{"id":14205,"date":"2017-03-17T10:52:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T14:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=14205"},"modified":"2017-03-17T10:52:51","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T14:52:51","slug":"gag-me-with-a-spoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=14205","title":{"rendered":"GAG me with a spoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaysagainstguns.net\" target=\"_blank\">Gays Against Guns<\/a> is <a href=\"http:\/\/observer.com\/2017\/03\/gays-against-guns-new-york-city-nra-concealed-carry\/\" target=\"_blank\">planning a series of protests<\/a> against the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nra.org\" target=\"_blank\">NRA<\/a> and the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/thomas.loc.gov\" target=\"_blank\">Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act<\/a><\/em> around New York City:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Gays Against Guns &#8230; has launched its first major advertising campaign\u2014an effort that will combine with protests around New York City against National Rifle Association-endorsed legislation in Washington that would mandate \u201creciprocity\u201d in concealed weapon permits nationwide &#8230; The print, virtual and video campaigns consist of a series of 20 visually-oriented ads portraying a GAG activist and a veiled figure representing a gun violence victim. The activists in the ads hold placards declaring \u201cNot In My______\u201d\u2014a message GAG hopes those concerned will customize during the 10 protests scheduled across the five boroughs &#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here&#8217;s their ad:<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4OHPmSEg6dw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>This campaign is doomed to failure for one simple reason: GAG is running it in an area represented by officials who are already opposed to the bill.  They are not changing any votes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;&#8230; In September, the group\u2014along with <a href=\"http:\/\/pubadvocate.nyc.gov\" target=\"_blank\">Public Advocate Letitia James<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalactionnetwork.net\/convention\/speakers\/minister-kirsten-john-foy\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Action Network\u2019s Kirsten John Foy<\/a>\u2014rallied against <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smith-wesson.com\" target=\"_blank\">Smith &#038; Wesson<\/a>, a member of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nraringoffreedom.com\" target=\"_blank\">NRA\u2019s Golden Ring of Freedom<\/a>. The Second Amendment organization bestows that honor on companies that have given it at least $1 million &#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This accomplished nothing.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;&#8230; The group also recently sponsored and participated in a solidarity rally in front of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stonewall_National_Monument\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall National Monument<\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\" target=\"_blank\">President Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> executive orders impacting Muslims, undocumented immigrants and his selection of anti-LGBT nominees &#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This has absolutely nothing to do with guns.<\/p>\n<p>GAG also appears unaware that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/article\/436505\/mass-shooting-florida-anti-gay-violence-rooted-muslim-law\" target=\"_blank\">homosexuality is an anathema to Islam<\/a>.  NRA members are not tossing gays off of buildings.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/1596056\/horrifying-moment-isis-killers-push-gay-man-off-a-roof-in-iraq-as-punishment-for-his-sexuality\/\" target=\"_blank\">Muslims are<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ssb_list_wrapper\"><li class=\"fb2\" style=\"width:135px\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gunpoliticsny.com%2F%3Fp%3D14205&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=true&amp;width=135&amp;height=21&amp;appId=307091639398582\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden;  width:150px; height:21px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/li><li class=\"twtr\" style=\"width:90px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=14205\">&nbsp;<\/a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');<\/script><\/li><li class=\"gplus\" style=\"width:68px\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=14205\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"ssb_linkedin\" style=\"width:64px\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.linkedin.com\/in.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">lang: en_US<\/script><script type=\"IN\/Share\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=14205\" data-counter=\"right\"><\/script><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gays Against Guns is planning a series of protests against the NRA and the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act around New York City: &#8220;Gays Against Guns &#8230; 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