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Rare RI Republicans Ruffle Rifle-Raptors’ Feathers with AR Rifle Raffle

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Every single news outlet reporting on the RI GOP’s rifle raffle mentioned the fact that the AR-15 in question—which raised $20k for the party—was “similar to the one used at Sandy Hook.” Perhaps they should have attributed the description to one of the raffle’s detractors. Small point. Big controversy. One that has the GOP [now] expressing regret at their choice of firearm. Weasel words from a party that has nothing—nothing—to lose. Glad I’m in Texas. Oh, and you don’t have to wait seven days to take delivery of a firearm in Rhode Island if you have a city or town-issued concealed carry permit.

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Robert Farago is the former publisher of The Truth About Guns (TTAG). He started the site to explore the ethics, morality, business, politics, culture, technology, practice, strategy, dangers and fun of guns.

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  1. Not completely correct. Only town-issued carry permits remove the waiting period, not permits issued by the AG–which is the majority of permits

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    • A lot of CLEO’s in the towns here (RI) don’t really understand that whole “shall issue” thingy.

      Getting the permit can range from easy to non-existent.

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  2. I am totally ok with this policy. Why should an off-duty cop have a privilege that a legal concealed permit holder can’t have. Ban off-duty nationwide concealed carry for law enforcement and politicians, make them abide by the same laws that the ordinary citizen has to abide to.

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  3. I’m confused. I keep re-reading the article and it keeps talking about a GOP and Republicans in Rhode Island. I am not aware of any GOP or Republicans in Rhode Island. In Texas? Sure. Rhode Island? Um, no.

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  4. There will be NOTHING done to the motorcycle cops. Bloomberg and his idiot chief will bury it, oh wait, we cannot discuss it as it is a personnel matter.

    They did a great job of helping the guy in the car, just like those two transit cops recently found to be hiding in the motor mans Cab (behind a locked door) who watched as a guy got stabbed to death. A court said they were not responsible for protecting the stabbing victim. . . . Real heroes, tough s**t for the off duty cops! they would be useless anyway.
    NOTICE that we haven’t seen any report about the Newton, Conn shooting? I do not want to see the photos of dead people, seen enough BUT how about a very specific timeline of events. Might be embarrassing to the cops, ie. hey guys, I hear shooting coming from the school, we better set up a perimeter and call in SWAT, should take only45 minutes, ala Columbine. you will never see a timeline report.

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  5. If I can see the right side of the gun, I would be able to tell if it’s an original SP1. It’s funny that this rifle must be hell of a lot lighter than the more “modern” 416s

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  6. Maryland only bans normal capacity commerce within the state.

    Possession of normal capacity mags are still legal. One can go to a plethora of border states and buy them to bring them back. You can even order them online and have them shipped to an out-of-state address yet many companies still refuse to do so even when it’s legal.

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  7. I meant grow with AGE. And that it takes decades to get BIG tusks.

    Also, the idea of trying to make elephants a market commodity… Ever hear of a “white elephant”? Any guesses where the phrase came from? Elephants are essentially impossible to domesticate unless you completely change the meaning of what an elephant is, to the point that maybe it grows tusks, and that is the only similarity to elephants today…

    Ever wonder why tigers, leopards, and other large megafauna aren’t farmed? Maybe someone else already TRIED the idea of farming these animals, which have had incredible value for thousands of years… and failed. Every time.

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