Tag: propaganda

Point/Counterpoint

Armed with military-grade weapons smuggled from the U.S., the 50-man force is one of dozens of “autodefensa,” or “self-defense,” groups that have emerged over the past decade in Mexico to fight increasingly sophisticated cartels in areas far out of the reach of security forces. [More]

Which FFL are they getting them from?

And just to show there are two sides to every story:

We Traced How U.S. Guns Get to Mexican Cartels [More]

How come commie Antifa/No Kings types never come after cartels? Are the defenders worth siding with? Let God sort ’em out?

American guns fueling Mexican violence, so we need to curtail rights here? This looks like just what the media narrative was before all hell broke loose.

The Safety Dance

Missiles hit Dubai. Influencer still claims it’s safer than US cities
Influencer Mike Babayan says he still feels safe in Dubai as missiles strike the region. [More]

Google AI…? What say you?

Many freedoms protected in the U.S. are illegal in Dubai, UAE, due to strict conservative laws and autocratic governance. Key restrictions include prohibitions on criticizing the government, public displays of affection, LGBTQ+ rights, independent media, public protests, and certain expressions of religion. Violating these can lead to fines, imprisonment, or deportation. U.S. Department of State (.gov)

Not that I’m saying AI is GIGO curated leftist opinion or anything, but it avoided something. I said “avoided” instead of “forgot,” because it knows:

Dubai has extremely strict gun laws under UAE Federal Law No. 17 of 2019, making private firearm ownership difficult and heavily regulated. Licenses are required for purchasing or possessing weapons, with illegal possession resulting in severe penalties like imprisonment and deportation. Ownership is limited to specific purposes like sport or hunting, requiring strict licensing.

Mr. Franklin…? (And yes, I’m aware of original context.)

Maybe the wrong people are “influencers.”

Still, he has a point about cities and the dangerous oppressiveness of Democrat rule.

Survey SAYS…

19 Million Americans Have Seriously Thought About Shooting Someone, National Survey Suggests [More]

Outside of playing cowboy as a child, I don’t recall even fantasizing, let alone seriously considering. Even during my DGU, I hoped things would go no further.

So, what are we talking here about with homicides, like two-tenths of one percent of those who think about it act on it? And factoring in suicides and justifiable shootings, we need to impose fundamental rights-denying prohibitions on the 99.9+ percent, rather than focus on removing those who can’t be trusted from access to the rest of us?

[Via bondmen]

The Bridge to Nowhere

‘Bridging the Divide’ on Firearms Laws [More]

Oh, look, kinder, gentler gun control couched as a meeting of reasonable minds. Where have we seen that before? And before that?

And when we no longer have to expend resources on these, we can focus on our next steps toward the goal.

If these rights swindlers wanted to attract more gun owners, they’d be stumping for BIDS– and not doing so reveals the fraud behind “background checks.”

Figures, Rob Pincus is part of it...

The Man Who Never Was

Via email:

It never happened, so like a hate hoax, which this actually is, they had to make it up. The reality is:

Change in Concealed Carry Law Did Not Drive Violent Crime in Ohio Cities, Study Shows

It’s actually a riff on a meme they’ve been using for years” You’re a law-abiding gun owners UNTIL YOU’RE NOT!”

Life imitates art.

[Via CDT]

New York Times Returns to Old Playbook in Attack on Lake City Ammunition

What we’re seeing is a practical repeat of what the anti-gunners and their media amplifiers were telling the American public prior to “Gunwalker” in an attempt to swindle them out of their rights… [More]

It’s déjà vu all over again.

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.

We’re the Young Generation and We’ve Got Something to Say

A new generation of young political leaders is gaining power in the US by using their personal experience with gun violence to push for reforms they say the US is ready for… Pearson’s brother, Timphrance Pearson, died of a self-inflected gunshot wound. It wasn’t his first experience with violent loss; just years before, his mentor Yvonne Nelson and his former classmate Larry Thorn were shot and killed in Memphis. [More]

All these supposed “young Turks” and not an original idea among them…

I’ve been embedded in the issue for longer than some of these people have been alive and have not personally known a single person so affected, making me wonder if it’s more a culture thing than a gun thing.

Noting that Pearson is “a recent gun owner himself” and is still pushing citizen disarmament kind of emphasizes why I maintain new gun buyers is not necessarily cause for the victory celebration so many “gunfluencers” treat it like.

I also note this propaganda piece is filed under “News” and not “opinion,” something to keep in mind when The Guardian pop-up begging for donations appears.

[Via Andy M]

Oh, Look: A Professional Liar

Arming teachers does nothing to protect our children from gun violence. Data shows these reactive initiatives are ineffective, make students and staff feel less safe, and only bring new risks into schools. Despite this, a staggering 15 states have laws on the books that explicitly authorize arming teachers. [More]

And which schools where teachers are armed have experienced mass shootings or any of the dire consequences being warned against?

This is just like when concealed carry was starting to become a thing, and we heard hysterical bleating against Dodge City/Wild West/Blood in the streets over fender benders that never materialized.

These un-American liars would rather see you and yours savagely murdered than armed, and would prefer it if your assailant used a gun so they can dance in the blood and demand more defenselessness.

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