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 The question is do I hate illegals? My answer is yes. I hate them as much as I hate terrorist. You see to me they are just as bad or in some cases worst. Illegals in this country are tearing us apart. Just look at congress, they are even fighting over it. These people have Americans fighting between ourselves over them.

 Now I have no hate for people of different skin, that’s a completely different issue. Let’s not be fooled that they are the same because they are not. I don’t have one once of hate for any one that has come into this country legal and is a US citizen, no matter what color their skin is.

 What I do hate is when people come into my country and strip it of our government resources that were put in place for American citizens and paid for by American citizens. I hate them for coming into my country and flying their flag above ours. I hate them for demanding right that they don’t have and calling us racist because we point out to them that they are not US citizens. I hate them for the crime they bring into my country. The jobs they take away and how they lower the standard of pay to all Americans. I hate it when they flood our hospitals and American citizens can’t get care because too many illegals are they using up all the government money we Americans have paid in to use these hospitals. I hate it when they don’t pay taxes and Americans are forced to give up their homes when they can’t afford to pay. I hate them because they don’t really care about America; they just want to use her like a [...]. I could go on all day with this, but I think you get the ideal.

 Yes, I HATE ILLEGALS, and I’m damn proud of it.

 Nancy Pelosi who has dragged congress to it lowest approval level in the history of congress in the mere year and a half that she has been house speaker call President Bush a total failure. Let me repeat that, she has DRAGGED CONGRESS to their lowest approval level in the history of congress, and she has the never to call Bush a failure.

 I guess one has to remind ones self that this idiot only gets away with this trash because she is in the liberalist district (8th district) in all of congress. That would be the Bay of Pigs in San Francisco.

 Her statement was "You know, God bless him, bless his heart, the president of the United States, a total failure, losing all credibility with the American people on the economy, on the war, on energy, you name the subject." Now we all know she is stupid but does she think the American people are stupid right along with her? Someone needs to remind this nut that it is congress (her congress) that has done nothing to help the American people and the economy since she has been Speaker of the House.

 She was especially critical of Bush's proposal to lift a ban on offshore oil drilling as a means to ease the current fuel price crisis, calling it a ploy to draw attention away from his failures. Excuses ME! A ploy? This alone shows how brainless this woman is and out of touch with the American people who in a recent poll showed that over 70% wanted congress to approve offshore drilling.

 Offshore drill will never get through the House because she will never let it get that far. After all she represents the left of the left in her district in the land of queers and owl kissers. Pelosi again today ask oil companies to spend billions of dollars to drill on land that has no oil. Once again it shows she is only working on one brain cell.

 Depending on what poll you look at congress is running between 10 and 14% approval rating, while the president is running between 30 and 40%. Now keep in mind that before Pelosi took over as speaker congress had a rating of about 40 to 48%.

 This last announcement from Pelosi only goes to show that they are willing to blame anyone but themselves for failure. And they are more than willing to drag everyone down with them including the American people.

The risks and responsibilities associated with oil in the sea should be put in their true perspective.

By far the highest contributor to oil in the ocean (about 37 per cent) results from a mix of materials and wastes which make up urban run-off and the discharge from land - based industrial plants. These materials reach the sea via storm water drains, sewage outfalls, creeks and rivers.

Another seven per cent is oil which seeps naturally out of fissures in the sea bed. Oil and tar stranded on the beaches of South Australia and Western Victoria, for instance, was first noticed by European settlers during the early 1800s. Now it is known to come from cracks in the ocean seabed and is particularly noticeable after earth tremors in the region.

Only 14 per cent of the oil in the sea is directly attributable to the world's oil industry. Two per cent of this occurs in spills during the exploration and production phase from rigs and platforms, and 12 per cent is attributable to accidents involving oil tankers.

Another 33 per cent occurs during the operation of vessels other than those used by the oil industry. Usually these are cargo vessels which may be involved in collisions which spill fuel oil or they may discharge waste oil from ballast tanks during a voyage.

The remaining 9 per cent of oil in the oceans is absorbed from the atmosphere.

Now that we know the truth, when these nuts try and lie to you about oil spills, throw oil on their nice clean green earth friendly clothes.

We all know the man and the myth. Now let’s take a look at a few pictures of Obama touring the US last week.

