Anti-gun activist makes illegal gun purchase

[WhiteFeather]

Another classic violation of existing law for the greater 'good' by another anti-gunner that should be in jail right now.

Anyone want to break a law they don't like to prove a point and not get prosecuted?

Make a NOTE of this anti gun guy organizations, anyone ever hear radio ads from them before?
John Rosenthal, of Stop Handgun Violence and American Hunters and Shooters Association

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=56611

WEAPONS OF CHOICE
Anti-gun activist makes illegal gun purchase
Boston Globe paid for out-of-state 'straw' buy

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Posted: July 11, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern

© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com

An anti-gun activist admitted on a radio show yesterday he made an illegal "straw" purchase of a firearm at an out-of-state gun show with the help of a Boston Globe reporter.

John Rosenthal of Stop Handgun Violence made the admission on "Finneran's Forum" on WRKO 680 AM.

Rosenthal, who wants to see tougher restrictions on firearms purchases, said he made the purchase to make a point. However, the only way the Massachusetts resident could make the buy was by doing it in the name of a New Hampshire resident. Such "straw" purchases are already illegal.

Steve Bailey of the Boston Globe explained how he helped facilitate the purchase over a year ago.

Rosenthal said when he tried to purchase a handgun from a licensed dealer, he was told he could not because he was not a resident of New Hampshire. Bailey and Rosenthal then explained how they brought a New Hampshire resident with them, supposedly a prison guard, who was able to pass the background checks and purchase the gun for them. Bailey acknowledged the Globe paid the bill.

"Unfortunately, the person most vocal in Massachusetts about increasing the restrictions on lawful gun ownership has himself committed a gun crime and will most likely never be prosecuted for it," said Gun Owners Action League in a statement reacting to the disclosure. "This is yet another example of the great hypocrisy from the anti-civil rights elite."

More on the Rosenthal scandal here
http://www.goal.org/news/rosenthalcrimine.htm

John Rosenthal Admits to Violating Federal Gun Law

On Tuesday, July 10, 2007 John Rosenthal, of Stop Handgun Violence and American Hunters and Shooters Association, was a guest on WRKO 680 AM “Finneran’s Forum” show. Rosenthal was on the show to discuss his organization’s new political billboard slamming the National Rifle Association.

During the show a reporter, Steve Bailey of the Boston Globe, explained how he and Rosenthal had attended a gun show in New Hampshire over a year ago. The trip was supposed to prove how easy it was for criminals to buy a handgun in New Hampshire. They actually found that it was not possible to do so without violating several laws.

Rosenthal explained that when he tried to purchase a handgun from a licensed dealer, he was told he could not because he was not a resident of New Hampshire. Bailey and Rosenthal then explained how they brought a New Hampshire resident with them, supposedly a prison guard, who was able to pass the background checks and purchase the gun for them. Bailey even stated on Finneran’s show that the Boston Globe paid for the gun. When asked by the hosts of the show if he had committed a straw purchase, Rosenthal admitted that he had indeed conducted a straw purchase to prove a point.

Unfortunately for Rosenthal, the point is that he and Bailey had to admit that it was illegal for him to go to New Hampshire and purchase a handgun. He also had to admit that the only way for him to obtain a handgun at the gun show was to do it illegally by conducting a federally prohibited straw purchase and thereby committing a felony. Unfortunately, the person most vocal in Massachusetts about increasing the restrictions on lawful gun ownership has himself committed a gun crime and will most likely never be prosecuted for it. This is yet another example of the great hypocrisy from the anti-civil rights elite.

[billamj]

I've heard of the group, they're trying to sell themselves to hunters as a "rational" alternative to the NRA. I'm not even a little bit surprised that they would try somethng like this. Both of these clowns should be prosecuted by BATFE for the straw purchase, maybe that would wake some of these clowns up.

[rev214]

"American Hunters and Shooters Association isn’t out to protect your rights. They’re out to deceive you..."

