Hurst mayor’s gun stance raises ire of NRA

He’s been called “idiot mayor.”

Worse, he’s been called anti-gun.

But Hurst Mayor Richard Ward, a hunter and gun owner, knows how to pull the trigger himself.

“It’s as if we’re going to take their first born,” Ward said of the National Rifle Association and other critics who don’t like that he’s joined a national mayors effort to tighten restrictions on some gun sales. “They’ve just been giving us fits.”

Ward is in a Texas-style showdown with gun lovers for being the only mayor in Texas to join Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

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Hurst mayor’s gun stance raises ire of NRA

Folks, I am Fred Witzell of this article, and I have to say, Mayor Ward has fallen for the MAIG, and anti-gun rhetoric that saturates this nation.

There are NO illegal guns, save a sawed-off shotgun that is under legal length. Guns, in and of themselves are NOT illegal for the most part. Guns are used, by human beings, to commit illegal acts, but the guns themselves are NOT the criminal.

Even fully automatic weapons of war can be bought and sold legally in this nation, provided they are sold by a Class III Federal Firearms Dealer and all applicable taxes and transfer fees are paid. It’s that simple!

Remove unlicensed dealers from gun shows and require a criminal background check on ALL buyers. Sounds great!

After all laws have been met, this FACT remains, criminals are always going to be here and they do NOT get their guns from reputable gun dealers. And regretfully, there are a few less than honest gun dealers out there. REMOVE them. Take them out of the loop and voila, loophole closed!

Close the gun show loophole? Sounds great huh? Well for all it’s wonderful intentions, it’s a crock! Remove the criminals and you stop crime, it’s THAT simple. But if anyone wants a gun, and they have the money to get a gun, or the criminal has the know-how to steal one, they will do it.

Again I say, MAIG is misleading everyone, Mayor Ward included. GUNS are NOT illegal. Criminals that use them in the commission of a crime are the *illegal* factor, but it’s a lot easier for MAIG to go after the myth of ILLEGAL guns as opposed to going after criminals using guns.

This paragraph in the original story from the Star-Telegram is wrong:

Ward said he does regret some things he has said or written on blogs and in e-mails. After Rowlett blogger Fred Witzell called Ward an “idiot mayor,” Ward shot back, saying Witzell, a fellow member of the NRA, was “dumb” and “ugly.”

I sent Mr. Ward one email, this is the exact content OF that email. Please note the time stamps on ALL emails here, and in the previous threads as well.

from: TexasFred
to: [email protected]
date: Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 10:36 AM
subject: To the Office of The Mayor
mailed – by texasfred.com
hide details 10:36 AM (0 minutes ago)

How does it feel to be the ONLY Mayor in the entire state of Texas to sign on to this veiled attempt at a libber gun grab? I sincerely hope your constituents take you to the wood shed in your next election. You are a disgrace!

450 Mayors Petition Obama To Adopt Broad Gun Reform

TexasFred

http://texasfred.net/
Guns don’t kill people
People KILL People

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Mayors group wants to make it harder for criminals to get guns

Here’s a simple idea: You can be for the rights of law-abiding gun owners but also for common-sense policies to keep guns out of the hands of criminals.

That idea has brought together a bipartisan group of more than 400 mayors from all over the country as the Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition. I’m a veteran, a gun owner, a hunter and a member of the National Rifle Association — and I’m the mayor of Hurst and a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

Unfortunately, the NRA has spent the past month attempting to bully mayors, including me, to drop out of this effort to have a consensus discussion about guns. They have sent hundreds of thousands of misleading postcards stating this coalition is “anti-gun” and is seeking to “regulate gun shows out of existence,” along with several other untruths and misleading statements.

It’s time to set the record straight.

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Mayors group wants to make it harder for criminals to get guns

You are correct Dick, it IS time to set the record straight. And we’re going to do a line by line analysis on your Op/Ed piece. Ummm-Kay??

I have not received a request directly from the NRA asking me to resign from MAIG. I have heard from many NRA members.

I fully support the rights of law-abiding citizens under the Second Amendment. What I don’t support is criminals getting their hands on guns. The coalition is for enforcing existing gun laws, increasing penalties for gun criminals and closing gaps in the gun background check system.

