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| The Gender Card on Gun Control |
| 2014-06-09 |
| I don't quite agree with everything the ranter sez here, but it is a good rant nevertheless. When a liberal can't win an argument with facts, he pulls out one of the following cards. 1. Race. 2. Culture. 3. Gender. Let's take a look the drivel Joni Balter has written: You would think that a proposal to require background checks on virtually all gun sales would be a no-brainer in the blue state of Washington. You would think pro-choice feminists would be OK with parental rights when it comes to abortion, but they're not. A recent poll, taken before the killings last month in Santa Barbara, California, showed that 72 percent of the state's voters support a background-check measure on November's ballot — 77 percent of women and 68 percent of men. #1. Our 2nd Amendment is not subject to a vote. #2 More women than ever are buying guns, getting concealed carry licenses, even going hunting. Women are the key in gun-control initiatives. A national 2013 NBC-Wall Street Journal poll, for example, found that 65 percent of women favor stronger gun laws, compared with 44 percent of men. But certain groups of female voters in particular — unmarried, younger, minority — are known for sitting out midterm elections. Exactly! Because in reality they don't care. A proud NRA member always votes, because he cares. Gun grabbers are bitching about guns today, saving the whales tomorrow. The measure would expand criminal and public safety background checks to almost all sales and transfers, including online purchases and from private sellers at gun shows. Federal law already requires background checks on sales from licensed dealers to block purchases by criminals and the dangerously mentally ill. Lies, the blackmarket will remain just as strong. Ever heard of Facebook, Instagram, etc? There are many ways to execute a person to person gun sale without going through a background check. On the other hand, most smart criminals prefer not to leave an online trail, so these measures are nothing more than law-abiding gun owner harassment. Activists see a path to success in Mothers Against Drunk Driving, which won tougher laws with grass-roots networking and lobbying efforts. After the Newtown killings, a group called Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America emerged to create a similar strategy on guns. (That group is working in a coalition, Everytown for Gun Safety, alongside Mayors Against Illegal Guns, which was started by former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, the founder of Bloomberg News parent Bloomberg LP.) All these groups are staffed and run by the same small cabal of people, who network, work with and run other progressive groups. It's a small community and they all know each other. Using digital peer pressure, She means spamming... advocates will be contacting infrequent voters via Facebook and Twitter, with everything from campaign logos in place of personal profile pictures to gun-safety postings and tweets. Women are much more likely than men to use Facebook and other social-networking tools. These people think we're just going to sit down and let them do what they want. The NRA, Gun Owners of America, even Guns Save Lives has far more followers than MDA and the Bloomberg posse. Even the Open Carry movement gets more publicity than the dumb mothers. As for Bloomberg, I've heard from more than one liberal that they're actually embarrassed by Bloomberg, the guy's "stop and frisk" practices and some of his nanny state policies have pissed them off. Frankly, there's nothing more infuriating than some billionaire telling you how to live your life, this is why there's backlash against Bloomberg from all corners. Even Moms Demand Action lost what little credibility they had after they partnered with MAIG. Voting is ridiculously easy in Washington. All anyone has to do is watch for the ballot in the mail, mark it, affix a stamp and return it. If women voters are somehow too distracted or blase to participate, measures such as the one in Washington won't succeed. That's crazy. This year, citizens, not politicians, are making the decision. They have a chance to take a simple, logical stand. She's right, voting is ridiculously easy, and as long as the Republican party nominates pro-gun candidates, we'll be flooding the polls while liberal women are doing their nails. So bring it on, Joni, even in liberal Washington State we have influence, even there we can win. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 Looking for a place to insert the tip of the pry bar... |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-06-09 14:18 |
| #1 The problem for MDA is they are headed by a ignorant moron. She keeps telling, and getting busted in, lies. Also, unlike MADD (the right to drink and drive is not in the constitution), the 2nd amendment and the SC decisions do not support them in the least, so even if they can sneak through some laws, there is a likelihood they will get overturned by the courts. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-06-09 14:08 |