Category: Moonbattery

Everytown to offer firearms training

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Each time I think the antis cannot get any more ridiculous, they go ahead an prove me wrong.

From USA Today,”Everytown wants stricter laws on guns. Now, they’ll also teach you to use one“:

“Some activists devoted to ending gun violence had to look twice at the source of the ads for firearms training that flashed on their computer screens. Everytown for Gun Safety, which has made its name advocating for stricter gun laws and preventing violence, is now offering courses for gun owners. Organizers say the on-demand or Zoom-style sessions are aimed at responsibility and safety without any undertones of salesmanship …”

This sounds sus.

“… The new program, Train SMART, also risks angering a network of grassroots chapters and gun violence prevention volunteers at Everytown. Some recoiled at the launch and others quit their positions …”

HA!

“… “It looks more like what a grandfather teaches a grandson than what you get in the back room of a gun shop,” said Chris Marvin, Everytown’s veterans adviser who helped create the program that costs $20 to $100 and has sessions lasting 90-minutes, 150-minutes and up to eight hours …”

Aha! They’re going for the money.

“… Marvin, a former Black Hawk helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army, said he and other military veterans designed the course to mimic military instruction from trusted sources …”

What exactly does being a helicopter pilot have to do with firearms training?

“… any gun training class will have to land on some key answers to thorny questions that will crop up from trainees. Should I even buy a gun? Should I store my gun loaded near my bed? Will I be safer in my home with a firearm? Marvin, the veterans trainer, said those answers are nuanced, but the Everytown training will focus on clear statistics: Yes, purchasing a firearm will increase the risk someone in your home could be shot; no, you should not keep a loaded pistol unlocked on your nightstand; no, you should not always assume buying a gun will be the key part of your home defense plan, Marvin said. Marvin said instructors will describe a balance on storage that leans toward safes that could still be opened quickly – or for changing your storage options when someone in the home is struggling with mental health …”

It appears they are actually hoping people will pay them to be told gun control propaganda under the guise of learning firearms safety. There’s no way this will go well for them. Given it’s causing some of their supporters to quit, it does look good for the 2A team though.

Failing on deaf ears

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A man decided to ignore New York’s and New York City’s gun control laws by openly carrying a long rifle in Manhattan then going into a building and shooting a bunch of people before finally killing himself.

Of course, the usual suspects tried to exploit this atrocity for political gain, starting with Governor Hochul:

“… Congress must summon the courage to stand up to the gun lobby and finally pass a national assault weapons ban before more innocent lives are stolen …”

Assemblyman Alex Bores:

“… Bores said, “I think it’s, as our governor said this morning, it is finally time for us to have a nationwide ban on assault weapons, on these AR-15-style weapons. Now, this one was a pistol and a different one, and I expect many of my colleagues in elected office to pick at specific distinctions in weapons. But what’s clear is no one should have a magazine that can shoot 30 rounds. No one should have such a high-powered and maneuverable weapon and be able to walk around city streets or drive it into our state.” …”

Assemblyman Charles Lavine:

These people pathetic. Gun control has never been popular with the general public and with Democrat approval at 19% right now none of this crap is going anywhere and they know it. They are so lame they just recite the same tired talking points over and over oblivious to the reality that no one is paying any attention to their theatrics and phony hysterics.

The Clinton AWB is gone and is not coming back. At some point I expect SCOTUS will take up one of the similar state-level laws and knock it down once and for all.

In it to win it

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The only thing that makes Andrew Cuomo even the slightest bit appealing is the fact that Zohran Mamdani is a racist, anti-Semite who is to the left of Karl Marx.

Signs, signs, everywhere are signs

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Councilmen Erik Bottcher and Julie Menin decided to hold a presser this week on their bill, INT 1016-2024:

From the bill text:

Every dealer in firearms and dealer in rifles and shotguns shall, in the place where rifles, shotguns, or firearms are displayed or where rifles, shotguns, or firearms are transferred to a purchaser, conspicuously post:

1. A notice stating: “A firearm in the home significantly increases the risk of suicide, homicide, death during domestic disputes, and unintentional deaths to children, household members, and others. If you or a loved one is experiencing distress or depression, call the Mobile Crisis Team at 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355) or the National Suicide Hotline at 988.” Such notice shall be at least 8 inches by 11 inches and printed in no less than 36-point font, and shall be unobstructed in its entirety … Any person who violates subdivision b of this section shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 …

Here’s a video of him bloviating about it:

Both these morons are too arrogant and stupid to accept that the main reason people buy guns is because they are dangerous. This will do nothing to discourage people from exercising their civil rights.

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Councilwoman Ung unhappy with CDC cuts

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Councilwoman Sandra Ung has introduced Res 892-2025 whining about “cuts to vital federal agencies.”

Included in the bill:

… Whereas, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) is predicted to lose 2,400 jobs or 20% of its staff in the coming months; and

Whereas, The CDC staff who have already been terminated include individuals who worked on programs to prevent drowning and gun violence, improve worker safety and test for sexually transmitted diseases; and …

I’m sure President Trump will get right on this.

Hogg elected DNC Vice-Chair

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Antigun activist David Hogg has been named Vice-Chair of the DNC.

The 24-year old Hogg has no experience running an organization or business, is supremely unlikable and is a meme-making machine.

This will be epic.

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Two Beta males running for DNC chair

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The humiliating loss Democrats suffered this past election has created a power vacuum.  Two hopefuls have tossed their names into the running for DNC leadership roles.

First is State Senator James Skoufis:

“State Sen. James Skoufis announced Saturday his candidacy to become the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee. The senator, representing most of Orange County and the Catskills, touted his bipartisan appeal in an announcement video posted to his X account. “I’ve won on tough Trump turf three times. I’ve won when governors face red waves, all while bringing the Democratic big tent together and never sacrificing our values,” Skoufis said …”

No one outside the Hudson Valley knows who he is.  He’s hardly a power broker in the State Senate either, much less statewide. I don’t take this seriously.

Next is noted antigunner David Hogg:

“David Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 shooting at his high school in Parkland, Florida, who turned into a national anti-violence activist, has launched a bid to serve in leadership of the Democratic National Committee. Hogg, 24, announced Monday he is running to become a vice chair of the DNC, arguing he would focus on winning back young voters who have drifted from the Democratic Party to the Republicans …”

Hogg is a a walking, talking meme-making machine. I endorse his campaign on the grounds that he would destroy what is left of the party.