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Which is exactly why you cannot win a PR contest. In MA guns-Я-bad and--apparently all on their own--go out and kill the children. Advocating things that are bad makes you bad. That will not be reversed during your lifetime.Thing is, the media will treat them more than holy. They will make it like they have millions of members, and everyone backs them. Goal has much stronger numbers, and the media treats us like we're all crazy.
Which is exactly why you cannot win a PR contest. In MA guns-Я-bad and--apparently all on their own--go out and kill the children. Advocating things that are bad makes you bad. That will not be reversed during your lifetime.
Its not a joke. I'm not laughing and neither should you.
Its all fine and well to insult and dismiss these people as uninformed and misguided frauds, but that's the problem - all we do is insult and dismiss them.
Let's not forget that in Massachusetts, the uninformed, the apathetic and the opportunistic are the 3 most powerful interests that keep the wrong people in power, those people pass laws to appease bases like this and thusly threaten our rights.
Its time we were a little more in their faces and be assertive. People in the area should be at that library arguing, respectfully, for our cause.
Speaking of ItsTime, perhaps it is time to move the ball forward and openly challenge these people to show up at a public meeting space, to be covered by reporters, social media and ask them to converse, discuss and debate with us. Pick the most articulate members of the movement to go head to head with them, calmly and without emotion.
The only way to win this fight is to control the message. Moms Demand Action has the ball and the momentum.
What's the next play, guys?
Respectfully disagree. Here are the murder stats for Wenham http://www.city-data.com/city/Wenham-Massachusetts.html There haven't been any murders (by firearms or otherwise) since at least 2002. These ladies are not interested in facts or discussions. If they should be speaking with anyone it should be a psychiatrist to discuss their anxiety issues. I don't believe anyone will be able to change their minds although I wouldn't fault anyone for trying. JMHO
Maybe we need a "moms " group of our own. "MILFs for Gun Rights" ??
I understand, and have seen those stats - I think a lot of it is well meaning people who were freaked out by what happened in Newtown and doubly freaked out by the media, who made it like there was a school shooter in every town....not unlike when Bush went and made it like there was Al Qaeda on every plane, ready to kill us because we like Starbucks and tittie bars.
The problem is this - much like when Cindy Sheehan used the body of her son to make a name for herself, they'll use these kids as a means to get something accomplished, without ever knowing what the hell it is they're doing or who they're affecting (us). I'd rather get in front of them and take control of the message, rock the mic and win the day with rational thinking and verbiage as opposed to empty sloganeering.
Calm and rational NES members should show up for this.
Does anyone have information on the Pink Pistols? I tried contacting the boston and national chapter, to no avail.
WARNING: The images of these mothers is disturbing, look at your own risk.
The only reason they want gun control is because one day their husbands woke up, realized what they married and shot themselves.
all from elitist little Wenham.