Gun Advocates Stare Down the Barrel of a ‘Nonviolent Coup’

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Gun Advocates Stare Down the Barrel of a ‘Nonviolent Coup’

‘Puke and Shoot’
by Donna Ladd


Within six hours of Florida's descent into election limbo, gun zealots launched a paranoid online campaign to convince
their candidate, Republican George W. Bush, to withhold any concession of the presidency. In a letter posted at
http://www.keepandbeararms.com on Wednesday, November 8, site director Angel Shamaya claims to have had a "detailed call"
with the Texas governor's office. "We have grave reason to believe that a nonviolent coup is being attempted to wrongfully
deprive you of the Presidency," Shamaya wrote.

The letter concludes: "[W]e are counting on you to defend the liberties we hold so dear, and most specifically our sacred
and foundational individual right to keep and bear arms."

Not surprisingly in an election where many Southern and Western voters say they worry Democrat Al Gore would appoint
anti-gun justices to the Supreme Court, pro-gun sites hold up Bush as their anointed savior of the Second Amendment.
Alongside Shamaya's letter is a link to a postelection warning by J.J. Johnson, who achieved his 15 minutes of fame in the
months after the Oklahoma City bombing for being a token black militiaman. Johnson writes on his Sierra Times site
(www.sierratimes.com) that the close split in the election shows "who is on which side" in the cultural war: "Rural vs. Urban,
Young vs. Old, Black vs. White, Gentile vs. non-gentile, etc."

Johnson suggests America is on the verge of armed battle: "In other countries, it's at this point that the shooting starts
and the blood begins to flow in the streets. Perhaps that explains that upset feeling in your stomach today." He advises:
"Join the PTA and get in the face of some liberal puke that wants to teach your children to be gay. When they insist, give
junior a day off from school and take him to the gun range instead."

Gun sites also kept close tabs on congressional races. At least 80 percent of the NRA's candidates for Congress—well over
340 politicians—either won or kept their offices. The association's House base is overwhelmingly in Southern and Western
states, but the liberal Northeast is not immune. In Connecticut, the group's choice for the 2nd District seat, Rob Simmons,
upset Democratic incumbent Sam Gejdenson by 2 percentage points. And the NRA endorsed eight New York House
candidates, all of whom won.

Presidential might-be Bush draws an A rating from the NRA's Political Victory Fund (www.nrapvf.org) and an enthusiastic
endorsement from the NRA. Despite Gore's at least moderate support of the Second Amendment, he draws a flat F from
Charlton Heston's group. Only a handful of candidates, including Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott of Mississippi and
Senator Rich Santorum of Pennsylvania, merited an A+, a grade reserved for a legislator "with not only an excellent voting
record on critical NRA issues, but who has also made a vigorous effort to promote the Second Amendment."

The gun lobby lost two major state initiatives Tuesday in Colorado and Oregon, both now requiring background checks on
all gun-show customers. Web postings by gun advocates revealed their dismay over those state votes, and their fear. "The
private-transfer loophole is the last stronghold for keeping some of our guns off government lists," wrote one poster to
http://www.keepandbeararms. "Sad day for Oregonians and Coloradoans. Makes me want to puke and SHOOT."

http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0046/ladd.shtml
 
Being one from Colorado, here is how the "stop the loophole" amendment 22 that passed, effects gun transfers.

1. A gun show is where 3 or more people are gathered and a gun sale/transfer takes place AND/OR 25 or more guns are available.

2. A private dealer (which by the way I've seen very few except for the family selling grandpa's old Colt/Winchester) will need to arrange for a FFL holder or agent to perform a background check via the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. The agent can charge up to $10 for the service.

3. No provisions were made for CBI to obtain funding and resources for performing the checks.

In my small town of Leadville, the annual "Boom days" will now be short a gun show. The rod and gun club cannot obtain an agent and the club does not want to be responsible for all the additional work involved. So in a town where the mining has all but disappeared, the annual mining celebrations and events will be less a gun show now.

Per the law, a hunting camp, your house, car, etc., can be considered a gun show. Example: you and the spouse are home and a friend comes over and wants to buy your extra shotgun or whatever. Viola!, by law, you are now in violation. It is a gun show because 3 people are there. I guess you could send your spouse to the backyard or something, but the whole thing is ridiculous.

It would'nt have stopped the girlfriend from buying the guns for the Columbine duo. She was 21 and had a clean record. To the folks outside Colorado/Oregon, beware, this law is most likely on it's way to your town.
 
I'm getting tired of these POS liberals calling JJ Johnson "the token black guy" just because he doesn't support their BS agenda. Sounds pretty damn racist to me, oh wait, they're liberals, they can't be racists - yea right.
 
"At least 80 percent of the NRA's candidates for Congress—well over
340 politicians—either won or kept their offices"


That's right beeeyoch! I'm the NRA and WE VOTE!
 
Isn't it annoying to have to give a rat's swollen, pus-filled behind what the friggin' Village Voice has to say about anything?
 
Here's my reply


Add Donna Ladd to the list of elitist bigots that dwell in the major population centers, Her piece, "Puke & Shoot" is a typical inaccurate and biased views of guns, the people that like them and our society. Hey Donna...It's the culture stupid! Guns equal freedom. Guns equal choice, Guns equal a certain mindset that somehow manages to threaten the oh so chi chi members of the chablis set.
Get a clue lady. Get a flannel shirt and some real jeans. No, not those damned Levi's, they're anti-gun you know. Go to Wal-Mart, get a cheap flannel shirt, some Lee jeans and come on down to Marietta, Georgia. I'll take you shooting with some friends. You'll learn a lot. And from what I read in your article...you got a lot to learn.
 
Why am I not surprised at this horsehockey anymore? Only a few years ago, a "journalist" would be fired for antagonizing an entire culture of citizens (us). Now it's not only ok, it's a ticket to career advancement. :mad:

BTW, off-thread: RobertR, you live in Leadville? I haven't stayed there in quite some time, but there was a Mexican restaurant that was one of the best I've ever eaten at. It was about 1/2 mile or more north of the Super 8 on the main highway as you come into town, and a couple blocks east. As I recall, it was in a residential area. Any idea if it's still there? On more than one occassion when on vacation I've driven 500 miles out of my way to eat at one of my favorite restaurants. (Sometimes only to find they're out of business :( )

Dick
Want to send a message to Bush? Sign the petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/monk/petition.html and forward the link to every gun owner you know.
 
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