This isn’t grassroots, but it is definitely something you can use to make grass grow…
Ah, springtime, when the farmers of the world get the soil ready for crops by spreading the “common sense gun control” they collected from the floors of the barn all winter. It’s interesting to note that although the mainstream media is more than happy to fact-check every time Donald Trump says the sky is blue, but that all that burning curiosity and zeal for the truth seems to evaporate like so much air freshener when it’s an anti-gunner making the claims. This week, we’re highlighting some recent developments courtesy of one of our nation’s most prolific producers of fresh, steaming gun control, Shannon Watts. She’d like you to think that what she’s got on tap for the Second Amendment is nothing but common sense, but…take a deep breath. Do you smell that? Smells like infringement to me…
If you don’t recognize Watts’ name, let me introduce you: She’s the founding member of Moms Demand Hot Action From Stepsons…oh, wait, wrong browser tab. It’s actually Moms Demand Action, and her stated “backstory” is even harder to believe than the “plot” of the video I was watching on that other browser tab. You may recall that Shannon claims that her “advocacy” against gun rights started the day after some booger-eater decided to shoot up Sandy Hook elementary school in 2012. Let’s have a look at a very recent quote:
I think I am living proof that someone who has no experience as an activist can make a difference – I was just a really angry mom of five living in Indiana when I got off the sidelines…
There’s just one problem with that: It’s a lie. Shannon Watts is a lying liar who lies. But let’s start by discussing the context in which we discovered that quote. It’s a glowing, fawning interview featured on Levi’s “Unzipped” blog. As you’ll recall, Levi’s recently decided to join the business arm of Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown For Gun Safety (along with Dick’s, because Mike Bloomberg loves Dick’s). So, because Watts is one of the spokespeople for the group, naturally the Levi’s Lizards needed to make sure they gave her plenty of coverage.
And, naturally, they didn’t bother to contest her claims of being “just a mom.” Thing is, she has plenty of experience as an activist. As this NRA-ILA article points out:
…in the mid-1990s Watts was a public relations staffer to Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan. Watts’s Linkedin page listed that from 1993-1998 she had been a “Public Affairs Officer” who “Worked for the administration of Governor Mel Carnahan, the Missouri House of Representatives, and the Missouri Department of Economic Development.”
Gun-rights activists are fairly used to anti-gunners Astroturfing and fibbing their way into the headlines…it’s really par for the course. But Watts’ modus operandi has an extra twist, which I like to call “crybullying.” It’s a uniquely 21st-century way of trying to silence your opponents, and the way it’s done is that you say or do something outrageous, and then when you’re called out on it you not only refuse to answer, you whine to the news that you’re being oppressed. So when Watts recently announced that the NRA was trying to keep “armor piercing” ammunition legal, she was already practicing her crocodile tears in the mirror.
As GGD readers no doubt know, there are various grades of body armor. Many of them stop pistol rounds, but not all of them will stop rifle rounds–especially centerfire rifles. Which Watts knew, because in order to make her accusation against the NRA, she had to quote them. And before she quoted them, she deleted the part of their quote that explained that all centerfire rifle ammo would have been banned under her (and Bloomberg’s) plan. And then, when the NRA asked her directly over social media if that’s what she wanted–centerfire ammunition being banned–she refused to answer. Instead, she just went on a deleting spree.
Then, she went sobbing to Hill Reporter. (Here’s a link.) Here’s what she had to say: Yep – I disabled the comments after receiving several dozen death threats against me and my children, which is exactly why the @NRA tagged me in the first place. I – and @MomsDemand – have been the most effective at exposing their moral bankruptcy, and they don’t like it.
So, let’s see: She disingenuously altered the NRA’s quote. When they asked her if she was truly trying to ban all centerfire rifle ammo, she refused to answer and disabled comments. Then, she cried to Hill Reporter that she was getting death threats. If that’s true, that’s terrible and I condemn anyone for making death threats. But do you notice what she didn’t do?
