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Bikenut
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Ok... we have tried logic to show how the right to keep and bear arms is a God given right not subject to man's infringements..
And failed.
We have tried to use the bargaining tactic of "compromise" in hopes of keeping the right to keep and bear arms alive...
And failed.... quite miserably I might say.
Methinks the message of the 2nd Amendment is falling on deaf ears because folks aren't interested in discussions about "rights" but are interested in what affects them in their personal lives right now here today.
Perhaps, and this is of course my personal opinion, it is time to stop using the tactics of "logic" and "compromise" and go straight to using the same tactics the anti gunners are using...
That of fear mongering and appealing to the noble cause of preventing violence and loss of life.
Imagine if the right to bear arms were framed in a way that shows carrying a gun means never having to be afraid of being robbed, or beaten, or raped. That if carrying a gun will keep a stalker ex husband/boyfriend at bay.
And that if a person has a gun they can defend their children from bad people during the time from the 911 call and when the cops show up.
That if carrying a gun means never having to be afraid of gang bangers... or robbers at the local 7/11... or car jackers... or those who would prey upon your children.
Perhaps if the message is presented in these terms ... people will listen because they do understand being afraid and have the burning desire to not need to be afraid... and if we can change the narrative from being afraid of guns to being afraid of not being able to shoot the bad guys we might have a chance.
Edited to add:
As unsavory as it may seem... perhaps it is time to use Saul Alinsky against those most fervent believers in his teachings.
http://www.crossroad.to/Quotes/communism/alinsky.htm
And failed.
We have tried to use the bargaining tactic of "compromise" in hopes of keeping the right to keep and bear arms alive...
And failed.... quite miserably I might say.
Methinks the message of the 2nd Amendment is falling on deaf ears because folks aren't interested in discussions about "rights" but are interested in what affects them in their personal lives right now here today.
Perhaps, and this is of course my personal opinion, it is time to stop using the tactics of "logic" and "compromise" and go straight to using the same tactics the anti gunners are using...
That of fear mongering and appealing to the noble cause of preventing violence and loss of life.
Imagine if the right to bear arms were framed in a way that shows carrying a gun means never having to be afraid of being robbed, or beaten, or raped. That if carrying a gun will keep a stalker ex husband/boyfriend at bay.
And that if a person has a gun they can defend their children from bad people during the time from the 911 call and when the cops show up.
That if carrying a gun means never having to be afraid of gang bangers... or robbers at the local 7/11... or car jackers... or those who would prey upon your children.
Perhaps if the message is presented in these terms ... people will listen because they do understand being afraid and have the burning desire to not need to be afraid... and if we can change the narrative from being afraid of guns to being afraid of not being able to shoot the bad guys we might have a chance.
Edited to add:
As unsavory as it may seem... perhaps it is time to use Saul Alinsky against those most fervent believers in his teachings.
http://www.crossroad.to/Quotes/communism/alinsky.htm
Rules for Radicals
By Saul Alinsky - 1971
Background information "Obama learned his lesson well. I am proud to see that my father's model for organizing is being applied successfully beyond local community organizing to affect the Democratic campaign in 2008. It is a fine tribute to Saul Alinsky as we approach his 100th birthday." --Letter from L. DAVID ALINSKY, son of Neo-Marxist Saul Alinsky
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