Shoot to deceive
By Cam Edwards
Thursday, August 31, 2006
townhall.com


When is an anti-gunner a pro-gun advocate? The obvious answer is never, but that’s too simple a response. The actual answer is “any time a member of the media wants to portray the anti-gunner in a pro-gun light”. Take, for example, a new article in The New Republic entitled “Gun Crazy: The Revolt Against the NRA” by Michael Blanding. Blanding, a freelance writer from Boston, profiles the group calling itself American Hunters and Shooters Association. AHSA bills itself as a “moderate alternative to the NRA”, but in reality it’s an organization founded by leaders in the anti-gun movement who have strong ties to the Brady Campaign.
Blanding’s article calls John Rosenthal, the president of AHSA’s foundation, a “Boston real estate developer who served a stint on the board of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.” But the article also quotes Rosenthal as saying he left the Brady Campaign because of the organization’s “extreme anti-gun stance”. Blanding leaves out any mention of the fact that Rosenthal created, and still runs, the Massachusetts-based outfit known as Stop Handgun Violence. Despite the fact that Blanding is from Boston, I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps Rosenthal didn’t volunteer that information and Blanding simply didn’t do his research. Then I found an article in Boston Magazine from February 2006 entitled “Straight Shooter”. It’s a glowing profile of John Rosenthal, complete with many mentions of his work with Stop Handgun Violence, and Michael Blanding wrote it.
In May of this year Blanding wrote another piece for Boston Magazine called “The Ways of the Gun”, in which he makes the case that Boston’s rising crime rate is the fault of other states with less restrictive gun laws. In that article Blanding describes Rosenthal as an “anti-gun activist”, but now he’s a pro-gun moderate alternative to the NRA. Why? Because Blanding didn’t write a TNR article about the need for more gun control, he wrote an article about liberals trying to woo gun-owners. To accurately portray Rosenthal as someone who helped pass Massachusetts’ Gun Control Act of 1998 does nothing to win the hearts and minds of gun owners.
Blanding commits the same sin of omission when describing AHSA’s Executive Director, Robert Ricker. Ricker is described as “a former NRA general counsel and lobbyist for the firearms industry”, which is incorrect. Ricker spent a brief period of time as one of the attorneys in the General Counsel’s office, but was never general counsel himself. Blanding fails to mention that Ricker switched sides, so to speak, back in the late 1990’s, and has since testified as an expert witness for those hoping to hold gun manufacturers and sellers responsible for the actions of criminals. Chris Cox, NRA-ILA’s Executive Director, wrote an article about AHSA (found here) in which he details testimony Ricker gave in a 2005 deposition. Ricker testified that his two biggest clients were the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence (part of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence) and the group Virginians for Public Safety. Ricker also testified that AHSA was another of his clients, and paid him $3,000 a month for his services. Again, Blanding apparently didn’t want to let his readers know Ricker’s entire background.
I realize that for Blanding, AHSA represents a new and exciting attempt to mislead gun owners (we’re talking about a writer who once penned a “Culture of Life Top Ten” wish list for the ultra-lefty Alternet, in which he expressed his desire that Congress would pass Massachusetts-style gun control laws). New or not, AHSA is trying to deceive gun owners into buying into an anti-gun movement and to give anti-gun politicians a bit of pro-gun cover. From the tens of thousands of dollars its leaders have donated to candidates like Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, and Nancy Pelosi to the fact that the press contact for this supposedly non-partisan organization is also the head of the Fairfax City (Virginia) Democratic Committee, American Hunters and Shooters Association isn’t out to protect your rights. They’re out to deceive you, and Michael Blanding appears happy to help.

[Emptymag]

Heard about this deceptive group on the radio a day or two ago.
Pretty bad when you have to do your own "background check" on an organization to see if their name truly represents their goals.

Hmmm... anybody think to look into danp and the PAFOA?

Cripes! I may have joined a CULT and don't even know it!

[NineseveN]

Cripes! I may have joined a CULT and don't even know it!

Shut up and drink your Koolaid.

[GRoPA]

Don't take the red pill!

[SteveD]

I heard he prefers the little blue one

[KeithPA]

Sounds exactly like what Bloomberg did. Nice to know they can break the law and get away with it.

[ham385]

You would think that the BATFE would be a little pissed, being that they are being made to look like incompetents. They have laws in place and these guys are breaking them to make it look like they either don't exist, or aren't enforced. Talk about 'Messin with the bull'!
I wonder who's protecting these yahoos, and how can I get a friend like that. Kinda makes one wonder. If I were to write a story for the paper about ...... <afraid to say it on a public forum, so read between the lines>.