We reported final 12 months how the misnamed anti-gun group Everytown For Gun Security inspired its members to argue about weapons at their household Thanksgiving dinner.
Properly, apparently these arguments didn’t convert sufficient 2A supporters to Everytown members, because the group, which has by no means seen a gun-ban proposal it didn’t help, is once more encouraging members to be combative on the day put aside to provide thanks.
I’m positive lots of your households are like mine, with much more gun supporters than gun-control advocates. In truth, In truth, with three generations of hid carry practitioners gathered across the household desk for Thanksgiving dinner, our celebration of thanks is probably going probably the most harmful place a deranged particular person may select to assault. Positive, we speak about weapons at Thanksgiving dinner. However its extra speaking about what rifle we’re utilizing for deer season and what new pistols we would have bought for the reason that final time we had been all collectively.
That’s not what Everytown is encouraging gun-ban advocates to speak about. They need their members to attempt to “debunk” their relations’ “truths,” all of the whereas attempting to appear grateful.
“There are a variety of widespread myths and conflicting details about weapons, gun violence, and gun security legal guidelines in America,” the group stated in a narrative on its web site. “To set the report straight, we’ve developed a collection of graphics that can assist you ‘fork over the info’ and dispel among the most outstanding myths about gun violence.”
In fact, once they say, “gun violence,” they actually imply legal violence. However for them, it’s all the time about blaming the gun, not the legal utilizing it for nefarious means.
Right here’s a sampling of their “myths” and so-called “info,” together with the reality of the matter.
Fantasy: Criminals will all the time discover a option to get their arms on weapons.
Everytown “Reality”: Legal guidelines like background checks cease gun gross sales to criminals on daily basis.
The Fact: Most criminals don’t get their weapons from licensed retailers anyway. The “fantasy” is definitely the reality.
Fantasy: Weapons don’t kill folks, folks kill folks.
Everytown “Reality”: Individuals with weapons kill folks, and extra effectively than folks with out weapons.
The Fact: Criminals with weapons kill folks. And the actual fact stays, weapons don’t kill folks with out somebody pulling the set off.
Fantasy: The one option to cease a nasty man with a gun is an efficient man with a gun.
Everytown “Reality”: If extra weapons made us safer, America could be the most secure nation on earth.
The Fact: You’ll be able to hate the “good man with a gun” saying all you need, however who does People name when they’re below assault? You bought it: A very good man with a gun.
I may solely hope that somebody at our Thanksgiving dinner takes up Everytown’s banner and brings a few of these “myths” up for dialogue. It could, little doubt, be livelier than our conversations about surgical procedures, faculty and work.
Have a Comfortable Thanksgiving!
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