USA – -(Ammoland.com)- “In 2014, Bloomberg and his billionaire buddies poured over $10 million into the passage of their gun owner registration scheme in Washington State via a ballot measure (I-594) similar to what we expect to see filed in Arizona,” Arizona Citizens Defense League tells members in a plea for awareness and support. “In a press release crowing about their Washington success, Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety stated they were also targeting Nevada, Maine and Arizona for the same treatment.
That struggle in Nevada, with the defense spearheaded by Nevadans for State Gun Rights, is one I’ve been urging support for. They’re in the thick of things and need help now. And the current struggle there is part a larger plan of state-by-stage subversion, first revealed in a little-heeded warning back when Bloomberg was busy setting up state organizations.
Activists in Arizona don’t intend to wait to prepare for an assault. They’re too seasoned and savvy for that, and they’re under no illusions about what a Bloomberg victory would mean.
“Thanks to AzCDL, with the passage of Constitutional Carry and other good gun laws, Arizona has been ranked as the number one state for gun owners for the last three years,” the group explains. “Taking us down is the gun grabbers’ number one goal.
“Yet, in response to our recent fund raising efforts to battle Bloomberg’s assault on Arizona, we’re hearing ‘This is Arizona – it will never happen here’ as if there was some invisible force field surrounding the state that prevented voters from being duped,” AzCDL notes.
Perhaps that’s due to hubris, laziness, ignorance or apathy, or more likely a combination of all of those. What gun owners interested in peaceably preserving the right to keep and bear arms need to figure out is how to overcome that. The Founders left a remarkable system for seeking political and legal redress, albeit one that has been allowed to be corrupted, almost to the point of no return in “progressive” states. Much of that is because too few seem willing to participate in the rigors of working that system, and too many seem to think an occasional anonymous complaint or “Molon Labe” comment on a blog or forum is all the contribution and sacrifice that will ever be required of them.
AzCDL has been at the forefront of keeping Arizona relatively more “gun friendly” than many other states, and that’s because of the dedication of grassroots supporters, gun owners like you and me who have learned they can be more effective banding together in an organized manner. Still, when that effort results in something novel, such as the Uniform Firearms Transfer Compact bill (which has the potential to thwart Bloomberg’s moneyed Astroturf assault), most gun owners haven’t even heard about it, let alone know what it could do or how they can get involved. If you want to know more, start here. Just don’t count on the “news” media to spread the word – that’s wholly dependent on those of us who care enough to get involved.
The bottom line is Bloomberg intends to throw himself into Arizona with everything he’s got. He knows if he can buy a “victory,” it will confirm what all gun-grabbers rely on: That by sticking to a strategy of bamboozling the ignorant, a well-funded juggernaut can roll over the next objective, and the next one after that.
Bloomberg’s PR machine will be able to accomplish in each state what could not be done at the federal level. That’s why Arizona will be the jewel in his crown, and why he wants it so desperately — because the flip side is, if he’s stopped, his momentum will be broken, and gun owners will get a huge morale boost.
Outside of infirmity or poverty, it’s tough to come up with a reason why every Arizona gun owner interested in protecting his or her rights isn’t a member of AzCDL. It’s also tough to fathom why gun owners in other states don’t recognize that if Bloomberg wins there, he’ll be setting his sights on where they – where you — live next.
Why not give your brothers and sisters on the front lines in Arizona a helping hand, as you would want patriots in other states to support you in time of need? At a minimum, why not be a force multiplier and help them keep the rest of the gun community informed on what Bloomberg is doing in their state, and what they are doing to counter it?
Or, seeing how effective it is at getting gun-grabbers to back off and go away, you could just leave a “Molon Labe” comment.
About David Codrea:
David Codrea is the winner of multiple journalist awards for investigating / defending the RKBA and a long-time gun rights advocate who defiantly challenges the folly of citizen disarmament.
In addition to being a field editor/columnist at GUNS Magazine and associate editor for Oath Keepers, he blogs at “The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance,” and posts on Twitter: @dcodrea and Facebook.
