Speaker of the House and the 2A

**alpacaheat** · October 14th, 2015, 08:44 AM

Received this message from Gun Owners of America concerning Paul Ryan's stance on the 2A and why we should oppose his Speaker of the House bid:

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ACTION: Click here to tell your Congressman that you do NOT support any Congressman for House Speaker -- including Rep. Paul Ryan -- who is willing to compromise on Second Amendment rights!
Tell your Representative to Vote NO on Ryan

Congratulations!
They said it couldn’t be done.
But, through your activism, you put pressure on sell-out Speaker John Boehner and helped bring his career to an unlamented end.

But there’s still work to be done.
Lest you think that things couldn’t get worse, one of the top candidates to replace Boehner is the compromising Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan (R).
While he has not had many tough (recorded) votes on guns, the things HE WANTS to do should scare you.
In January 2013, when Universal Background Checks were on the table, Ryan -- far from discouraging the Senate to defeat anti-gun legislation -- encouraged a debate on an “acceptable” gun control package.
Speaking on Meet the Press in January 2013, Ryan expressed openness to new gun laws, saying the “question of whether or not a criminal is getting a gun is a question we need to look at.”
Ryan also opined: “We need to look into making sure there aren’t big loopholes where a person can illegally purchase a firearm.”
No, that wasn’t a typo. And, aside from what the sentence says, there is the fact that Ryan has adopted the gun control philosophy of the Far Left.
Ryan seems to think that any Second Amendment freedom that is not yet regulated by gun control laws is a “loophole” that needs to be “extinguished.”
A Speaker with these views would be disastrous for gun owners.
But that’s not all. There’s also his views on illegal voters.
Radical Democrat Luis Guiterrez (D-IL) is endorsing Paul Ryan because of his views on amnesty.
Gun Owners of America does not take positions on immigration issues, but we do oppose giving amnesty to persons who broke the law getting into this country, especially given the polls showing that illegals would vote for anti-gun candidates by an 8-1 margin.
Amnesty would reshape the American electorate and make it much harder to elect a pro-gun Congress and President.
Breitbart reports that, “Gutierrez and Paul Ryan have been longtime partners on efforts to open Americans borders. Indeed, Paul Ryan is arguably the most pro-amnesty GOP lawmaker in Congress ….”
Not only that, “Many amnesty opponents believe that if Ryan had been House Speaker, rather than Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), the Gang of Eight [amnesty] bill would have been sent to President Obama’s desk.”
In short, if you didn’t like John Boehner, the last candidate for House Speaker you will like is Paul Ryan.
After all, Speaker Boehner has personally given his endorsement to Paul Ryan by asking him to run for the speakership.
Ryan has still has not determined whether he will run, but he will be making his final decision soon.
So please let your Congressman know that you do NOT support Paul Ryan -- or any compromiser like him -- to be the next Speaker.
Tell him or her that we want a Speaker who will protect our rights, 100%.
Sincerely,
Tim Macy
Chairman
Gun Owners of America

**alpacaheat** · October 14th, 2015, 08:47 AM

I sent a message to my rep.

Thank you for taking action to protect the Second Amendment.

Your message for "Paul Ryan Would be “Boehner on Steroids”" was sent on 10/14/2015 08:40 AM to the following recipients: Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA).

**wanneroo** · October 14th, 2015, 11:17 AM

Paul Ryan seemed to be a rising star but since he was Romneyfied in 2012 he's gone wimpy and pretty much lied when he said he would work to defund obamacare. It's a shame but it's why we should have term limits for Congressmen.

**alpacaheat** · October 14th, 2015, 11:27 AM

Agreed. I really liked him when he was the VP nominee, mainly due to his expertise on all things fiscal, but since then he's lost my trust because of his views (and changes) on many issues.

**Gunsnwater** · October 14th, 2015, 01:07 PM

Letter sent. Thanks for heads up.

**God's Country** · October 14th, 2015, 01:43 PM

Ryan was a rino when Dubya was still POTUS.
He didn't find religion until Obama was POTUS.

He's just another hack.
So I fully expect my rino rep. to support him.

**ungawa** · October 14th, 2015, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by God's Country

Ryan was a rino when Dubya was still POTUS.
He didn't find religion until Obama was POTUS.

He's just another hack.
So I fully expect my rino rep. to support him.

Give him the what for anyway. Don't let him or his staffers live in an echo chamber that believes everybody wants to ban guns. We have to hit everybody, not just the fence sitters, not just the allies. There is a spell being cast by Big Bloomdouche and the media, and that spell will take hold if nobody hears from us. Even our enemies count. The spell is like a contagion and we need to fight it and discredit it on all fronts. Once they convince everybody we are not to be feared we are done.