The Leftist Narrative
Gun grabbers ignore the real problem. The leftist narrative is that guns are bad in the hands of law abiding citizens, but they conveniently ignore who are the real problem. It’s not the mentally ill; they are actually only a small part of the violence problem in America. It’s not “Ultra MAGA Republicans” despite the left projecting and screaming constantly about their law-abiding opposition. It’s criminals and gang members.
Let’s look at a headline from the last few days of a shooting story that quickly disappeared from the mainstream media to illustrate my point:
Within that story are a few notable quotes from the article — if you don’t have time to read the whole thing:
“This is a shooting that should galvanize the gun-grabbers. It is a mass shooting during the course of a home invasion. One of the victims is a child. The shooter had been the subject of several complaints about him discharging a firearm. And the weapon is an AR-15-style rifle. But it won’t.” [emphasis added]
Unfortunately, in the example above an illegal alien was involved, due to our unsecured border. The Sheriff described the scene in this video: Sheriff Greg Capers shares details of deadly San Jacinto County shooting
Then in Jasper County Texas, at an after-prom party with 250 people in attendance, eleven people were shot. Two weeks before that in Dadeville, Alabama at another teen party with about sixty people attending, four died and 32 were injured or wounded.
“Step back to two weeks from today, April 15, and we have a third mass shooting in Dadeville, Alabama. The venue was a “sweet 16” party of about 60 young people. Gunfire erupted — at least 89 shell casings from seven different weapons were recovered at the scene — and when it ended, four people were dead (three men, aged 23, 29, and 18, and a 17-year-old woman) and 32 either injured or wounded. Four of the wounded were initially in critical condition. What should’ve been the lead story across the nation for several days disappeared by Monday morning.”
What is the consistent theme of these reports? Teenage gangs committing crimes. But the stories are quickly dropped. Why? The Leftist narrative is not about gangs, or crime, or the children. If it was, the gang violence in Chicago would be the headlines 24/7 in America. Gun control and highlighting certain violent attacks are about controlling people, period. End of story.
Contact Your Legislator
Time to reach out again to your State Senator or State House Representative with your support for Senate File 543. Call, fax, email, or use the IFC Action Alert system to reach out to them as soon as possible. And while you’re at it, remind them that Iowans voted them into office, not the woke big banks and freight companies. They need to support Governor Reynolds’ Anti-ESG bill Senate File 507 and stop discriminating against firearm, agriculture, and energy businesses in Iowa.
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