She didn’t answer the question. Because when you’re busy trying to slide draconian and unconstitutional gun laws past that part of the populace that doesn’t know much about guns at all, the last thing you want to do is admit that yes, in fact, you’re absolutely trying to ban all rifle ammunition bigger than a .22. And when you have a lapdog press that will take everything you say at face value–even things that they know to be false–it’s up to the rest of us to wrinkle our noses, sniff, and say, “Hmm, that sure does smell an awful lot like infringement. Either that, or Ted’s spreading the manure on his corn crops again.”
Trace, a proud Special Farces who goes commando, is dedicated to pubic service. Although he’s a legend among YouTube commenters, he actually began life as a humble dingleberry farmer. Now, no subject is too moist or sensitive for his incisive odor and scintillating lymph nodes.
Dee says
NEVER underestimate a zealot! You pay casual attention to their activities, but they are doing it all full time. T Also, remember, tell a lie often enough and people will start to believe it. EVERY time the repeat the lie, some on has to call B.S. on it, with backups! NEVER let them teach ANYTHING to children or yo0ung adults – that is how we the current crop of snowflakes and educated it idiots (a Leninist term) with a younger generation that knows only the lies they hear……………………….
Alan says
Strange person, but I guess she is getting paid a handsome sum to validate her actions
HAHAHA She is one crazy lady But then again what other work/employment would she be capable of that would create value for the community?
Pico says
“An unarmed man is an enslaved man!” ” A disarmed man is a conquered man!” ” I shall not be enslaved or conquered! Sic Semper Tyrannis!
Timothy Toroian says
Let’s run Levis out of business. I haven’t bought a pair of their jeans in decades! Not even used ones in a Salvation Army thrift store!
JonsOn says
The 2nd amendment has already been infringed. There are several reasons we have a 2nd amendment. One is to keep at ready a militia to fight against attack by foreign invaders. The second is to keep a militia to fight against a run away government. Let’s face it if the democrats were in charge of everything (White House, Senate, House) they would be trying to take away all our gun rights. This “common sense” crap is just that crap. They want to know who has guns then they want to take them. Living in Arizona I can say that good people possessing guns is a good thing as crime is very low were I live. What criminal wants to go against a victim with a gun?
Whit Fell4 says
This is the good explanation of The Bill of Rights that should be read and understood by every person in this country.
Paul says
Under the definition of Freedom I don’t see anything about restriction of rights. If you don’t like something – you don’t have the right to bar others from it. You don’t call it “Hate speech because you don’t agree with it. And you don’t force others to do your bidding!
Off topic a bit… I was once asked why do we need Veterans day and Memorial day isnt that the same thing? My explanation: Memorial day is for those who gave there life defending this country and freedom; Veterans day is for those who have yet to give there lives. So remember what Monday’s holiday is for!
Stocks says
You left out her employment as PR front beyotch for Monsanto. Ordinary mom my ass. She is pure evil.
william chandler says
Common Sense:
We are the only country in the world that has a Second Amendment.
Find one government in all of history that banned it’s own ARMED FORCES from “Keeping and Bearing” ARMS.
Find one government in the history of humanity that felt a need to document a “RIGHT” for it’s ARMED FORCES to possess ARMS.
Oppressive Governments are ALWAYS banning the People’S RIGHTS to arms.
The claim that the Founding Fathers wrote the 2nd Amendment to give Our ARMED FORCES a “right” to keep and carry ARMS is S-T-U-P-I-D.
The only reason for the Second Amendment is to clearly spell-out the GOD GIVEN RIGHT of INDIVIDUALS to keep & bear ARMS.
The only reason for the BILL(list) of RIGHTS was to codify INDIVIDUALS’ GOD GIVEN RIGHTS.
Has there ever been a government that was not chock full of it’s “rights” up to and including declaring itself to be the Lord God Almighty?! (Rome, Egypt, Israel,etc)
Does the 1st Amendment mean the GOVERNMENT is allowed to give speeches? Try shutting up any Politician. But THEY would LOVE to shut YOU up, hence the FIRST Amendment.
Anyone who tells you the 2nd Amendment applies to the Army or State Militia, is telling you they think you are STUPID.
