guns in America, NRA Fact Sheet.
http://www.nrapvf.org/kerry/default.aspx

(4)   John Kerry, Lifelong Hunter - AND Animal Rightist?? Humberto Fontova, 
NewsMax,
Wednesday, June 2, 2004. 
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/6/2/94325.shtml

(5)   Brady Campaign, Million Mom March Endorse John Kerry for President. 
http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/alerts/reader/0,2061,574783,00.html 

(6)   Humane USA Endorses John Kerry for President.
http://www.humaneusa.org/article.asp?article_key=109&n=1

(7)   How to Elect Pro-Animal Candidates, Humane Society.
http://www.humaneusa.org/article.asp?article_key=70&n=1

(8)   Soros, groups target Bush, CNN, December 26, 2003. 
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/12/26/elec04.prez.bush.soros.reut/

(9)   MoveOn PAC Page. http://www.moveonpac.org/ 

(10)                       Gun Control, The Australian Experiment
http://www.chronwatch.com/content/contentDisplay.asp?aid=8073&catcode=13

(11)                       Soros Justice Fellowship. 
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/focus_areas/justice_fellows/grante
es/rebecca_peters

(12)                       Dr. Behind Port Arthur Gun Control Now In 
Maryland, Stewart Beattie, October 18, 2002. 
http://www.rense.com/general30/gfun.htm

(13)                       IANSA About Page. http://www.iansa.org/about.htm

(14)                       Gun Control In the United States, Open Society 
Institute, April, 2000, 
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/articles_publications/publications
/gun_report_20000401/GunReport.pdf

(15)                       Ibid, pages 1-2.

(16)                       Ibid, pages 8-9.

(17)                       Top Ten Reasons to Defeat Bush, Communist Party 
USA.
http://www.cpusa.org/article/articleview/585/1/27/

(18)                       Setting the record straight: CPUSA position on 
2004 elections, Communist Party USA. 
http://www.cpusa.org/article/articleview/591/1/27/

(19)                     .            
http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COM.ART.HTM

(20)                     Kerry on Iraq: �I voted for it before I voted 
against it.�
http://kerry-04.org/iraq.php

About the Writer: Howard Nemerov is a Bay Area freelance writer who has a 
special interest in the preservation of the Second Amendment. Howard 
receives e-mail at hnemerov@netvista.net.

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