Gun Rights
Even NY & CA Voters Are SO OVER Anti-Gun, Soft-On-Crime Strategies
Reality doesn’t care about anyone’s feelings, and neither do America’s hardened criminals.
Voters do care about feelings, but new polling shows that more and more of the ones who normally would vote against gun rights are changing their minds. That’s because most people are actually fairly rational about their own personal safety, regardless of what anti-gun sentiments they’ll voice when their friends are listening. Most people can tell that the streets of San Francisco didn’t used to be covered in human dung, and now they are. Most people can tell that you used to be able to ride the NYC subway safely when Giuliani was mayor, and now you can’t. Those people are now realizing that the politicians and district attorneys they voted for intend to ignore these new realities, and are demanding that voters do the same.
There’s just one problem with ignoring reality: It will still be there whether you say it is or not. Refusing to acknowledge the problem, let alone address it, only makes it worse. How much worse? Let’s hope we don’t have to find out. For all the details, we’re turning it over to the NSSF’s Larry Keane … take it away, Larry!
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VOTERS REJECTING GUN CONTROL POLITICIANS WHO SHOUT โCRIME ISNโT A PROBLEM!โ
Politicians in New York and California push extreme gun control restrictions under the guise of keeping people โsafe.โ Governors Gavin Newsom and Kathy Hochul should take note โ their voters disagree.
Perception is reality and if voters feel endangered by surging criminal violence and continue to see news stories of violent criminals being let off easy by soft-on-criminal prosecutors in their cities, they will act to ensure their safety. That includes legally purchasing a firearm for self-defense โ maybe even as a first-time buyer. It could also mean giving prosecutors or other officials the boot from elected office.
Regardless, residents in cities across the country still perceive politicians as failing to address their safety concerns. It doesnโt matter if those same anti-gun, anti-safety officials repeatedly tell them otherwise.
Empire State Illusion
Last month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul attempted to calm New Yorkersโ fears about how dangerous their cities have become. She bragged about her administrationโs efforts to implement strict gun control. โOur efforts are working,โ the governor said.
Gov. Hochul used the example of New York State Trooper Richard Albert, who was shot in the arm after pulling over a speeding car, as how recently-enacted strict gun control is working to keep New Yorkers safe. She failed to mention that the criminal who shot Trooper Albert had aย long criminal history, had served an 11-year prison term and was aย prohibited individualย barred from legally purchasing a firearm. That individual, who took his own life during the standoff, never followed any of the strict laws enacted by Gov. Hochul.
That was June. Now in July, aย new reportย from Siena College reveals New Yorkers arenโt buying the governorโs rosy outlook.
โ61% Worry About Being Crime Victim; Half Worry About Their Safety in Public Places,โ a newย polling reportย is titled. Those are significant numbers that fly in the face of Gov. Hochulโs false optimism. The report also said that 36 percent of New Yorkers โ more than one-third โ felt threatened by a strangerโs actions in a public place.
โCrime isnโt just something that happens to others far away according to New Yorkers,โย saidย Don Levy, SCRIโs Director. โWhile 87% say crime is a serious problem in our state and 57% say it is a problem in their community, a disturbingly high 61% say that they are worried about it happening to them, a majority are concerned about themselves or their loved ones being safe in public places and many are taking steps to protect themselves as best they can.โ
That last line is telling.
Dodging, Shifting Blame and Excuses
In New York City, crime still remains front of mind. Examples ofย criminal violence on subwaysย can be found almost weekly. Metro Transit Authorities nonchalantly stated the crime has been a โbad couple of weeksโ for subway riders after multiple stabbings and shootings. Recentย notable violenceย included criminals targeting innocent New Yorkers while driving around on scooters. That included aย murdererย who randomly shot several people, tragically killing one.
Last week,ย three people were shotย in Times Square, which along with the subways and much of New York City are all prohibitedย โsensitive areasโย that are gun-free zones where law-abiding Americans are barred from carrying a firearm to protect themselves.
The reactions from New Yorkโs leaders are revealing. Gov. Hochul already said sheโll dodge and distract to deny reality. In New York City, Mayor Eric Adams, who has a long gun-controlย track record,ย blamed the media for reporting on the violence, not the criminals perpetrating the violence.
โThey start their day picking up the news, the morning papersโฆ and they see some of the most horrific events that may happen throughout the previous day,โ a defensive Mayor Adamsย saidย during an interview. โPlays on your psyche!โ
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg โ a George Soros-backed soft-on-crime prosecutor โ uttered the truth out loud. โโฆWhen one of my family members gets on the train, I, too, get a knot in my stomach,โ DA Bragg recentlyย confessed.ย Perhaps on the first day in office, he shouldnโt haveย announcedย a long list of crimes his office would no longer prosecute.
California Nightmaresย
From coast-to-coast, the storyโs the same. Gov. Newsom brags of his stateโs โleadershipโ in denying Constitutional rights, attacking the lawfully and Constitutionally-protected firearm industry and all who support and seek to exercise their Second Amendment rights. Heโs gone on a media lovefest tour for his effort to enact a 28thย Amendment to the Constitution that would eradicate the right to keep and bear arms. While heโs teasing presidential ambitions, Californians are left alone to deal with their safety concerns. An annual crime report shows Californiansโ fear of increasing crime is justified,ย accordingย to reporting.
โThe 2022 report revealed that the stateโs violent crime rate increased by 6.1% since 2021, and property crime was up 6.2%. Homicides dipped very slightly, but robberies jumped by 10.2%,โ a release said. โCaliforniansโ perception of crime spiked during the pandemic โ as did certain types of crime. Nearly two in three Californians call violence and street crime in their local community a problem. This includes 31% who call them a big problem, a noticeable increase from February 2020 (24%).โ
Remember, during the heights of the pandemic, the Los Angeles Police Department told residents toย โcooperate and complyโย if they found themselves being victimized by criminals. San Francisco residents had enough of George Soros-backed DA Chesa Boudin that theyย recalled himย for his failures to address crime.
Now, another George Soros-backed prosecutor is facing the music she wrote. Californiaโs Alameda County DA Pamela Price is battling a recall effort over her failing soft-on-crime policies. She responded to criticism of her officeโs track record byย statingย that her role โhas really no impact on crime.โ
Protecting Themselves
โMany are taking steps to protect themselves as best they can.โ That was the line from the Siena College poll. Firearm industry data proves thatโs exactly what is happening in states across the country, especially New York and California.
In New York, law-abiding citizens have rejected their politiciansโ lies and turned to the Second Amendment. More than 145,000 New Yorkers have purchased a firearm at retail in 2023 so far. Since 2020, that total is 1.4 million. In California, more than 473,000 have purchased a firearm at retail in just the first six months of the year. Since 2020, Californians have bought more than 3.8 million firearms.
As long as gun control politicians, like those in New York and California, continue to deny reality and instead of getting tough on criminals choose to push restrictions that do nothing to improve community safety, Americans will keep making their voices heard. That includes booting them from office at the ballot box or by purchasing a firearm and exercising their right to feel safe.
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