The THING That Would Not Engage

We already saw it wouldn’t leave.

This is telling:

In addition to their website’s “contact us” and “media inquiries” buttons being disconnected, replies their X posts are disabled. Like all gun control groups, they like preaching to the choir.

I’d argue “mob,” not “choir,” but it’s a valid observation. Check it out:

Their whole purpose, at least their stated one, is to “foster a collaborative community to ensure our policies are shaped by comprehensive input,” yet they shut off inputs from the very community they purport to speak for. At least we see what they mean when they say they’re “taking back the conversation.”

Tell us they’re AstroTurf phonies without telling us they’re AstroTurf phonies. Of course, the fact that they’ve been around for years now, gotten all kinds of free publicity, and have only amassed 11K X followers in all that time, an unknown percentage being the people whose comments they muzzle, is our first clue.

The reason for the censorship, of course, is clear– every time they post something they get their @$$e$ handed to them in the ratioing, but that just goes to confirm they’re false fronts. The gun groups don’t have to do that and have more than enough supporters to drown out trolls or take them on on their own turf.

That pretty much proves out one other comment: Yes, in addition to being frauds, they’re cowards.

The THING That Would Not Leave

Anti-gun group 97Percent is back, now led by anti-gun ex-cop [More]

I’ve been warning against these Astro-Turfers since they first came on the scene and pretty consistently thereafter. I see “lifelong Republican” Olivia Troye needs a new gig, but before worrying she’ll suffer the same fate as Ladd, take heart: I just saw her in the news the other day where she predicted another six weeks of winter.

It Depends Upon What the Meaning of the Term ‘Due Process’ Is

So, when he designed his training, he emphasized due process protections embedded in these laws: Gun owners get ample notice about the petition, and they have the right to defend themselves in court through multiple hearings. [More]

But their guns are taken before anything’s proven, right?

Figures this Carita character works with 97Percent.

[Via Steve T]

97Percent’s Devolving Influence

Trump’s Evolving Stance on Guns [More]

Vichyconnette Olivia Troye continues to strive for 97percent relevance by straddling both sides of the issue while coming down on the side of more controls.

What’s telling after all the years, all the funding, and all the free publicity, they still only have 10K Facebook followers and 11.3K on Twitter, which respectively has not moved and lost 1.5K since August of 2024.

Fine, let the grabbers waste their money on a sucking hole. How do I check and see if they got any USAid?

Worst Comes to Worst

Year in Review: The Worst of the Gun Industry in 2024 [More]

Judas goat Greg Lickenc…uh…brock carries on the contemptible betrayal of fellow gun owners exemplified by Ryan Busse and a cavalcade of gunkapos.

It’s fair to ask what kind of idiot/mole/embedded enemy (pretends to or actually falls) for solidarity with “Gun Culture 2.0” or 97Percent.

[Via Jess]

97Percent’s Executive Director Rips Mask Off ‘Non-Partisan’ and ‘Objective’ Facade

We’ve seen it all before, Astroturf groups funded by elites that ostensibly spoke for ‘reasonable’ gun owners. [More]

It shouldn’t neeed to be explained that both sides can’t be accommodated when their goals are antithetical, and that anyone relying on cognitive dissonance is a gaslighting swindler.

The Mask is Off

Our executive director, Olivia Troye, will be joined by Joshua Horwitz and Shannon Frattaroli from Johns Hopkins University, which just launched a national red flag law resource center with the U.S. Department of Justice – as well as Christopher Carita, a former detective from the Ft. Lauderdale, FL Police Threat Response Unit, who will speak about his experience with red flag laws in a state leading the nation in usage [More]

I’m just here for the ratio.

This former Pence aide is proving to be even more ineffectual than the last figurehead.

I may do another article…

Playing the Percentages

However, the recent investigation by the Second Amendment Foundation revealed that 97Percent supports bans on “assault weapons,” standard-capacity magazines, and bump stocks and has called for permits to carry, purchase, and even possess firearms. It supports mandatory background checks and mandatory storage laws and claims the Second Amendment is “overprotected.” [More]

Welcome to the party, pals.

House of Dicks

DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) has continued to expand the House of Sport brand as nine new locations celebrated their grand openings in July and August. These locations join the first three House of Sport stores in Victor, New York; Knoxville, Tennessee; and Minnetonka, Minnesota. [More]

So none of their customers own guns?

Or are the ones who do just further proof that “Gun Culture 2.0” is no reason for gushing “gun influencers” to sound so damn triumphant and instead enable the spread of 97percent subversion?

[Via Michael G]

Blast from the Past

In his last line, Mr. Codrea seems to be skating pretty near the legal edge of making threats of violence. [More]

While checking to see how the work is propagating, I ran across this 10-year-old letter to the editor I’d never seen before.

Here’s the article he objects to.

Funny thing… he uses the exact same words to attack it CSGV did.

All the while pretending his motive is to be inviting to shooters of all stripes…

Just like the phonies at 97percent

And There Was War in Heaven

This Democrat has led an anti-gun violence group in Congress for a decade. Now some want a change. Black Caucus members and activists are pointing to Reps. Lucy McBath and Robin Kelly as potential successors. But Rep. Mike Thompson said he’s still “effective” and is not going anywhere. [More]

I’m thinking if they let the radicals have it they’ll be less mature about keeping their extreme plans hidden.

That and it’ll further show what deceptive liars the phony 97percent “peacemakers” are.

[Via Jess]

Siegel’s Proctoscope

Received via email from 97percent:

Each episode ends with a segment we call Siegel’s Scope, where Dr. Michael Siegel, a renowned researcher and professor, magnifies a particular area of gun ownership and gun policy.

Listen to a clip of Siegel’s Scope below!

Well, you can, but you know what he’s going to say.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Find Out What It Means to Me

[W]e remain committed to having these honest, civil discussions about ways to reduce gun-related deaths, while respecting the 2nd Amendment. [More]

By collaborating with Hard Left Hakeem

And notice they operate out of “Best Gold Standard” Santa Monica.

Meanwhile, Joe WalshRob Pincus, Stephen Gutowski, and Amy Swearer are joining in to “legitimize” the Astroturfers and show how fair they are.

Clue: They’re not.

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