Posted: 2/9/2013 7:29:48 PM EDT
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The Atlantic Monthly
Feb 7 2013 How the Gun-Control Movement Got Smart By Molly Ball Why are advocates so optimistic now when reform has failed so many times before? Because they have a totally new strategy. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/02/how-the-gun-control-movement-got-smart/272934/ Here is how advocates of gun control used to talk about their cause: They openly disputed that the Second Amendment conferred the right to own a gun. Their major policy goals were to make handguns illegal and enroll all U.S. gun owners in a federal database. The group now known as the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence was once known as Handgun Control Inc.; a 2001 book by the executive director of the Violence Policy Center was entitled Every Handgun Is Aimed at You: The Case for Banning Handguns. Contrast that with what you see today: Gun-control groups don't even use the term "gun control," with its big-government implications, favoring "preventing gun violence" instead. Democratic politicians preface every appeal for reform with a paean to the rights enshrined in the Second Amendment and bend over backwards to assure "law-abiding gun owners" they mean them no ill will. Even the president, a Chicago liberal who once derided rural voters' tendency to "cling to guns or religion," seeks to assure gun enthusiasts he's one of them by citing a heretofore-unknown enthusiasm for skeet shooting, adding, "I have a profound respect for the traditions of hunting that trace back in this country for generations. And I think those who dismiss that out of hand make a big mistake." A frequent question in the current battle over gun control is why anyone should expect reform to succeed now when it's failed repeatedly for the last 20 years. Maybe this is why: Between then and now, advocates of gun control got smarter. They've radically changed their message into one that's more appealing to Middle America and moderate voters... Dear friends: Please read the article before posting, it's well worth your time. Regards, FRIZ |
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So they changed the nomenclature. So what. That doesn't make them geniuses. They may have gotten more public support than previous attempts because:
1. Never let a good crisis go to waste.- Rahm Emanual. 2. The American public has become dumber (reference last election) 3. Empathy- they have put up several so-called gun owners that push their agenda. We have to be constantly vigilant about protecting our rights, because the anti-gun lobby never sleeps. Contribute to the NRA, NSSF and any other pro-gun lobbys that you can. Call your reps and senators on a regular basis and let them know how you feel. And don't wait till election day to pick your candidate. Campaigns start as soon as the last election ends. There is a pro-gun candidate running against an entrenched liberal in every state, support them. |
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The gun control lobby is a joke and always has been. They have never wielded any power. It is liberal senators and the democratic party not lobbying that have been the driving force behind gun control. Yes, very true. For every one person that hates and fears gun and their owners, there are 20 persons that have no interest either way on guns. The politicians (namely the democrats) and their handlers are the freaks behind our troubles. |