M14 Petition

[Nachtschleicher]

Hello everyone (especially firearms enthusiasts). I want to tell you about a petition I stumbled across at http://www.battlerifles.com./ This is a petition that seems like a good thing. Here is the first paragraph that pretty much explains it all:

"There is a strong demand for a M14 DCM program, which will curb Government waste by providing up to $300-600 Million DEFICIT REDUCTION. With uncertainty of the price tag of the current war, this will help pay for freedoms we enjoy in this country."

As of 4:46 P.M. Pacific time May 14, 2003, they have 6506 signatures. I am under the assumption that they are trying to get 10,000 signatures. To view the current number of signatures, please click here: http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?M14CMP03

More information can be obtained here: http://www.petitiononline.com/M14CMP03/petition.html

To sign the petition without reading the information, click here: http://www.petitiononline.com/M14CMP03/petition-sign.html

Eligible signatories include U.S. taxpayers, voters, and firearm enthusiasts.

Please sign this petition! Tell as many people as you can about it! :) Thanks for your time!

[Nachtschleicher]

Just courious, has anyone signed the petition?

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Do online petitions actually do anything?

[Nachtschleicher]

Sir, I don't know, let's get 10,000 signatures or more and find out! ;) :D I'm sure it will, otherwise they wouldn't do it.

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Alot stuff like this on the net is just used to get email lists for spammers. The petition site is all the more suspect since all it is is a site to host petitions.

[Nachtschleicher]

Well sir, my father and I both signed the petition on Monday, and neither one of us has gotten any spam mail. We got a "confirmation" letter but it was by no means, spam.