 The president and CEO of Diamond offshore drilling one of the biggest offshore drilling companies in the world said it is possible to produce oil offshore within 3 to 5 years. The only hold up would be other regulation that congress and states have put in place. “ Some of these states might take it to court and hold up drilling.” Said Lawrence Dickerson of Diamond offshore drilling. He went on to say he had no ideal how much it might lower gas prices, but just knowing that the US was willing to do more it be self reliant in our on oil would have an effect on oil prices.

 Prices dropped more than $10 a barrel from their highest point of the day. At midday, light, sweet crude fell $6.27 to $138.91 in an extremely volatile session. This after president Bush lifted offshore drilling ban. But Dem O Rats still continue to lie to the American people that offshore drilling will not lower gas prices. Environmentalists said more drilling would cause pollution in the offshore areas and threaten ocean species. Many even doubted if the move is really capable of bringing down oil prices.

 But drill for offshore oil has gained prominence in the presidential race. Sen. John McCain recently announced he supported offshore oil drilling, reversing his previous stance. Sen. Barack Obama wants to keep the ban in place.

 Experts say offshore oil drilling would not have an immediate impact on oil prices because oil exploration takes years. "If we were to drill today, realistically speaking, we should not expect a barrel of oil coming out of this new resource for three years, maybe even five years, so let's not kid ourselves," said Fadel Gheit, oil and gas analyst with Oppenheimer & Co. Equity Capital Markets Division. But it almost certainly would be profitable.

 The only response the Dem O Rats could come up with is still their old song and dance. We cannot drill our way out of this problem," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who charged that big oil companies are "not using more than half of the public lands they already have leased for drilling." This was followed up by the incredible stupid Nancy Pelosi. "The Bush plan is a hoax. It will neither reduce gas prices nor increase energy independence," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who urged Bush to bring some of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve stockpile to market.

 If you want this great country of ours to go straight down hill just keep voting for these airheads who don’t have a clue.

 Did the New Yorker get it right about Obama on their cover ? I think so. Obama has gone out of his way trying to distance himself from his Muslim upbringing. But in his speeches and in his book anyone can see his Muslim adulthood is still very much deep rooted. Obama spent "at least four years in a Madrassa, or Muslim seminary in Indonesian. Indonesia is a blatant Muslim country, according to US Intelligence, the nation is composed of primarily Muslim schools that teach legalistic Islam — Wahhabbi.

 That particular segment of Islam is especially harsh, Koran-abiding, and following the law of the cult to the nth degree. The Wahhabbi proclaims that non-Muslims have no rights, should not exist, and Islamics should particularly hate Jews. The schools receive moneys from Saudi Arabia that in kind is laden with Wahhabbi Muslims. When understanding that this was Obama's childhood teaching, one then can understand how he could live twenty years with a screaming, anti-American mentor such as Jeremiah Wright. Wright was preaching exactly what Obama believed as a closet Muslim.

 On Dec. 22 at the Smoky Row Coffee Shop in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the locals asked Obama about his Muslim roots. He said: "My father was from Kenya. A lot of people in his village were Muslim. He didn't practice Islam. Truth is, he wasn't very religious." That was a lie. Obama's father and stepfather were devout Islamics. Both faithfully practiced their religion. His stepfather, who had a much greater impact on Obama's upbringing, was a radical Wahabbi Muslim. "My mother was a Christian from Kansas." That was also a lie. Obama's mother, his material grandmother and grandfather were all atheists. "They married and then divorced. I was raised by my mother. So, I've always been a Christian. The only connection I've had to Islam is that my grandfather on my father's side came from that country. But I've never practiced Islam...For a while I lived in Indonesia because my mother was teaching there. And that's a Muslim country. And I went to school—but I didn't practice Islam." Another lie. Obama's mother married Lolo Soetoro, a Wahabbi extremist who lived in Indonesia. When Obama's mother moved to Indonesia—before she married her second Muslim husband—she enrolled her son in Francis Assisis Catholic School. He was enrolled as a Muslim because he was a Muslim. The enrollment form required each student to choose one of five state-sanctioned religions when enrolling: Buddhist, Catholic, Hindu, Muslim, or Protestant. Had he been a lifelong Christian, or even a recent convert, he—or his mother—would have circled Protestant.