May God help keep some basic rights like self defense in this country, and especially at more local levels like states, countys, and down to individuals and familys. For his grace I am thankful. I am one of the poor/infirm, yet if I can, I will do more to help. I donated to Michael New’s financial needs when I was homeless years ago. Please people, push back against those who wish to enslave us more. May God bless the efforts of those who fight them. I agree with the comment to go after Bloomberg and his ilk legally. Any ideas… Read more »
Did y’all in AZ, or every other state for that matter, know that there are two federal statutes on the books that deals with the usurpers of “secured” rights? And now that the Second Amendment (2A) has finally been recognized to be a “fundamental” or “secured” right that applies to the states buy the SCOTUS in their Heller and McDonald decisions, Title 18, USC, Sections 241 & 242 now applies to Bloomberg and everyone else, politicians included, that attempt subvert OUR 2A rights. Section 241 of Title 18 is the civil rights conspiracy statute. Section 241 makes it unlawful for… Read more »
My ‘gun control’ consistently results in a jagged hole where my POA is intentionally focused !
Sheesh…you guys have to stop being so genteel. These billionaire media owners are the ones who call you terrorists!
They’re not armed security or bodyguards. They are the elites’ hired gunmen, mercs, gunslingers, shooters, private army, trigger men, gun gang, etc. and gun rights ONLY apply to billionaires and their politicians!
And gun control is ONLY for little people, peasants, bourgeois, subjects, serfs, the proletariat and boot licks!
Again…sheesh.
Your statement in the paragraph, “Perhaps that’s due to hubris, laziness, ignorance or apathy, or more likely a combination of all of those………and too many seem to think an occasional anonymous complaint or “Molon Labe” comment on a blog or forum is all the contribution and sacrifice that will ever be required of them.” And along with your statement, “That by sticking to a strategy of bamboozling the ignorant (primarily the central Puget Sound state counties inserted here), a well-funded juggernaut can roll over the next objective, and the next one after that.” Exactly what happened in Washington state! And… Read more »
Short and sweet Bloomberg is a liberal tool just like pussy boy Obama. When they bring the US down they will be at the head of the line for their actions.
Based on the million owners in New York and Connecticut who thus far have refused to comply with confiscatory laws, and the unknown number of Washingtonians who refuse to comply with I-594, I doubt that self-respecting owners in Arizona, Nevada and Maine would comply. If Bloomberg has his way we might see 50-75 million angry, non-compliant owners in the next few terms. At this moment, nobody openly admits to owning a firearm except to close friends or relatives. Many are stocking up on ammunition and preparing to secret their arms in the event of police intrusion. As a history buff,… Read more »
Jorge, I take your point, but it isn’t just insecure Democrat governors we have to worry about. It is the general public who vote on ballot initiatives too. That’s the way WA got their ridiculous new background check law passed. We need to start educating the general public about the foolishness of background checks and other methods supposedly designed to “keep guns out of the hands of dangerous criminals and mental cases.” There simply IS NO WAY to accomplish that goal, since those folks are going to use illegal methods to get guns anyway, and the more the government restricts… Read more »
I wish someone would explain why this half-pint runt is so committed to disarming America. What is behind this relentless agenda? He has armed guards. I doubt he gives a shit about young black men’s lives in Chicago. The fact that we will be facing our enemies on our own soil soon enough should slow this fool down, but no. It is all egomania, power and control?
Bloomberg is an old man…..but his bank account is ageless.
With the political differences which are now vigorously being exposed among the voters in America today….the one shining truth is that ‘everyone wants to be safe’……the candidates on the Right speak openly about 2nd Amendment Rights…. while it is a hidden, “don’t go there issue” with those candidates of the Leftist persuasion.
I have faith in the People……and I have faith in their judgment………they will not go quietly into that Void where there is no chance of return………..
Stay Safe……Stay Armed……Stay American……..!!!