I'm sure this NRA ad falsely claiming Barrett voted to ban deer hunting rifles didn't help him.

[Matariki]

http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2012/may/29/national-rifle-association/wisconsin-recall-nra-says-dem-challenger-tom-barre/

In a radio ad that began airing in May 2012, two men talk about Barrett. Here’s part of the conversation:

Man 1: "Well, Barrett voted to ban 15 different kinds of guns, even a lot of common deer rifles."

Man 2: "I love my deer rifle. Barrett voted to ban ‘em?"

Man 1: "Yeah."

Wisconsin's gun deer hunting season is months away, but you can bet the hundreds of thousands of hunters in the Badger State took notice of the NRA's claim.

[okieinpain]

1. so did he vote to ban guns. n/t.

[Matariki]

2. I included the link for a reason

And no, not 'common deer hunting' rifles.

[okieinpain]

3. lol, dirty bastards. n/t.

[TheWraith]

4. Not common then, but pretty common now. nt

[belcffub]

12. yup...

two of my last three deer were taken with two different rifles mentioned in that article...

[pipoman]

5. Yes, if he

actually voted for the 1994 assault weapons ban as they are alleging.

[Matariki]

7. He did vote for the assault weapons ban AND the ad was deliberately misleading.

[pipoman]

9. That failed ban cost many Democratic seats..

may still be costing seats or at least votes..

[TheWraith]

16. I'm reminded of a bit out of one of Clinton's books...

He described how the Democratic Speaker came to him in '94 and basically begged him not to make the AWB a part of the '94 crime bill, on the grounds that it was going to get Democrats killed at the polls. Clinton basically admitted in the book that he should have listened and that it might have mitigated a lot of the 1994 midterms if he had.

[pipoman]

24. I think

that there were 2 key issues in Al Gore's run which if played differently would have sealed a win. His support of global/regional trade agreements and support of the AWB and gun control in general.

[Dr Fate]

6. Eric Holder should investigate the NRA for election violations.

Right after he finishes busting BP and all those corrupt Wall Street CEOs.

Or not. I'm easy. I'm sure that whatever Obama decides to do or not do, it will result in DEM victory.

[Hoyt]

8. Anyone that hung up on guns ain't likely gonna vote for a Dem in a recall.

[Matariki]

11. If you have a largely rural state, hunting guns become important

and lying to people about the threat of them being taken away becomes an issue that crosses party lines, I'm thinking.

[baldguy]

13. Show me where Dems consistently lie about the GOP "taking away" guns.

Not just in WI, but anywhere.

"Crosses party lines", my ass.

[Matariki]

14. You misunderstood me.

I was responding to Hoyt's comment that "Anyone that hung up on guns ain't likely gonna vote for a Dem". Folks living in rural areas where people do a lot of hunting care about their guns - whether they are Democrats, Independents, or Republicans. The NRA lying about a candidate's voting record on guns could effect any of those people's votes.

[TheWraith]

17. 55% of registered Democrats have a positive opinion of the NRA.

In a state like Wisconsin, you can bet that's probably more like two thirds.

[Hoyt]

19. 55% Dems have no idea what a right wing organization the NRA is -- Teddy Nugent Board of Directors.

Ollie North and worse are the leadership of this right wing organization.

[flamingdem]

10. I'm glad you posted this

We'll see it elsewhere too

[ellisonz]

15. Waiting for the NRA defenders from the Gungeon...

[hack89]

18. The AWB was the best gift the NRA ever received.

that is one of the huge ironies of the gun control movement - their biggest victory was the act that eventually destroyed gun control as a viable political movement in America.

[former9thward]

20. +1

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

21. Regardless of silly names, AR15 rifles and AK rifles are very popular to hunt deer and hog.

It doesn't mater if you call them sporting rifles, semiauto rifles, sport utility rifles, assault weapons, or assault rifles...if he voted to ban those items, invariably he voted to ban some people's deer & hog rirles. It doesn't matter what kind of politically charged/scary name you label these guns with. They are very popular to hunt with... regardless of their appearance.

IMO, this is a perfectly acceptable hunting gun (semiauto .308 winchester) that Barrett had voted to ban:

[Hoyt]

22. I think Bill Maher said it best . . . . . .

“Did you know yesterday that Texas adopted a law allowing you to shoot a deer with a silencer?

"How is this even a problem? Do you need to take out deer henchmen before they can warn the deer evil genius in his lair?

"It’s a deer, you have a gun, it doesn’t even have hands. How much more of an edge do you need?

"Right now Congress is considering a bill that would forbid the EPA from regulating the lead in bullets. Not that the EPA is regulating lead in bullets, but it might. And imagine what it could do if it linked up with the deer.

"Hunters leave three thousand tons of lead bullets in America’s forests every year, which poisons 20 million birds, birds that will never know the joy of being blown to pieces by a miserable chinless fuckface.

"Why can’t we even pass a rule against poison bullets?

"This is a cautionary tale about what happens when the Democrats completely lay down on an issue and let the right get whatever they want: you get insanity.”

[Matariki]

23. And he calls himself a comedian

if comedy is pointing out the tragedy of our ways...

[ellisonz]

25. In short, the NRA doesn't give a fuck about anything but money...

...kinda like the Republican Party, oh wait, they're now one and the same.

Fuck the NRA.

[Hoyt]

26. And the guns they rode in on.

[Electric Monk]

27. Why wasn't it debunked sooner?

Like, in time to have done some good?

AK-47 makes a poor hunting rifle, anyway. I'd take a Remington 700 over that, any day, for deer.