The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State …
The Truth About Guns deserves a lot of credit for breaking this story about the massive set up NPR’s On Point program was about this issue, which we mentioned here and here. I have confirmed through another blogger that other gun blogs received this request, so I reprint it here: From: Matthew Baskin <mdbaskin@gmail.com> To: … Continue reading “How NPR Shuts Out Our Voice”
A bit of a follow-up on the post about astroturfing from yesterday. Today she updated with a post that shows absolutely zero understanding for how we think of rights in this country. Digging around a bit more, she was active with a group called Blue Steel Democrats. Here’s a video where you can see her … Continue reading “Pro Gun Democrats”
Earlier in the day, Carl from Chicago alerted me to an NPR interview that was going on with Paul Helmke, Robert Levy, and some unknown person being touted as a gun rights blogger. Noting that it looks like her blog was just getting started, that immediately raised suspicion that something wasn’t going to pass the … Continue reading “Astroturfing”
We have this interesting bit about Ray Schonke, founder of the now seemingly defunct AHSA, from the Washington Post article: Recognizing his vulnerability in swing states, Obama began to run an alternate campaign to calm the worries of gun owners, said Ray Schoenke, a former Washington Redskins lineman who founded a moderate gun rights group, … Continue reading “Another Startling Revelation from the WaPo Article”
Looks like Ray Schoenke must have tired of his strategy of trying to build an organization to help give anti-gun Democrats pro-gun cover. Because it looks like he forgot to pay AHSA’s hosting bill.
Sensibly Progressive points out that American Hunters and Shooters Association once assured us that Sotomayor was going to be our justice, and presumably we self-defense whackos just needed to quiet down and accept her. Well, as the decision yesterday has shown, she doesn’t believe Americans have a fundamental right to keep a handgun in their home according … Continue reading “ASHA Shills”
Every time I use the term “illegal gun” now, I feel like I’m playing into Bloomberg’s hands. Bloomberg’s real innovation in the gun control movement was figuring out what to call it. Originally we had “gun control,” but that ended up with negative connotations being associated with it. Then you had Andrew McKelvey‘s group Americans … Continue reading “One Reason I Hate Bloomberg’s Group”
Thirdpower notes that John Rosenthal of  Stop Handgun Violence, and founder of AHSA, has joined MAIG in supporting closing the “terror gap” which translated from anti-gun rhetoric to reality means government bureaucrat taking away constitutional rights from Americans with no due process. Thirdpower also has a graphic of the ad MAIG is running promoting the … Continue reading “More Gun Control Groups Joining with MAIG”
It’s a small world in gun control advocacy. So small, the groups even write each other’s press releases. Or is Virginians for Public Safety an astroturfing operation on the part of Coalition to Stop Gun Violence? Maybe. Bob Ricker, formerly of AHSA, used to head up VPS. Amazing what a small incestuous world the gun control issue is.
It was probably intended that if MAIG were ever attacked by the NRA, they’d cry foul and claim it as evidence that the NRA were out looking to arm criminals with the illegal guns they are supposedly against. Â We’re seeing that already. From Tallahassee: “To keep illegal guns out of the hands of criminals and … Continue reading “Smart Rhetoric, But Will Anyone Buy It?”