{"id":30743,"date":"2020-10-15T17:45:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T17:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=30743"},"modified":"2020-10-15T17:45:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T17:45:39","slug":"gun-owners-for-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=30743","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Gun Owners for Safety&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:4355,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/action.giffords.org\\\/page\\\/m\\\/385effc0\\\/78b266e2\\\/6bad29b3\\\/50aae4b8\\\/517555477\\\/VEsH\\\/?g=OZGYGe64GmNQ_O57eBaxtnA&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:4356,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/action.giffords.org\\\/page\\\/m\\\/385effc0\\\/78b266e2\\\/6bad29b3\\\/50aae4b8\\\/517555477\\\/VEsE\\\/?g=OZGYGe64GmNQ_O57eBaxtnA&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:4357,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.washingtonpost.com\\\/opinions\\\/2020\\\/08\\\/09\\\/nra-is-cesspool-that-doesnt-mean-it-should-be-dissolved&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:4358,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.cato.org\\\/blog\\\/dissolve-national-rifle-association&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>The Cult of Personality known as Giffords is creating another astroturf organization called Gun Owners for Safety. As you can tell for their description of it below, it is supposed to be composed of gun owners, hunters, collectors, and sport shooters who support &#8220;commonsense gun laws&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gun control industry always tries to come up with these organizations before an election. I think they want anti-gun politicians to be able to say, &#8220;I support the Second Amendment and this organization of real gun owners supports me.&#8221; We in the gun culture and the gun rights community recognize it as a crock but there will always be some that are gullible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the announcement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We are excited to announce the launch of our newest nationwide initiative: Giffords Gun Owners for Safety! We hope you\u2019ll join us for a special launch event.<\/p><p>Here at Giffords we know that the vast majority of Americans support safer communities\u2014including gun owners. We know that preventing gun violence and responsible gun ownership go hand-in-hand. That\u2019s why we\u2019re launching Gun Owners for Safety, which unites hunters, sport shooters, and collectors who support commonsense gun laws like background checks.<\/p><p>Together, we will rally support from all corners of the country to fight for lifesaving laws and promote responsible gun ownership.<\/p><p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/action.giffords.org\/page\/m\/385effc0\/78b266e2\/6bad29b3\/50aae4b8\/517555477\/VEsH\/?g=OZGYGe64GmNQ_O57eBaxtnA\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"rank-math-link\">The event details are below and you can RSVP for FREE. During the event, you\u2019ll be able to hear directly from our founder, Gabby Giffords, about how we plan to work together to make our communities safer from gun violence.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/action.giffords.org\/page\/m\/385effc0\/78b266e2\/6bad29b3\/50aae4b8\/517555477\/VEsE\/?g=OZGYGe64GmNQ_O57eBaxtnA\" target=\"_blank\">Join us for our Gun Owners for Safety National Launch Event<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Friday, October 16th<br><strong>Time:<\/strong>\u00a03pm ET<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Online Event<br><strong>Cost:<\/strong>\u00a0FREE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>If you follow the embedded link, it will take you to the sign-up page. I find it interesting that they are targeting Colorado, Michigan, and Texas. Michigan and Texas could or should end up going for the Republicans and I think they are trying to prevent that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Alternative Scenario<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now let me give you an alternative scenario about why they are creating such a group. It may sound a bit like a conspiracy theory but so be it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s say that NY Attorney General Letitia James is ultimately successful in dissolving the National Rifle Association. As this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2020\/08\/09\/nra-is-cesspool-that-doesnt-mean-it-should-be-dissolved\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>article <\/strong><\/a>from the anti-gun, anti-NRA, Washington Post makes clear, the assets must be distributed to a like organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What if the courts decide the like organization isn&#8217;t a true gun rights organization like the Second Amendment Foundation, GOA, FPC, or the like but rather Gun Owners for Safety. The NRA is composed of gun owners and they promote safe handling of firearms. Doesn&#8217;t Gun Owners for Safety do the same thing as evidenced by their name? I could see Letitia James colluding with the gun control industry to push this line of thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It turns out I&#8217;m not the only one thinking along these lines. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/blog\/dissolve-national-rifle-association\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Walter Olson writing in the Cato Institute blog came to the same conclusion<\/strong><\/a> in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Would anyone be surprised, given her record, if James asked for the funds to go to groups at fundamental odds with the organization\u2019s Second Amendment advocacy mission? You can just imagine the line her office and her allies would take \u2014 the NRA always claimed to be a\u00a0leading voice for gun safety and the outdoors, so let\u2019s use their money to fund this group promoting \u201csafe storage\u201d along with this other group that represents our sort of hunters, the right sort.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s say Giffords has a staffer doing opposition research and this staffer just happens to read the Cato column. Do you think it would be a real stretch for that staffer to propose to create Gun Owners for Safety for electoral purposes now and to get the NRA&#8217;s assets later?  I&#8217;d say not much of a stretch at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Giffords can come up with it, then I doubt Brady and Everytown are that far behind. 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