{"id":22040,"date":"2020-06-26T15:39:13","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T19:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=22040"},"modified":"2020-06-26T15:39:13","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T19:39:13","slug":"antigun-agenda-creep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=22040","title":{"rendered":"Antigun agenda creep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s well established that the major gun control organizations are little more than astroturf paid for and run by professional activists and politicians.  Lately they appear to be expanding their mission beyond gun control into such areas as <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fuck_tha_Police\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fuck Tha Police<\/a><\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">George Floyd.<br \/>Breonna Taylor.<br \/>Tamir Rice.<br \/>Elijah McClain.<\/p>\n<p>We must all honor their lives by fighting against the injustices that took them. The House just took a major step forward by passing the Justice in Policing Act. The Senate should follow suit.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gabrielle Giffords (@GabbyGiffords) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GabbyGiffords\/status\/1276322265446133760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ICYMI: Last night, the House passed the George Floyd <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JusticeinPolicing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JusticeinPolicing<\/a> Act. This is a significant step towards preventing unjust and potentially lethal practices within policing.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate must pass this bill. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PoliceViolenceIsGunViolence?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PoliceViolenceIsGunViolence<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lxhJPg8aZJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/lxhJPg8aZJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brady | United Against Gun Violence (@bradybuzz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bradybuzz\/status\/1276586484192198657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/center><\/p>\n<p>and statehood for Washington, D.C.:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow. Thank you, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EleanorNorton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EleanorNorton<\/a>. And thank you, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/51for51?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@51for51<\/a>. This is historic. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DCStatehood?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DCStatehood<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LsiYbldGyE\">https:\/\/t.co\/LsiYbldGyE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brady | United Against Gun Violence (@bradybuzz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bradybuzz\/status\/1276593038941466626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">D.C.\u2019s lack of voting representation is a crystallization of how far our nation has yet to go to truly deliver on the promises of an inclusive democracy.<\/p>\n<p>This bill should pass in the Senate with a 51-vote simple majority. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/51for51?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#51for51<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DCStatehood?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DCStatehood<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeCantWait?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeCantWait<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/51for51?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@51for51<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LQqv5ZTRl6\">https:\/\/t.co\/LQqv5ZTRl6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kris Brown (@KrisB_Brown) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KrisB_Brown\/status\/1276597952740495367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/center><\/p>\n<p>I can understand why they&#8217;d want the later, it would give them a few more reliably antigun representatives.  But jumping onto the radical bash the police bandwagon?  Maybe they think they can raise money off the issue? <\/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%3D22040&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=22040\">&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=22040\"><\/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=22040\" data-counter=\"right\"><\/script><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s well established that the major gun control organizations are little more than astroturf paid for and run by professional activists and politicians. Lately they appear to be expanding their mission beyond gun control into such areas as Fuck Tha Police: George Floyd.Breonna Taylor.Tamir Rice.Elijah McClain. 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