 In August, 2006 US Senator Barack Obama [D-IL] made a special trip to visit a special man in Kenya. The man's name was Raila Amolo Odinga. He is the head of the National Muslim Leaders Forum [NAMLEF] in Kenya. The political party he heads is called the Orange Democratic Movement [ODM]—although there is definitely nothing democratic about his political party of NAMLEF. The ODM is dedicated to overthrowing the legitimate democratic government of Kenya. Odinga is not really concerned how he achieves his objective. It matters little to him if he assumes power through a free election—or by revolution. But, by hook or crook, he is determined to become the president of Kenya. If he succeeds, he will be president for life and Kenya will become another Afghanistan. When the US Senator visited Kenya to meet with Odinga in Nairobi, the Kenyan government officially denounced the visit. And, most specifically, they denounced Obama. According to a Kenyan government spokesman, Obama's bias for his friend was so blatant that the government found it necessary to complain that Obama appeared to be Odinga's stooge. Not only did Obama campaign for his Islamic friend, he convinced former Clinton adviser Dick Morris to become Odinga's campaign adviser.

So back to the question, did the New Yorker get the cover right? I think if you look at Obama’s pass you will agree they sure did.

 Have you noticed all you hear about on the news nowadays is racist this and racism that? This brings a very important question to mind. Will Obama who is Black be good for America? Now let’s all try and have a discussion and not turn this into (you’re a racist) thing.

 With the racial atmosphere that is in America now because of all the illegal Mexicans (over 20 million), and all the talk by some congressman, Jackson, Bill Clinton and now Mr. Price is Obama the right man to be president? He (Obama) has also talked about race and of course we have all heard Rev, Wright version of race relations in this country. In the last two year we heard very little about racism, this year it seems that’s all we are hearing about. Is that good for America? I don’t think so. But I’m afraid we will hear even more as this presidential race goes on.

 In the last 20 years I think America has come a long way in mending race relations in this country. I would even say that over 80% of Americans find racism and race issues repugnant. But this year it seems some want to step back in time and bring it all to the forefront again. Instead of going forward they want to take two giant steps back. This is not good. And to me it seems that one of the men running for president is adding to the problem.

 Now we all have to face the face that at sometime in the future there will be a Black, Women, Hispanic and even a Muslim president. But is now the right time and is it the right time when he (Obama) is the one who is bring up the race issue? This country has many issues we can and need to talk about besides race.

 I think it’s time we get back to the real issues in this country like high oil prices, the Middle East and low housing market and get away from this talk about race.

 Well I have heard everything now. Seem John Wiley Price skipped science class. Let’s let Mr. Price in on a secret.

A Black Hole is a region of space in which the gravitational field is so powerful that nothing, not even light, can escape its pull after having fallen past its event horizon. The term "Black Hole" comes from the fact that, at a certain point, even electromagnetic radiation (e.g. visible light) is unable to break away from the attraction of these massive objects. This renders the hole's interior invisible or, rather, black like the appearance of space itself.

 Could it be that Mr. Price has a guilty conscience because he has been with too many black holes? Maybe it’s the fact that Mr. Jackson has stolen the spot light these pass few days and Mr. Price is jealous? You know it’s been a long time since we have heard anything from Mr. Price; he has made up for it with this outrageous comment.

 The truth is that it is statements like this from Mr. Price that the race issue will always be with us. How anyone could take that statement from a colleague who was explaining how the country was losing money in a black hole and turn it into a racist issue is beyond me. Like I said, was Mr. Price asleep and thought someone said the country was paying for black holes?

 Dallas has always had this problem with its black leaders. They jump at every chance to stir the pot when something comes close or sounds to them like a race issue. But Mr. Price had to go out of his way and really reach for this one. Maybe one day Dallas will really get some black leaders who can rise above this nonsense. But that might be hard to do when another black man who is running for president is doing the same thing that Mr. Price has just done.   

 It is amazing to me that the American people cannot see how Obama hates the American way of life. This man has a real chip on his shoulder. I think the man has some real personal problems with America and many who live in America.

 If you have listen to Obama speeches in the last 10 months all this man has done is run down the American way of life and many people who live in America. This of course is not being picked up on by the nation TV stations because they are left wing and the same as him. To prove my point lets take a little trip back in time and look at some of the things this man has said about America and some of the people who live here.

