Guns ONLY need 5 rounds - NRA Board Member Joaquin Jackson

[WhiteFeather]

Got the following email about this guy, watch it for yourself ...............

NRA Board Member and poster boy Joaquin Jackson claims to he is a
staunch defender of the Second Amendment as long it limits civilians to five
round magazine capacity.

In the NRA adv, he holds what appears to be a traditional model 94
Winchester which in most caliber/configurations has a magazine capacity
greater than five rounds.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uSGySNLyACE

If the NRA board does not remove him for cause, it says a lot about the
NRA board.

Was he an endorsed candidate?

[Frenchy]

WOW! It’s almost like Jim Zumbo's comments... What is the NRA growing out there a bunch of Brady supporters?

Sort of reminds me of that soap stick commercial with the Sgt. Saying A dawg gone Houdini!
Wonder how Uncle Ted talks to this Texas “Star”.

Hey thats why he only needs 5 bullets! Stars only have 5 points!!!

[Agent Smith]

What is going on with the NRA?! This guy needs to be removed immediately.

[theshadow]

I first heard about this two weeks ago. After investigation the comments made were over a year ago, and NRA was getting a lot of heat (two weeks ago) as it resurfaced. I would recommend, Contacting every contact at NRA you have and let the know your displeasure (if you haven't done so already).

[ChamberedRound]

Can you say... back-pedal?

http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=9899

Statement of Joaquin Jackson

Recently, concerns have been raised in response to statements made by NRA Board Member Joaquin Jackson to Texas Monthly in 2005. We have received questions from NRA members who are seeking clarity as to NRA’s positions on the subject matter discussed in Mr. Jackson’s interview. To be clear, NRA supports the right of all law-abiding citizens to Keep and Bear Arms for all lawful purposes. We will continue, as we have in the past, to vigorously oppose any efforts to limit gun ownership by law-abiding citizens as an unconstitutional infringement on our Second Amendment freedoms. These efforts include opposition to any attempts to ban firearms, including firearms incorrectly referred to as "assault weapons", and any attempts to place arbitrary limits on magazine capacity.

For more information on NRA's legislative efforts to protect and defend the Second Amendment, please visit www.NRAILA.org and www.Clintongunban.com.


STATEMENT OF JOAQUIN JACKSON

Recently, some misunderstandings have arisen about a news interview in which I participated a few years ago. After recently watching a tape of that interview, I understand the sincere concerns of many people, including dear friends of mine. And I am pleased and eager to clear up any confusion about my long held belief in the sanctity of the Second Amendment.

In the interview, when asked about my views of “assault weapons,” I was talking about true assault weapons – fully automatic firearms. I was not speaking, in any way, about semiautomatic rifles. While the media may not understand this critical distinction, I take it very seriously. But, as a result, I understand how some people may mistakenly take my comments to mean that I support a ban on civilian ownership of semiautomatic firearms. Nothing could be further from the truth. And, unfortunately, the interview was cut short before I could fully explain my thoughts and beliefs.

In fact, I am a proud owner of such rifles, as are millions of law-abiding Americans. And many Americans also enjoy owning fully automatic firearms, after being cleared by a background check and meeting the rigorous regulations to own such firearms. And these millions of lawful gun owners have every right – and a Second Amendment right – to own them.

As a hunter, I take great pride in my marksmanship. Every hunter should practice to be skilled to take prey with a single shot, if possible. That represents ethical, humane, skilled hunting. In the interview several years ago, I spoke about this aspect of hunting and my belief that no hunter should take the field and rely upon high capacity magazines to take their prey.

But that comment should never be mistaken as support for the outright banning of any ammunition magazines. In fact, such bans have been pursued over the years by state legislatures and the United States Congress and these magazine bans have always proven to be abject failures.

Let me be very clear. As a retired Texas Ranger, during 36 years of law enforcement service, I was sworn to uphold the United States Constitution. As a longtime hunter and shooter, an NRA Board Member, and as an American – I believe the Second Amendment is a sacred right of all law-abiding Americans and, as I stated in the interview in question, I believe it is the Second Amendment that ensures all of our other rights handed down by our Founding Fathers.

I have actively opposed gun bans and ammunition and magazine bans in the past, and I will continue to actively oppose such anti-gun schemes in the future.

I appreciate my friends who have brought this misunderstanding to light, for it has provided me an opportunity to alleviate any doubts about my strong support for the NRA and our Second Amendment freedom.

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[NineseveN]

In the interview, when asked about my views of “assault weapons,” I was talking about true assault weapons – fully automatic firearms. I was not speaking, in any way, about semiautomatic rifles.

So he's for the NFA and against us peons owning machine guns? Thanks NRA for standing up for my rights! He didn't really help his cause here. And of course, he says in his statement and the interview that these rights were given to us by the founders, which is also a terrible misunderstanding of the truth of the matter and the issue of what rights are. He needs to go, he needs a Zumbo.

[Agent Smith]

So he's for the NFA and against us peons owning machine guns? Thanks NRA for standing up for my rights! He didn't really help his cause here. And of course, he says in his statement and the interview that these rights were given to us by the founders, which is also a terrible misunderstanding of the truth of the matter and the issue of what rights are. He needs to go, he needs a Zumbo.

I agree 100%.

We can't have these guys that are supposedly helping to protect our rights going around making these kinds of statements.

[phillyd2]

misunderstandings? confusion? Yeah, if you are a moron maybe you can misunderstand what he said. For the rest of us:

F' Him and F' the NRA for not firing his ass.

Any confusion?

[Pa. Patriot]

And he's a liar.
That back peddling statement doesn't jive at all, in any way, with what he said on that interview.

[NineseveN]

And he's a liar.
That back peddling statement doesn't jive at all, in any way, with what he said on that interview.

Okay, so we might all be on the same page, the question now is, what are we going to do about it?