Obama's War On Guns And Oil

[nevadal]

This is from A newsletter from "Bullseye Marksman Gun Club" at Cummings Georgia


GUNS and OIL



I do not normally copy articles word for word, but this Op Ed, from the Washington Times, dated July 2, 2012, is an exception.

The Op Ed was provided to me by Jay Holmes, a friend and a Marine.

Obama's war on guns and oil

White house unleashes OSHA for revenge against hated industries the Obama administration is using more than just the Environmental Protection Agency to “crucify” businesses it doesn't like. Congress won't enact any gun control measures, and the American people aren't interested in paying more at the pump. So President Obama has to get a lot more creative in pushing his anti gun, anti affordable energy agenda. His latest technique is dispatching the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to wage small scale battles against gun and oil'

On June 21, the agency announced a”safety stand down” at oil and gas operations that will run through July 20. The idea is to temporarily stop work while a bureaucrat performs an inspection. “It is hoped that the stand down will not only heighten awareness for workers in the oil and gas industries, but also identify and eliminate work related hazards,” John Hermanson, OSHA's regional administrator-in Dallas, said in a statement.

One day earlier, the agency issued a grave warning regarding the purported hazards of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, an essential technique for extracting oil and gas fgrom difficult locations. OSHA's complaint is that fracking, exposes employees to “respirable crystalline silica.” That's a fancy word for the dust kicked up by trucks and other vehicles on the job site. It's a bit suspicious that OSHA bureaucrats haven't warned of the sam4e danger at, say, archaeological digs at native American heritge sites.

To be sure, the affordable fuels industry needs to take the safety of its employers seriously, but it's increasingly clear that the Obama administration's goal reaches well beyond ensuring a safe work environment. That's clear from OSHA's outrageous issuance of $111,000 in proposed fines on June11 against Illinois Gun Works, a firing range located in the Chicago suburbs. Pistols and rifles happen to be noisy, and nobody understands that better than a firearms instructor. Yet OSHA believes it needs to tell instructors to use .22 caliber pistols “instead of larger caliber, such as, but not limited to, 9mm Luger and/or 45 Colt” to reduce noise levels. A far simpler and more effective solution would be for the federal government to ease restrictions it places on the sale of silencers, which would go a long way in achieving healthy sound levels.



OSHA's complaint only grows more ridiculous when it describes how a range instructor was observed “reaching down on the range floor to collect a loaded handgun cartridge. The employee was not wearing any hand protection such as gloves. “Worse, this maniac was also seen touching a broom handle without gloves, increasing the fine by $4200.00.

Penalties also racked up because the range carelessly disregarded the need for a “labeling system” with “hazard warnings, words, pictures, symbols or a combination thereof” to let employees know they shouldn't try to drink Hoppes #9 or VLP Break Free solvent. Two commonly used gun cleaning products. It also knocked the range for its use of Rust Oleum spray paint without “precautionary measures to protect employees” meaning a multi part training course in how to avoid spraying oneself in the face.

It's obvious what the White House is up to, and the American people shouldn't stand for it. The right to keep and is enshrined in the Constitution: the need for federally approved dust masks, gloves, labels and training is not. It is time for OSHA to stand down.



Now, a short thought from the “Hitman”. Keep those cards and letters to your elected officials. Writing your thoughts, your positions are important to convey to them. Then Vote. After all this fails, Remember the Constitution, and its position on us the Militia is very clear. Remember; Our Founding Fathers were once considered criminals with prices on their heads. I take it very proudly to be a “Son of our Founding Fathers. I stand shoulder to shoulder with them. So should you.

DO IT.

Thanks for your time;

Art(Hitman)Haggett

[stumpjumper]

I noticed it's a privately owned gun range. Yup, he's for the small business person, all right. Bet if some illegal owned the range, osha would have said they never even heard of the place. like to see them try that at one of the county ranges here in florida.