The message is turning to "EMPOWERMENT"

[JWarren]

I've been watching Fox News this morning (like most mornings.)

As this tragedy is being more skeptically analyzed, MORE and MORE of the discussion is turning TOWARDS empowerment of lawful citizens to defend themselves and others.


Earlier a survivor of the Lubby's massacre was on discussing the merits of CCW. Just now, a spokesman was discussing the benefit if responsible students were able to carry.


Sure, the Antis and much of the MSM are screaming for Gun Control Legislation. Do you expect ANY different from ANY of them? If I got a splinter in my hand, they would somehow tie it to my Glock 19.

They GOT the massacre they were hoping for-- and NOW they are making hay while the sun shines on them.

What is MORE important is the evidence that the country isn't buying it. In the aftermath of a tragedy, you expect to hear the emotional, knee-jerk reactions--and typically they will be disproportiante in coverage for a while.

However, we are seeing the message of EMPOWERMENT offered repeatedly as a solution-- NOT the disarmament that the antis so desperately want.


We are so fast to lose faith. America seems to be changing. We have seen the failures of the anti's arguements. We know that thier only solution is "Dial 911 and Die." We know that their solution is NOT a solution.

And they are learning that their message is falling on deaf ears. As much as they wish it were not so, the antis are beginning to realize that our society is more interested in REAL solutions and not their fantasy world of Care Bears and group hugs.


Please do not give up faith! We only fail when we stop repeating our message. WE are the stewards of our Forefathers' vision. We must be diligent against those who seek to remold the fabric of this country based on whatever way the winds blow that day.


Read the negative, but don't get any on you!


John

 

[RIDE]

I think at the moment it is going well for 2A... My morning paper had the headline on the front page that read something like "If I victim would have had a gun, could this have ended better". I was really glad to see it.

The solution is to give American's their rights back.... not take more away.

 

[Eleven Mike]

As much as they wish it were not so, the antis are beginning to realize that our society is more interested in REAL solutions and not their fantasy world of Care Bears and group hugs.

Hey! The Care Bears rock! Leave them out of this.


Thanks for the good reports. Keep them coming.

 

[JWarren]

Hey! The Care Bears rock! Leave them out of this.

Let's go with Teletubbies then. Those things are creepy.


Thanks Mike. It's one of the benefits of having a TV plugged into your skull all day as part of the job.


John

 

[Henry Bowman]

There will always be some segment of the citizenry who will call for government to "do something!" There are also many who can add 2+2 and see that none of the proposed laws could have prevented this incident from happening (i.e., starting)*. Some of them are beginning to realize that there is something that could have cut it short.



When some argue that such acts of violence do not happen or have been reduced in other countries by strict gun control, a right they are happy to sacrifice, they forget that those countries also do not have our freedoms protected by the 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th Amendments. A police state is very safe for the subservient ones.

 

[ZeSpectre]

There will always be some segment of the citizenry who will call for government to "do something!"

Man what a flashback to LEO days you just caused. I can't even remember how many times I'd be called to an incident (usually some sort of disagreement where no laws, or at least no criminal laws were being broken) and somebody would be screaming at me to "do something".

I'd look at them calmly and ask... "Sir, no laws are being broken so what -exactly- is it you would like me to do?"

They expected to just wave their fingers and the cops would magically make all the trouble go away...poof. It always seemed to be quite a shock to that sort of person when you started suggesting a course of action for them to take.

9 times out of 10 their response was along the lines of "What!?! You mean -I- have to do something? What the hell do we pay you for?"

You always knew that you were going to get further calls from that sort whereas the self-empowered types generally tended to hammer out a reasonable compromise and we never heard from them again.

As you can imagine, I'm nothing but pleased to hear the managed media starting to talk about empowerment and personal responsibility.

 

[Checkman]

That's a fact. Many times I've talked to people who are upset about annoying, but not illegal phone calls they keep getting from their boyfriend/girlfriend's ex. They're always mad when I tell them that no laws have been broken. When I suggest they change their phone number they're absolutely shocked. Hadn't thought about it. Unreal.:banghead:

 

[CajunBass]

As this tragedy is being more skeptically analyzed, MORE and MORE of the discussion is turning TOWARDS empowerment of lawful citizens to defend themselves and others.

Good to here that apparently that's carrying in the mainstream media. I don't bother to read the newspaper's anymore, or watch TV news. I had noticed that seemed to be the way "talk radio" was going, but I figured it was more that the talk radio hosts and audience tend to be more conservative. (I don't really like that word here, but can't think of another. 2a isn't a "conservative" vs "liberal" issue.)

 

[bogie]

Guys, we've got a swing situation here, and the other side has been slow to accomodate it.

One thing I've noticed over the past couple of days is that the Brady folks keep saying things like "everyone knows," and "it is understood."

They _know_ that a lot of folks will kneejerk and take it on face value as being common sense. Thing is, with word getting out about the unarmed victim zones, people are rebelling at the concept, and they're looking for OTHER common sense.

When you talk to people or write letters, it's time to use that sort of phrasing ourselves.

 

[bogie]

Hey, any mods who read this... Could we maybe get a stickied "strategy" thread?

 

[Pixel]

There will always be some segment of the citizenry who will call for government to "do something!"

Luckily, I think it's also becoming crystal clear to a growing segment of the citizenry that the government can't/won't "do something" and it's going to be up to us.

 

[MD_Willington]

The people I've talked with at work, most have this to say first...

"You'd figure if those students were allowed to carry, the shooter wouldn't have been able to do this"

Some people just get "it"...