 Lets start with the ideal that we as Americans should learn how to speak Spanish. Let’s just forget the fact that this is American and we have been speaking English here for over 200 years. Let’s forget the fact that the only reason Spanish is spoken so much in America now days are because of all the illegals that have crossed our boarder.

 Now lets look at what a real idiot this man is by the comment he made about people in France and Germany being able to speak each other’s languages. Most people in Europe can speak many different languages because they live so close to each other and have for thousands of years. Look at the size of those countries and you will see many of them are not even as big as some of our smallest states. If each state in the US had a different language we would also have be ability to speak many different languages. What this man fails to understand is that Europe is a total different animal that the US.

 Now let’s look at the remark he made about small towns in America. “They cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.” I really don’t think I have to explain this one; he is pretty clear how he feels about small town people.

 How about his statement on Meet the Press with Tim Russert: “But understand, Tim, part of what I hope to offer as president is the ability to reach to people that I don’t agree with, and the evangelical community is one where the Democratic Party, I think, we have generally seen as hostile.  We haven’t been reaching out to them, and I think that if we’re going to makes significant progress on critical issues that we face, whether it’s education or healthcare or energy or our foreign policy in this country, we’ve got to be able to get beyond our comfort zones and just talk to people we don’t like.”   People we don’t like?????? His own words, I think again it speaks for it’s self.

 I could go on all night with this, but I think you’re stating to get the point here. When you make commits like Americans have it to good, other countries frown on Americans and on and on.

 Now many would have you believe it is evil to speak against Obama’s ideas, as it would be blasphemy.  To question or point our anything he says is racism.  His middle name is off limits and cannot be uttered.  The statements of his wife are forbidden to be analyzed. We may not discuss Obama’s mother, father, his 20 years in Jeremiah Wright’s church, his criminal and terrorist associates, his lack of patriotism, what he wrote in his books, what he said yesterday.  Not even the Pope in Rome is afforded such insulation.  But as Obama becomes the Vicar of Marx, I suppose looking at the histories of Communist and Socialist nations - blasphemy against the State and it’s Annointed is unwise.

 It’s time Americans wake up and see this man for what he really is, a man who deep down loathes American and our way of life.

The biggest con job in history has been taken place for the last 4 or 5 years. The creator or the man reasonable behind this great hoax is none other than Al Gore. That’s right, the man who lost the election and went crying home and lost himself until he reappeared as the great Global Warming Guru.

The sad part about this story is that only idiot’s (which pretty much covers all Democrats and tree-hugger) can’t back away from their stand even after they are finding out that Global Warming is nothing more than a money scheme.

Al Gore has made well over 100 million dollars in the last 5 years pushing GW like someone pushing crack to school kids. The money he makes flying around in one of the worst polluting jets in the skies should be your first clue about this thief. Not to mention his 3 homes that uses over 20 to 30 times more energy that you’re normal American home. This of course is after the Green people installed energy saving products (free of charge) in his homes to make his image look better. After these energy saving products were installed we now find out they have boosted his energy level up instead of down by about 17%.

Al Gore has always been a mad man looking for himself after being abused by his over domineering father. The abuse I’m speaking of was mental, which can be very damning to one’s self-esteem over years of abuse. The mental illness stated showing up in Al Gore in his early life, and has stayed with him through-out his adulthood.

Al Gore has always played second fiddle in his life. First and foremost second to his father. And just when he seemed he may accomplish something big in his life after losing his bid for speaker of the Senate many times, here comes Bill Clinton to knock him out of the number one spot for president. But good old Bill let Gore play second fiddle again as Vic President. A spot that Gore held for 8 long years and did nothing with his life.

Then in 2000 Gore had another change to save himself, but once again it was not to be as George Bush beat him out of the number one spot in government. But this time Gore was at a lost, nowhere to turn or no one to turn too. So for 4 self-loathing years Gore did very little besides whine about being beat out of the number one spot, but soon even the left got tired of hearing his whining. He was a doomed man.

But wait, there is always a deal to be made with the devil, and Al Gore has never been one to turn down the devil. As a radio talk show host in California Gore heard about a myth going around about the earth becoming hotter. At first this seemed a little strange to Gore since he and his Democrats where sure the ice age was coming back in 1978. Never the less it was too good to be true and something Gore could not pass up. After all the big smoking bans where being put in large cities like NY, and the EPA where fining cities left and right over fuel emissions.

