I have personally meet with Ed Kress at over 6 political events and several other public meeting where I took the time to get involved in the political process so I could know the issuses.
We had very detailed discussions about the 2nd amendment; in my opinion Ed is PRO-GUN. Ed Kress offers a real chance to bring something that the sheriff office has not had in a long time, run it like a professional business instead of a political tool.
All of these current abuses of firearm permits have started under acting sheriff Mullen’s administration ONLY read the public statement I posted as facts presented as evidence, Ed Kress personally assured me that it will stop if he is elected sheriff. In fact Ed even talked about putting satellite sheriff offices in the suburbs to make access the sheriff office more convenient for the people that the sheriff office is suppose to represent. Wow what a novel concept….. There is NO reason that permit renewals are not anything more than just an instant check to verify you that requalify for permit and pay the fee and instantly issues a new permit, Ed Kress told me this is how it should be and would be if he is elected to sheriff.
My statements involve your trust, but rather than trusting me or anyone else for that matter,
I included the past history of public statement and actions taken by appointed sheriff Mullen so you can judge for yourself (as you should always do in this age of deception) who Allegheny County firearm voters better get behind and do everything possible to get elected.
Its time to pick a side, it's come to that
To add yet another documented reason not to vote for Mullen’s here are his views of so called assault weapons.
read entire article here
http://kdka.com/local/local_story_193165007.html
Jul 12, 2005 5:48 pm US/Eastern
Assault Weapons Putting Safety in Crosshairs?
(KDKA) Pittsburgh It's been nine months since President Bush lifted the national ban on the sale of assault weapons.
In that time, police say they've seen more and more of these deadly accurate weapons turning up in the wrong hands -- from gang members to other violent criminals.
Pittsburgh's Assistant Police Chief William Mullen says it's no coincidence. "It appears that's the reason."
"There's a lot more assault weapons in the area in districts now than ever before." -- Asst. Chief William Mullen, Pittsburgh Police
Assistant Chief Mullen says assault-type weapons have been used in three murders and have also been trained against officers themselves in some near-deadly shootouts.
Allegheny county firearm owners better get up off their butts, get into the fight, go get copies of FOAC voter guides, make copies, hand them out at gun clubs and volunteer some of their time to help get Ed Kress elected or deal with sheriff Mullen for the next several years.
Just for everyone public notice Every time some makes a post in PAFOA over the next several years and complains about sheriff Mullen’s making it more difficult for firearm owners to exercise their rights. ..I am going to post this link and ask this question.
What Did You PERSONALLY DO to HELP Get Ed Kress ELECTED for SHERIFF????
NOTHING!!!!! Then Sit down, Shut Up and deal with …….. sheriff Mullen procedures then and I hope you learned a lesson the hard way, so you won't make the same mistake next time.
The few people (or groups like FOAC) that try to do something to change things for the better, can’t carry all the do nothing dead weight gun owners anymore. This is not the 20 century it’s the 21 century and things are much different now than they use to be. If you want to keep your rights that others had to fight for and some died for you to have and enjoy, you better get involved in the political process and make your voice heard.
Personally I am tired of do nothing gun owners pointing their finger at me when I am volunteering my time try to educate them at some public event saying you got to do and you got to do this because of XYZ reasons. Then I ask them if who they know who their elected official are? Do you write letters to them expressing your views? Are they register to vote and do they vote? Most of these loud mouths do nothing people don’t vote and don’t even know who their elected Reps are, what a sad state of affairs we have and they still wonder why their country / rights are going to hell. For the official record I used to be personally guilty of these same offenses, thanks to people like Kim Stolfer and groups like ACSL, FOAC and lots of education on this subject of political activism I have changed my way to make amends for being part of the problem, instead of a being involved in possible solution. Talk is cheap, actions have political power