Gun Rights Man of the Week

Presenting this week's recipient: Mr. Ronnie Barrett, Founder and Owner of Barrett Firearms.

For those of you who don't know of the great Mr. Barrett. In 1982 he invented a rifle in his garage that has become one of the greatest tools in military, law enforcement, and personal use. The Barrett .50 caliber 82A1/M107 semi-automatic rifle has had far reaching influence on firearms around the world.

And now, the Chief of Police in Honolulu, Hawaii is pushing an agenda to try and get the state legislature to ban .50 caliber rifles. Mr. Barrett's response is very simple: "If Hawaii or any state bans the sale of the .50-caliber rifle, we will immediately stop the sale and service of all Barrett products to that state’s government agencies. We will also welcome all small arms manufacturers to take the same action."

Damn. Now THAT is a serious position. I like it.

Barrett also says: "It is the law. Barrett Firearms Manufacturing cannot sell our products to those who break the law even though the officials responsible may not yet be indicted. Barrett will not support a state or local government that is obviously in violation of the United States Constitution thereby jeopardizing the safety and security of its citizens."

Talk about a quick shot to the nuts. Telling police that they are breaking the law. Beautiful. I love it.

So for all of this. I declare Mr. Ronnie Barrett my Gun Rights Man of the Week.

The full text of Barrett's letter to the Chief of Police can be found here.

h/t to Kim du Toit for first posting it.