A Joan Peterson Rebuttal

So Joan has an amusing post where she talks about the “Old NRA”:

In years past the main purpose of the National Rifle Association was to provide gun safety and marksmanship for members. The organization supported “gun control” measures as well that they now adamantly oppose. It was an organization meant to be supportive of mostly hunters and recreational shooters and, in the beginning, citizen militia members. But things have changed. Remember the days when people did not feel it necessary to have guns in their homes for self protection? Or if they did, they were mostly hunting guns of some kind? I do. I grew up with hunting and hunting guns around. Most of my family and my parents’ friends were hunters or gun owners. My husband also grew up hunting with his family and is still a hunter though an infrequent one. Neither of us or people with whom we associated talked about the need for a gun to protect themselves or their families. There were not assault type rifles around in common use for citizens. No need.

This is the lamentation of somebody who is getting beaten. She makes a few flails mentioning that she knows a non-gun-owner who was gifted an NRA Life Membership, and a “Hunter” (probably her asshole Muzzle-loader builder who wants to ban all guns) who hates the NRA, as well as the bogus poll saying everybody and their mother supports gun control….but I guess they don’t want to vote that way. But really she’s an activist working for the Brady Campaign and the Joyce Foundation, and she KNOWS the money is drying up. Bloomberg is struggling for donors, and he’s the most visible of the anti-gun forces so he’s getting all they have!

I thought I’d play her game.

Remember when anti gunners didn’t pretend to respect the 2nd Amendment? Remember when they were open about total civilian disarmament and wanting to ban EVERYTHING but a few bolt-action rifles and break action shotguns? Remember when they were honest about gun restrictions in urban areas being about disarming non-whites and the poor? Remember when they imposed permits and fees on gun owners to attack the same? Remember when anti-gunners were open about their involvement with criminals, hate groups, and Gangsters?

The list could go on! Go ahead and add your own!