A way to counter the emotional onslaught from the anti gun crowd
Every time there is another screaming headline about mass murders, the gun control powers that be, can whip the public into a frenzy. What does the pro gun ownership side counter with, logic, numbers and facts, which in the emotional heat of the moment, go over like a lead balloon. I have often wondered why the NRA and other pro-gun organizations cannot come up with an emotional (fight fire with fire) fool proof way of their own to counter the antis at such times?
I would suggest the NRA get with other pro organizations and record each and every incident, as to where firearms are used in self defense. This could be done by mining all public records from newspapers and the law enforcement agencies, and presented in their own words only. I would prefer it would be done for over a ten year period, but can be broken down by the year.
The “THE ARMED CITIZEN” which the NRA puts out monthly would be an ideal format, short, to the point, with the facts and no further input needed. I know there are search engines available for such, but they are too expensive for an individual such as I to use. The NRA has the resources to accomplish a printable data base, and as suggested, better yet, get with other pro-Second Amendment organizations where all can work on it together for a common goal.
At hearings and press events, there could be several carts wheeled in containing thousands of pages of irrefutable and verifiable public records, where lawful citizens used firearms in self defense, and that could not be ignored.
Every time there is another screaming headline about mass murders, the gun control powers that be, can whip the public into a frenzy. What does the pro gun ownership side counter with, logic, numbers and facts, which in the emotional heat of the moment, go over like a lead balloon. I have often wondered why the NRA and other pro-gun organizations cannot come up with an emotional (fight fire with fire) fool proof way of their own to counter the antis at such times?
I would suggest the NRA get with other pro organizations and record each and every incident, as to where firearms are used in self defense. This could be done by mining all public records from newspapers and the law enforcement agencies, and presented in their own words only. I would prefer it would be done for over a ten year period, but can be broken down by the year.
The “THE ARMED CITIZEN” which the NRA puts out monthly would be an ideal format, short, to the point, with the facts and no further input needed. I know there are search engines available for such, but they are too expensive for an individual such as I to use. The NRA has the resources to accomplish a printable data base, and as suggested, better yet, get with other pro-Second Amendment organizations where all can work on it together for a common goal.
At hearings and press events, there could be several carts wheeled in containing thousands of pages of irrefutable and verifiable public records, where lawful citizens used firearms in self defense, and that could not be ignored.