There has NEVER been a government that felt it had to codify it’s army’s/soldier’s “RIGHT” to “Keep and BEAR ARMS” because there has NEVER been a government that refused to allow It’s own soldiers to KEEP and BEAR ARMS!
The Second Amendment was written for the People, like the other 9 Amendments in the Bill of Rights. This was confirmed by the SCOTUS in the DC vs Heller decision, where they stated that the “People” in the Second Amendment were the same “People” that are mentioned in the First and Fourth Amendment.
The 2nd Amendment clearly codifies the “right of the PEOPLE to keep and bear arms”, and certainly not “the Militia”.
Why would “the Militia”, a type of army manned by citizen-soldiers as opposed to full-time “regulars”, need a constitutional amendment to guarantee they have the right “to keep and bear arms”?
Is there any specific statement anywhere in the Constitution that the army Congress is empowered to raise has the “right to keep and bear arms”? Of course not. …………. That is assumed.
the 2nd amendment,, specifies that the RIGHT to bear arms is the right of the people,, NOT the militia,,,, it is the people who will make up the militia,, but the right is not the right of a “well regulated militia” it is the right of the people, We the people were BORN WITH INALIENABLE RIGHTS, meaning they come from GOD.
Your Rights do not come from the Constitution. Your Rights come from Our Creator, and the Constitution was written to SUPERVISE, REGULATE, and CONTROL government actors. As it relates to firearms, the Heller “decision” was completely unnecessary, and likely a smokescreen to make it APPEAR that the USG retained some rights to regulate some firearms. Check out the relevant part of US v. Cruikshank:
“[The Right to Keep and Bear Arms] is not a right granted by the Constitution. Neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence. The second amendment declares that it shall not be infringed;… This is one of the amendments that has no other effect
than to restrict the powers of the national government,…”.
U.S. v. Cruikshank Et Al. 92 U.S. 542 (1875).
Res adjudicata – “the thing has already been decided.”
The 9th and 10th Amendments help make it ABUNDANTLY clear to even the DENSEST of intellects that we truly have NO “Constitutional rights.” What we have(at the risk of being redundant) is Constitutionally-SECURED rights, but these rights are ONLY as secure as:
a) the honor and integrity of those taking the oath, and
b) the ability of the People to COMPEL obedience on pain of perjury charges and removal from office.
https://resistancetononsense.wordpress.com/2018/06/29/our-preexisting-irrevolkable-right-of-self-defense/
The intention of the Founders and Framers was to keep our God-given rights secure by REQUIRING those who seek office to take the oath as an immutable predicate to taking office, meaning it is binding on THEM – not on US.
Of course, most of the power brokers wish to keep us ignorant of our Rights and our Power. If possible, i highly recommend Thomas Paine’s “The Rights of Man,” which should help to educate Americans and illustrate to them the difference between Natural Rights, and what the 14th (never properly ratified, btw) wishes to change that to: “privileges and immunities.”
It is implicit in the nature of all kinds of armies —- be they militia or regulars, volunteer, conscripted, or mercenary — to be armed.
They are all “armed forces”.
They all “bear arms”.
They all carry guns.
That is what they do.
It certainly no more requires an amendment to the Constitution to state that “the Militia” has the RKBA , than a specific statement that the army Congress is empowered to raise may be manned by armed troops.
Governments don’t have to document their “right” to bear arms, that is what governments ARE, they are naked force, George Washington said as much. Saying governments have a right to guns is like saying cars have a right to have wheels…
“The [U.S.] Constitution is a limitation on the government, not on private individuals … it does not prescribe the conduct of private individuals, only the conduct of the government … it is not a charter for government power, but a charter of the citizen’s protection against the government.” Ayn Rand
David in MA says
Have you ever searched and read “THE DICK ACT”, this is not a joke, it is a legislated law.
Danko says
Typical snowflake liberal, when confronted with real life questions she had no argument and then try’s to play the victim card.
Come on America enough is enough.
gandolf the White says
She is embarrassed for being caught in a lie.