If anyone is interested, OSHA, under great pressure from the public and from Congress, has completely rescinded their outrageous proposal.

A great victory for the unwashed masses, at least for a while. Seeing the OSHA bureaucrats pull in their horns, I keep thinking about all the naysayers and nattering nabobs of negativism whose opinion seems to be that it does no good to complain or comment or contact you congressional delegation. I would like to take this opportunity to rub their collective noses in this one!

For all those who did take the time and effort to engage in the peasant revolt, THANK YOU!!!

For those of you who read about it but were to lazy or too unconcerned to take any action, thank you also for allowing the rest of us the privelege of carrying your load for you. We were proud to do it.

Now, we need to keep a sharp eye on the new regs when they are published again. Cant trust the bums even an inch.

PS: just for fun, who remembers "nattering nabobs of negativism", that is not a phrase I can take credit for
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William Safire wrote it into a speech for Spiro Agnew.

Jason wrote:William Safire wrote it into a speech for Spiro Agnew.

Google is a friend!!

http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3164

The comment period had two months yet, so if they've already surrendered the regulations were DOA. This approach is played out so they'll try something else - save your energy for the next assault.

Yeah, you sure are right about that, bureaucrats dont take kindly to the peons telling them what to do, or not do. They will be back, seeking reprisals and vengance, you can bet on it. If the Dems get total control in 2008, watch out!!

I doubt this was the vast left wing conspiracy that it was made out to be. Remember that you should never assume conspiracy when the problem can be explained by mere incompetence.

The swiftness of this recension without even a fight sounds to me like some folks (possibly even well meaning) who had no knowledge of the firearms industry wrote this proposal and then suffered a serious "Oh shoot moment" when they got jumped by the NRA et al.

And nobody wants to start their week with calls from "concerned" senators.

As for the Democrats gaining total control, Daddy always warned that the worst thing for democracy was for any single party to have total control.

I e-mail my congressman (Phil English) about issues that concern me like this. But you can't do it TOO often. They make you out as a kook if you do.

And, another thing: When you write to your congressman, et. al., short and sweet is better. Simply say, "I, as your constituant, ask that you do all that is in your power to prevent [citation of bill] from going forward." After that, you should say two sentences as to why you want the bill stopped.

Anything longer than that will be seen as a rant and sent to the circular file.

As to why these silly things keep popping up, I think it's all about money.
Some idiot Democrat congresmember has some special interest group crawling up his or her butt, shelling out campaign dollars every time they sponsor legislation (or rules) that favor their position.

I think these people simply float any kind of idiot proposal they can think up just to convince their donors that they are "doing something" every time they get a wild hare up their arse about some stupid issue like Gun Control.

Not to say that these people aren't serious about the bills they write and sponsor. I'm just saying that it doesn't matter if some of them are half baked. The author and the sponsor still get credit in the eyes of the special interest group that backs them, though.

Worker, I think this particular document was floated as a regulation, not new legislation, so it came from somewhere inside of OSHA not a legislator. As was already suggested, it may have been written by someone that only knew ammunition contained explosives without also knowing how stable it is.

It's also possible that it was an attempt at back door gun control, but it's so obvious that you have to wonder "Could it just be Dumb?"

Aren't all the Democrats on the OSHA subcommittee a bunch of gun grabbers?

http://help.senate.gov/emplmnt+wrk_safety_%20sub.html

Thus, by their actions on that committee, they can go back to their jobs as senators and congressmanen, et. al. and say, "Look at all the great anti-gun legislation I'm trying to force through the OSHA subcommittee!"

I won't go so far as to say they don't care if the rules pass or not but the most important thing to them is that they LOOK like they are trying to do something. As long as their donors are happy THEY are happy.

OSHA regulations originate within OSHA, not the legislative branch of government. A House and Senate committees deal with legislation, not regulation. This was a bureaucratic SNAFU (whether accidental or deliberate) not legislative action.