Al Gore who has never been one to shy away from outrageous remakes knew it was time to jump in with both feet. After all he had made statements in the pass that the movie Love Store was about him and his wife while they where in college, and that he was the one who invented the Internet and cell phones. So Gore had nothing to lose, if this didn’t pan out it was just one more of his mad remarks that would go away.

But as luck would have it Gore hit the mother load. After all how could you prove there wasn’t a Global Warming taking place? Gore was still smart enough to know that in today’s world all one has to do is make a statement about something and it’s up to everyone else to prove you wrong. Gore had already seen this happen with the second hand smoke theory. You didn’t need proof; you just needed a few scientists to buy into it with the promise of big Government grants. And of course who is going to argue with scientists? Scientists live for big huge government grants, and once Gore got the ball rolling the grants would start coming in like huge tidal waves. And sure enough they did.

Gore had found his spot light after all these years of being second fiddle. Now it shined on him and him alone. He is the Guru, the man of the Year, Mr. Global Warming himself, Mr. Nobel Peace Prize an Oscar winner. His dad would be proud.

But wait, I see a crack in the silver lining. At first it was how dare you question the scientists about GW? After all we have bought the best scientists in the world with all these grants. Plus the Democrats and tree-huggers around the world have swallowed this bait hook line and sinker. Now it seems we have to prove ourselves about GW, and it’s starting to fall apart.

Now scientists all over the world are taking a second look at GW. And it’s not looking good for the Hollywood Oscar Winner. The first big clue came when Gore put his on foot in his mouth. He made statements in his (MOVIE) about untrue and unproven science. He forgot that some scientists could only stand for so much.

A notable story of recent months should have been the evidence pouring in from all sides to cast doubts on the idea that the world is inexorably heating up. The proponents of man-made global warming have become so rattled by how the forecasts of their computer models are being contradicted by the data that some are rushing to modify the thesis.

Read more from Christopher Booker

What this really boils down to is simple.

The computer will spit out what your program is design for it to spit out. What you enter or leave out of you’re data can very much affect the outcome.

When people stop running around claiming the sky is falling and start entering real data into their computers Al Gore will be well know for the big Hoaxer that he is.

I could care less about all the awards Al Gore has won being the biggest nut case in America besides one. And that one would be the Nobel Peace Prize. I think when the world realizes what a truly scumbag Al Gore really is they will be ashamed that they took away the true person who should have won. Her name is Irena Sendler. Please watch this video and you tell me who you think should have won the Nobel Peace Prize. A nut case running around the country claiming movies are about him and his wife and that he invented the Internet and cell phones or this brave woman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVw1PANUcdg

 Who said there are no good police officers anymore? Today a SUV I was behind keep slowing down in front of me, I could not see around him and had no ideal why he was slowing down. We were on a two-lane hwy that I have been on many times. I pulled over to my left and could not see anything that could be causing him to slow down so I passed him. Just as I got next to him I saw a State Trooper had pull someone over and was on the side of the road.

 Sure enough after I passed the State Trooper here he came after me. I pulled over and a young (30s) Trooper walked up to the side of my car and explain to me why he was pulling me over. I was supposed to slow down to half speed when passing an emergence vehicle.

 I told the Trooper what had happen and would never have passed him if I knew he was in front of me with someone pulled over to the side of the road. The Trooper went back and checks my driver’s license and came back and only gave me a warning.

 Remember there are police out there that will listen to you and are not out to get you every time they pull you over. If you listen to what they have to say and stay claim they will listen to you also. If he had given me a ticket he would have legally been in the right. But by me being nice and polite he understood what had happen. Give these officers the respect they deserve and they will give it back to you. And it could save you a $250 fine.

 Well here we go, the Dow fell 300 points the most it has fell in 2 year and oil is at $142 a barrel. They say it is a sure thing it will reach $180 by the end of summer. And when Israel attacks Iran in the next 3 months I’m sure oil will reach even higher. And make no mistake about it Israel will attack Iran in the very near future.

