Congressman Steve Stockman to Gunmakers: Come Check Out Texas [View all]

[TexasTowelie]

U.S. Representative Steve Stockman is not a subtle man. We could go so far as to say he has a flair for the dramatic. He is, after all, the man who brought Ted Nugent as his plus-one to the State of the Union address, and compared the Earth to a sort of fuel-filled water balloon. And even further back, he claimed that the disaster at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco was a setup by the Clinton administration.

Now, just as Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed new gun control legislation on Friday, Stockman has posted an open letter to spurned gun manufacturers (sic): "Come to Texas!!! The state which believes the whole Bill of Rights should be followed, not just the 'politically correct' parts. Your rights will not be infringed upon here, unlike many current local regimes."

The CEO of Connecticut-based Colt, a company that manufactures the AR-15, in an op-ed in last month's Hartford Courant worried about the unsung victims of such legislation: the gunmakers.

"Our customers are unusually brand-loyal," he writes. "In many cases, they personally identify with the firearm brand they choose. Although our Connecticut heritage has historically enhanced our brand, that will change overnight if we ban the modern sporting rifle."

More at http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2013/04/congressman_steve_stockman_to.php .