Many people don’t understand the impact of information on our world. If a person doesn’t have knowledge of or understand science, then, they’re never going to be able to invent the next great invention. Similarly, if a person doesn’t understand human nature, then, they’re never going to get along with people while getting more of the things in life that they want because they don’t know how to work with people in cooperation.
In the same way, political groups try to strangle the available information that people can hear from their opponents. Why? To paraphrase 1984 author, George Orwell, if people don’t have the words for something (the information about something), then, they can’t conceive of it to be able to create it, strive for it, or use it.
Now, you may be asking what all of this has to do with our guns rights, and the answer is: Everything. In fact, it is exactly this availability of pro-gun information that a big anti-2A group is trying to make disappear with their move against a gun industry group. This anti-2A group only wants the narrative of “guns are scary and kill people all by themselves” to be the only narrative that Americans hear.
Michael Clements writes,
A national gun control organization has taken responsibility for creating the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) legal problems, is setting its sights on a firearms industry trade organization, and is calling on people to join its fight.
In a March 14 email, Brady—formerly The Brady Campaign—solicited signatures on a petition for Congress to pass more gun control laws to end the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF).
Neither Brady nor the NRA responded to emails requesting comment by press time.
Mark Oliva, managing director of public affairs for the NSSF, said he is not surprised by the email. He said Brady is only one of several groups assaulting Americans’ Second Amendment rights.
“I think, if anything, [the email] is a testament to the effectiveness of NSSF and our ability to advocate for our industry,” Mr. Oliva told The Epoch Times.
He said he expects anti-gun groups to continue, and even intensify, their attacks.
Whatever your thoughts are about the NRA or the NSSF, it seems pretty clear that Brady is all in on their efforts to strip Americans of their gun rights and make the American people defenseless before criminals (whether in the government or outside of the government).
It’s a disgrace, and Brady is a disgrace. They clearly don’t think that the American people have the mental capacity or emotional maturity to make adult decisions about how to best save their own lives. And anyone who wants to take away that capacity for you simply doesn’t have your best interests at heart.