Manasquan, NJ -- In the aftermath of the horrific mass shooting last week in Connecticut the calls for more gun control have reached a fever pitch.
There has been extensive commentary from the usual suspects on the gun control side that “this time it’s different” .
And indeed it is, different in so much that there are now open calls for the murder of NRA members flooding twitter and Facebook. Including advocating the shooting of innocent members of the NRA by “Democratic leaders” such as John Cobarruvias.
This time is different in that major firearms retailers such as Dicks Sporting Goods, Cheaper than Dirt and Walmart have betrayed the very people who supported them the most with their patronage by choosing to cave to irrational and unfounded fears and pull modern sporting rifles from their shelves instead of taking a stand, while other, more courageous retailers, large and small have rejected such betrayal and watched sales skyrocket.
Dianne Feinstein, Frank Lautenberg and other self important elites in Congress couldn’t even wait till after one single funeral of the victims, before rushing to the nearest microphone and issue statements of their intent to reintroduce a new and even farther reaching “assault weapons ban” then the previously failed one of 1994 to 2004.
This despite the fact that studies of the 94 to 2004 law released by the Dept of Justice and The National Academy of Sciences that prove beyond any rational doubt that the law had NO statistically significant effect on violent crime or homicide rates. (See Firearms And Violence A Critical Review )
As a Nation, we have seen this behavior before, from both Republicans and Democrats, a purely emotional based rush to ram rod through legislation to further restrict the rights of all Americans due to the evil actions of a few deranged individuals, it was done with the passage of the Patriot Act post 9-11, was one of the most sweeping curtailments of rights and violations of the Constitution in generations, and we are still paying the price for our fear based support of such legislation today.
In the prelude to the Revolutionary War, a wood carving of a rattlesnake, divided into thirteen pieces (representing the thirteen separate colonies) and inscribed “Join or Die” rose to great prominence and popularity as a symbol and rallying cry to defeat the tyrannical rule of the British.
We have, despite every effort to avoid it, arrived at the same place today. For the past decade I have pointed out that by far the biggest obstacle to reclaiming our rights from the Legislature ( particularly in NJ) has been the divided nature of those on the Pro Gun, Pro Liberty, Pro Second Amendment Side. The hunters don’t care about the competition shooters, the competition shooters don’t care about those that wish to carry a firearm for self defense, those that wish to carry for self defense don’t care about the hunters, etc,etc.
In light of what is about to take place at both the State and Federal Level regarding new gun laws, this simply can no longer be the case. There can be no more “sitting on the sidelines” , no more “let the other guy do the work on my behalf“, no more “I’ve got
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That about says it all, no?
This Jew Shoots Guns... and always will.
Bogie,
This Jew stands shoulder to shoulder with you in loyal opposition to those who seek to deny me my God-given and constitutionally protected right of defense against tyranny, whatever form it may take.
Watch your email. I will be sending you something about a recent "successful" gun buyback in NJ.
Regards,
Brad
Posted by: Brad_in_MA | 12/20/2012 at 10:25 AM