 When I hear the news talk about gas prices they fail to mention that it is not only gas. They forget to tell you it is also food, electric and everything else under the sun that is going up. The funny thing is the more gas goes up the harder the Dem O Rats keep telling us drilling for more oil in not the answer. Well I have some news for them.

 If and I really should say when, Israel attacks Iran we better be ready to drill for oil in the US. If war breaks out between Israel and Iran we may not see any oil coming from the Middle East for a long time.

 Iran is only about 5 to 6 months away from having the ability to make nukes. This is 100% unacceptable to Israel. They could care less what America or they’re other allies ask them not to do. We already know that Israel bombed a nuclear site in Syria and they didn’t ask for anyone’s permission. 

 If we are lucky Israel will not only knock out Iran’s nuclear site but also much of their air force and military bases too. If not this could be a long draw out war that will drag many into it with them.

 The bad news, gas is never going to come down. It cost around 65 thousand dollars a day to drill for oil on one rig. And it can take anywhere from 4 to 8 weeks to hit oil and sometimes they don’t even hit oil when they drill. That is around 2,5 million dollars just to bring in one well. And if you’re drilling offshore it gets even more expensive.

 The Dem O Rats want you to use less oil; you may not have a choice because of money and less oil coming from the Middle East if war breaks out.

 Many people don’t remember that during WWII Americans were on gas rations. A family would get about 10 gallons a week if that much. The good news was that gas prices didn’t go up that much during WWII. That’s not the case now, to many Americans need gas and it will hit the roof if war between Israel and Iran does break out. Israel’s Military has already been doing mock runs for when they do attack Iran.

 Look for thing to get real nasty in the near future. Israel is not going to take a chance on Obama getting elected. They know McCain will stand behind them. They also know if war does break up Americans will vote for McCain over Obama.

 Hold onto you’re money, you may need it soon.

 What would you do to get someone to pay off your loans? I will tell you what Hillary will do or has done. She has spread her legs and whispered in Obama ear, oh yea baby give it to me, right there that’s it ohhhhhhh yes baby feels good.

 It’s a shame this woman would sink so low as to let her morals and her beliefs be bought off. I did have a little respect for her but no more. All Obama is trying to do is buy votes, her votes. He knows that women who have supported Hillary across the nation have vowed not to vote for him. But it seem now Hillary will [...] herself and ask her supports to vote for him as long as he is willing to pay off her loans.

 This is the kind of change Obama is willing and eager to bring to the White House. It’s all about lies and buying votes. The true Obama is starting to come to the forefront. He is against execution but now he is for it. He is against the right to bear arms but now he is for it. He wants other sources for oil but he is against electric cars. You starting to get the picture now? This man will say or do anything to be the first black president. As I have said before don’t listen to what this moron says, just watch what he does.

 Back to Hillary, it seem Obama may have found a second job if he is not elected, Hillary’s pimp.

 Finally the Supreme Court has done something right. Americans may keep and bear guns. Of course this vote went right down the line with 4 liberals voting against Americans having any rights whatsoever. But 5 of the judges ruled in favor of Americans having the right to own and keep guns for self-defense.

 The NRA will file lawsuits in San Francisco, Chicago and several of its suburbs challenging handgun restrictions there based on Thursday's outcome. We can only hope honest Americans will now be able to defend themselves against criminals who have guns no matter what the law says.

 The self-proclaimed Liberal tree-hugging owl kissing Dianne Feinstein criticized the ruling believing   (GET THIS) that people will be less safe because of the ruling. What this idiot fails to understand is the fact when you take guns away from law-abiding people the crooks still has them. They could care less about the law. Now when they break into a house they know that instead of unarmed people inside, they may be facing a 44 mag. Now when someone like the BTK killer breaks into someone house to kill everyone inside, he may be faced with a shotgun.

 The court also ruled that: The Constitution does not permit "the absolute prohibition of handguns held and used for self-defense in the home," Scalia said. The court also struck down Washington's requirement that firearms be equipped with trigger locks or kept disassembled, but left intact the licensing of guns. This is a BIG BIG decision. No longer will these left wing idiots be about to make up their on rules about how you must keep you gun in your on home.

 Gun rights supporters hailed the decision. "I consider this the opening salvo in a step-by-step process of providing relief for law-abiding Americans everywhere that have been deprived of this freedom," said Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association.