'Nobody Knows Obama's Record on Guns Better Than I Do,' Says Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson |
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following
was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA):
"One of the most blatant lies ever to come from a politician's mouth,"
is how the ISRA is characterizing a recent statement by U.S. Senator Barack
Obama. Speaking in the latest issue of "Field & Stream," Obama claims that
Illinois sportsmen know him as an advocate for their rights. On the
contrary, Obama's voting record while a state senator clearly indicates
that he has nothing but contempt for the law-abiding firearm owner.
"Any sportsman who counts Barack Obama as one of his friends is
seriously confused," said ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson.
"Throughout his tenure in the Illinois Senate, Obama served as one of the
most loyal foot soldiers in Mayor Daley's campaign to abolish civilian
firearm ownership. While a state senator, Obama voted for legislation that
would ban and forcibly confiscate nearly every shotgun, target rifle and
hunting rifle in the state. Obama also voted for bills that would ration
the number of firearms a law-abiding citizen could own, yet give a pass to
the violent thugs who roam our streets. And, inexplicably, Obama voted four
times against legislation that would allow citizens to use firearms to
defend their homes and families."
"Let us also not forget that Obama served as a director of the Joyce
Foundation," continued Pearson. "While on the Joyce Foundation board, Obama
funneled tens of millions of dollars to radical gun control organizations
such as the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence and the Violence
Policy Center."
"If Senator Obama considers his legislative record and his
philanthropic endeavors to be acts of advocacy on behalf of sportsmen's
rights, then I submit that the Senator is seriously confused as well,"
asserted Pearson.
"Nobody knows Obama's record on guns better than I do, and it's rotten
to the core," said Pearson. "I've been involved in Illinois politics nearly
as long as Obama has been alive. In that time, I have never encountered a
legislator who was more hostile towards or more disinterested in
sportsmen's rights than Barack Obama."
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The ISRA is the state's leading advocate of safe, lawful and
responsible firearms ownership. Founded in 1903, the ISRA represents the
interests of over 1.5 million law-abiding Illinois firearm owners.
WEB SITE: http://www.isra.org
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