Red Wave - The War on Guns

A Numbers Game

That was the third-highest NICS number ever, following records set in 2020 and 2021. [More]

So where’s that red wave?

Making happy talk assumptions doesn’t help.

[Via Jess]

Red Wave 2.0

The 2024 Senate battle has begun and the electoral map does not favor Democrats [More]

And think of all the justice we’ll get then!

Just look how many people fell for it in ’22!

Yeah, Well, How Do They Vote?

Concealed carry permits surge to 22 million, 25 states don’t even require it [More]

You can’t tell it by the “red wave.”

That’s a distinction that not enough are making as they focus instead on being giddy over new gun owners.

[Via Remarks]

Operation Demoralize

“The media swarms and lies. Tells you it’s over, wants you to give up. Happens every single time.” Don’t fall for it. [More]

Think of it as a coordinated buzzkill. Just look at what all the Google News hits on “red wave” are suddenly and in unison telling us, and then look at the same term on prior publication dates.

None of which means the Stupid Party isn’t trying its best to blow it.

[Via Michael G]

Survey SAYS…

Poll: Democrats Inch Ahead of Republicans on Generic Congressional Ballot [More]

But…but…but red wave…

Some of us have been warning them not to blow it…

But nobody “important” ever listens to us.

[Via DDS]

Unhatched Chicken Counting

The Dubious and Doomed ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban That the House Approved Today May Cost Democrats This Fall – Recent polling suggests that Americans are starting to recognize that such laws make no sense. [More]

I wish I could share the enthusiasm but I think all it would take is one gun-free zone exploitation the magnitude of Beslan and you’d see a whole different set of survey results, not to mention a panicked Republican red wave-blowing scramble to get out of the water.

Now is no time to relax like the overconfident hare. Press on in earnest like the tortoise.

[Via bondmen]

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