ep0k
Regular Member
Alright folks, here's the skinny for those who couldn't make it.
Shane, Norman, and myself spoke against the proposed legislation. The City Council constrained the scope of the meeting to the "proposed legislation" as worded in the 30 September letter which included the much-touted CFP exemption clause. Representatives from Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence spoke in support of the measure.
Skolnik subsequently passed (with a unanimous vote of TWO) the OLD resolution which is a blanket ban on all forms of carry in the designated "public spaces where mass gatherings occur". So much for "concealed carry prevailing".
While personally I'm confident that this measure will die on the table when actually presented to the city council as a whole it just goes to show you how far an ideologue will go to push his personal agenda. Councilor Skolnik is not interested in facts, statistics, logic, reason, common sense, or even public safety. He is turning into a one-issue lame duck clinging to his anti-gun measure like a rat on the titanic.
Turnout was not as prevalent as the last meeting but thank you to all who attended.
I would like to take an opportunity to point out at this juncture that it was not the NRA, The Maine Sportsman's Alliance, or any other organization who stood in city hall today and took a stand for the Second Amendment and Article 1, Section 16 of the Maine Constitution. MOCA was the only group representing gun rights in Maine this evening even though we have been conspicuously excluded from the city council's mailing list.
I was interviewed by Maine Public Radio after the meeting and I expect to meet with them again tomorrow. I also saw the reporter interviewing Skolnik so I look forward to hearing the report.
Full audio of my speech should be available by tomorrow. If anyone has other recordings please feel free to send them my way.
Shane, Norman, and myself spoke against the proposed legislation. The City Council constrained the scope of the meeting to the "proposed legislation" as worded in the 30 September letter which included the much-touted CFP exemption clause. Representatives from Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence spoke in support of the measure.
Skolnik subsequently passed (with a unanimous vote of TWO) the OLD resolution which is a blanket ban on all forms of carry in the designated "public spaces where mass gatherings occur". So much for "concealed carry prevailing".
While personally I'm confident that this measure will die on the table when actually presented to the city council as a whole it just goes to show you how far an ideologue will go to push his personal agenda. Councilor Skolnik is not interested in facts, statistics, logic, reason, common sense, or even public safety. He is turning into a one-issue lame duck clinging to his anti-gun measure like a rat on the titanic.
Turnout was not as prevalent as the last meeting but thank you to all who attended.
I would like to take an opportunity to point out at this juncture that it was not the NRA, The Maine Sportsman's Alliance, or any other organization who stood in city hall today and took a stand for the Second Amendment and Article 1, Section 16 of the Maine Constitution. MOCA was the only group representing gun rights in Maine this evening even though we have been conspicuously excluded from the city council's mailing list.
I was interviewed by Maine Public Radio after the meeting and I expect to meet with them again tomorrow. I also saw the reporter interviewing Skolnik so I look forward to hearing the report.
Full audio of my speech should be available by tomorrow. If anyone has other recordings please feel free to send them my way.