You are the ONLY Mayor in the entire state of Texas that has signed on to this back door, veiled attempt to regulate, and most likely remove guns from the hands of ALL honest gun owners everywhere. And I have to ask, did those NRA members get the same response from you that I got when I contacted you? I got an attack on me personally? Did you do that to them too Dick, or was Monday just a bad day for you?

And how can you “fully support the rights of law-abiding citizens under the Second Amendment” and align yourself with people like Michael Bloomberg? Bloomberg, an avowed anti-gun person that would have every gun in the USA destroyed if it were in his power? How is that Dick?

Increased penalties for criminals with guns? That sounds great, but gun control isn’t the answer Dick. The bad guys don’t BUY their guns, and they damn sure don’t register them. How are you going to close the gaps on that one there Dick?

We are for providing police officers with access to the data they need to prevent the flow of illegal guns into our communities. None of these efforts have posed any threat to the rights of law-abiding gun owners.

There is nothing “anti-gun” about this agenda. The only people who should be worried about the coalition are the criminals.

Well Dick, legal gun sales are the only ones that will be affected by this. You sir, are just another one of the anti-gun people. No matter what you say, there IS an anti-gun agenda at work here and if you had a lick of sense you would know, criminals are only stopped one way. That is through good police work and by home and business owners exercising their LEGAL rights under the Castle Doctrine when the goblins come in trying to steal our LEGAL and REGISTERED guns.

For example, our coalition of mayors supports requiring background checks for all gun sales at gun shows. Allowing unlicensed sellers to skip background checks creates an easy way for criminals to buy guns. Some states have closed this “gun show loophole,” and gun shows continue to be held in those states.

I have no problem with background checks for gun buyers at gun shows, but again Dick, that’s NOT where the bad guys are getting their weapons. You’re just not grasping that for some reason.
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When (IDIOT) Mayors Attack

Today I ran a story about the 450 Mayors that are members of MAIG, Mayors Against Illegal Guns. 450 Mayors Petition Obama To Adopt Broad Gun Reform.

I found out that we only have 1 Mayor in the entire state of Texas that stood for this thinly veiled libber attempt at gun grabbing. Yes, they say ILLEGAL guns, but that is NOT what they mean. Their true intent is ALL guns, and as such, and being the gun guy I am, I sent an email to the City of Hurst Texas, directed to their Mayor, Richard Ward.

from: TexasFred
to: [email protected]
date: Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 10:36 AM
subject: To the Office of The Mayor
mailed – by texasfred.com
hide details 10:36 AM (0 minutes ago)

How does it feel to be the ONLY Mayor in the entire state of Texas to sign on to this veiled attempt at a libber gun grab? I sincerely hope your constituents take you to the wood shed in your next election. You are a disgrace!

450 Mayors Petition Obama To Adopt Broad Gun Reform

TexasFred
http://texasfred.net/
Guns don’t kill people
People KILL People

I didn’t attack Mr. Ward, I asked a question and I stated an opinion. And this is what I got back;

from: Richard Ward – [email protected]
to: [email protected]
date: Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 11:23 AM
subject: Your latest drivel,
mailed – by charter.net
hide details 11:23 AM (31 minutes ago)

Texas Fred,
You are as ugly as you are dumb. I suggest you at least take your picture from your web site. If you want to see a handsome dude, go to the City Of Hurst web site. http://www.ci.hurst.tx.us./

As to your question, how does it feel to be the only Mayor in Texas to be a member of MAIG. It feels wonderful. At least one mayor has the guts (actually I preferred another word) to stand up for what is right. I am sending you an attachment that I put together. You will likely have to have your wife or child read it to you. It has some big words in it. But… have it read to you with an open mind and you might realize that we are all seeking the same thing. Get the criminals and illegal guns off the streets.

Richard Ward
Mayor

Personal attack, personal insults and the most CHILDISH email I have ever received just short of hate mail. This was sent to me by the Mayor of Hurst, Texas. A supposed professional, and an elected official. He responded with less skill than a 3 year old would. He insults me even further with his “You will likely have to have your wife or child read it to you. It has some big words in it.”, he insults my physical appearance, he insults my intelligence, and he rants like a child.

So, you would think that Mr. Ward would have been satisfied with only making a fool of himself just once. You would be wrong!

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