Sen. Kotowski’s Fib Highlights Gun Control Movement’s Credibility Gap

March 1st, 2012


How can you tell if an antigunner is lieing? Their mouth is moving!
Proves what we have known all along!
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Sen. Kotowski’s Fib Highlights Gun Control Movement’s Credibility Gap
Date: Mar 29, 2007 7:15 PM
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill., March 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following
was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA):

A prominent Illinois gun control advocate found himself tongue-tied
after he was caught telling something other than the truth about a
popular brand of target rifles. The gaffe came during a Wednesday
press conference hosted by Sen. Dan Kotowski (D-33) in support of
several gun control bills.

In his address, Kotowski pointed to a rifle staged as a prop for the
event and described it as being a “military” weapon. What Kotowski
did not know was that Mr. Mark Westrom, President of Armalite,
Incorporated, was in the audience. Mr. Westrom rose to inform the
attendees that his company manufactured the rifle in question, and
that his company has never sold the rifle to the military. Westrom
continued by pointing out that the rifle is purchased primarily by
civilian target shooters. Westrom’s revelation changed the course of
the press conference, to say the least.

Kotowski’s bending of the truth was yet another example of the
lengths to which the Illinois gun control movement will go in order
to move their anti- gun agenda forward.

“When Dan Kotowski was the director of the state’s gun control lobby,
he was expected to play fast and loose with the truth,” commented
ISRA Executive Director, Richard Pearson. “But, now that he’s a State
Senator, he has to understand that his constituency expects him to be
honest about the issues of the day.”

“I understand Dan’s reluctance to stick to the truth,” continued
Pearson. “It sure would be tough for Kotowski to stand there and tell
the taxpayers that he wants to spend $300 million to register guns
owned by law-abiding citizens while ignoring notorious gun runners
like Carail Weeks. It would be tough for Kotowski to stand in front
of the state’s hunters and tell them that he wants to take their guns
away, despite the fact that 88% of murderers have previous criminal
records and cannot even legally possess a firearm. It would be tough
for Kotowski to stand there and tell law-abiding target shooters that
their target rifles are a ‘problem’ even though he knows darn well
almost half the murders committed in Chicago arise out of drug and/or
gang activity. Indeed, the truth would be painful for Kotowski to
tell. That’s why he makes stuff up to tell folks who don’t know any better.”

“Here is one truth that Sen. Kotowski will come to understand,” said
Pearson. “I can guarantee him that the gun owners of this state are
not going to let him misrepresent the facts unchallenged. We will
confront him every time he steps out of line. Dan Kotowski will get
no rest as long as he continues to advance his campaign of deception
against the state’s law-abiding firearm owners.”

The Second Amendment IS Homeland Security !