Jan

27

2013

Raymond Buckley on ‘Assault Weapons’

by Rick Olson

Making eye contact with adults while dressed as a clown is risky. —Doug Coupland 

N.H. State Democratic Party Chair Raymond “Buckles the Clown” Buckley

Awesome. You just cannot make this stuff up. A hat-tip goes to the Union Leader’s Tim Buckland for getting this quote from State Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley. When asked, “What is an assualt weapon, Ray said:

“It’s generally a gun that’s more for warfare than for hunting. It does multiple rounds per second. That’s generally what I would think would be an assault weapon. It’s not appropriate for hunting or defending one’s home, but is designed for warfare or mass killings.”

Late yesterday, the UL’s Tim Buckland featured this story entitled, “‘Assault weapon not easily defined,” as a follow-up to Friday’s Story about a poll released by New England College. (see my take on it HERE)

Ah yes! “Buckles the Clown…” God Bless him!  And, I am glad the experts are finally weighing in!

by Rick Olson

Rick Olson is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, and a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University with a BA in Social Science. Rick subsequently attended Massachusetts School of Law in Andover MA and is an avid hunter and shooter. Frequently, Rick can be found on the Grok taking up second amendment, hunting, fishing, trapping and wildlife conservation issues. Rick Olson is also a former Police Officer and Deputy Sheriff. Rick is the Past President of the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation, and the current President of the Londonderry Fish & Game Club. A nationally certified firearms instructor, Hunter Education and Bowhunter Education instructor, for New Hampshire Fish & Game, Rick works tirelessly in advocacy for outdoor sporting men and women across the Granite State. Rick is a former commissioner on the Manchester Conservation Commission and resides in Manchester. He has three children and four Grandchildren.

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  • Buckles is close to the truth, as one commenter at the UL noted – by his definition, assault weapon roughly equates to machine gun, and completely excludes the self-loading rifles and handguns which are common use.
    Could he be a closet gun rights supporter?

    • Bubbles

      You can’t say closet – that’s hate speech.

  • Van

    Buckles the Clown, I just love it. Obama’s little court Jester.

  • IWKAGGP

    This guy is totally clueless (alas, like most Democrats) when it comes to guns.

  • mer

    multiple rounds per second. I guess that in the hands of Jerry Miculek a revolver is an “assault weapon”.

    • Now that is cool! Especially since most don’t know who Jerry is or haven’t seen him shoot….

      • mer

        I think his record is 12 shots in under 3 seconds. 6 shot revolver so that includes a reload. Hmm. NY’s 7 round limit….

    • granitegrok

      I have watched clips (heh!) where he has outshot an automatic weapon (a true assault rifle).

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