Opinion by Henry Bowman
USA – -(Ammoland.com)- In light of recent backstabbings of law-abiding American gun owners it’s clear that we need to keep our head on straight, and plan a counter attack to the current betrayal by of the GOP on Gun Rights.
Purge the RINOs in the Primaries
We might be looking at 60 seats, with that number we can ram any bill into law, but if we have fools that will just sit on bills (looking you Mitch/Ryan), it really will not matter. If we send in more RINOs, it will be just the same as sending in a Democrat at worst and at best a coward who does not wield power once they have it.
First, if you are not registered to vote, go out and register and register with the GOP as to purge out the RINOs.
If you live in a state with a Senate or state legislator election this year, get to know all GOP candidates, note their stances, follow them and their votes and support, or lack of it, for gun owners. Read up on them on whatever state-based gun forum or group you can join, volunteer to help good ones win the primary and then the general election.
Either you are with us, or against us. There are no middle grounds. As badly as the FL capitulation was, as well as the ongoing fight in IL is it is important to see the upside. Traitors once exposed are to be dealt with, all of the turn coats in the FL state GOP (Here someone on AR15.com made a handy list, so we can find and support anyone running against them, isn’t that nice?) have just ended their political careers.
Rick Scott? You can kiss your Senate run a good bye. Rubio, Cornyn, etc. your primary challengers are jumping for joy.
HIT LIST: 67 Republicans With A-ratings From the NRA Voted for the Florida Gun Bill – Florida Grades
They have to learn you do not get to screw with your base out of their individual rights and get away with it.
Donate / Boycott / Buycott
Very straightforward, you find a candidate you like? Donate to the candidate. Do not live in an election state? Find outside candidates in races you like and support them; the Gun Grabbers do the same thing, why shouldn’t you support your side as well? You may not be able to cast a ballot, but you can send a few bucks to help them in their fight.
Boycott anyone and everyone who has sought to virtue signal off of this insanity. Dick`s, Wal Mart, Daniels Defense [although Marty Daniels has since recanted….], etc. have just pissed off millions of their customers, make them see that such positions are costly. You do not get to profit of the rights of Americans and then work to undermine them.
Buycott pro-gun businesses, namely the ones who go above and beyond just paying lip service.
Join The NRA / GOA
Yes, I know, just hear me out. The NRA has some responsibility for the current battle of the bulge.
They gave their moronic stance of “We support “additional regulation” on bump stocks” after Vegas instead of holding the line which has worked so well in the past. They are a pillar on the right, and if they do/say X it will likely trigger some of the more lower IQed morons RINO to think “Well if they support this, I must make it ok.”
The NRA has its faults, but if you are not a part of it you cannot clear its incompetent leadership and turn it into the Juggernaut, it could be.
For those who are members, and vote for them, support Adam Kraut, Tim Knight, Duane Liptak, Jr. They will clear out the ineffective leadership that is holding us back.
Gun Owners of America ( GOA)? Honestly, nothing against them but they do lack the size/bank account, but they make up for it in great leadership and standing firm.
Do not let the enemies of freedom get you down.
Do not allow the gun grabbers and the RINOs defeat you, do not let them sway you into inaction or surrender-ish thinking. The wise words of “Don`t let the bastards get you down” has survived 2000 plus years for a reason. Between Despair and anger, anger is far more useful, and when it is righteous anger, it has a habit of motivating not only yourself but those around you.
2018 is going to be a make or break year, do not allow the enemy to win by inaction or self sabotage. Instead of “hoping” for the future, why not go out and make it happen yourself?
About Henry Bowman
I am with you!
I joined NRA and GOA
I will vote for any pro 2 A candidate in my district and State
I will contribute to all pro 2 A primary candidates who primary out the RINO’s
I am a single issue voter for gun rights
I prefer tactics that work on the left and the right at the same time and regardless of who is in office. Partizanship is ignorance simply because it’s relatively meaningless when you are discussing the pirate ship that is our government. It’s “Pirates Rules” because the pirates own this mf’er and our wealthy leaders are pirates first long before they are Republicans or Democrats. It’s demonstrable that from their perspective things like honor, morality, integrity and fair play are just restrictions to be placed on one’s adversaries while surreptitiously dodging them yourself. What I propose is the following: Donate to… Read more »
the NRA started compromising after it changed the voting rights from life memberships to 5 year, it was taken over by hollywood, vote out those bums and restore the voting rights back to lifetime members only
i am a life member.
and i AGREE WITH YOU.
I am encouraged by some of the more intelligent and cohesive thinking among comments here. It means we are not alone in the forthcoming battles, but certainly need much more solid footing, including well-spoken commentary, to get the point across: We are not just a minority, we are not just a bunch of drooling, gun-embracing throwbacks, as once referred to by the architect of the mess we face, Obama. We are powerful, strong, focused, and dedicated. I for one am a retired Marine, twice-wounded combat veteran and recently retired federal officer, which means I have taken the Oath twice in… Read more »
I can’t speak for others, but it looks like a great many of us do stand with you, as you appear to be a dedicated patriot who recognizes and deeply opposes the abuse and attempted destruction of our republic by so many elected leaders, agitating groups, and “useful idiots” (as Stalin put it) among the voters themselves. There was a time when I thought that no American would intentionally surrender the freedom and opportunity uniquely available in this land, but I have grown older, and although I do not understand the self-destructive trends of this time, I certainly see that… Read more »
Precisely. Thanks.
Small technicality: “Illegitimi non carborundum”, an entirely mock and inaccurate translation of “Don’t let the bastards get/grind you down,” is anything but 2,000 years old. It is understood to have been cobbled together from remedial “Latin” in WWII Britain. Nonetheless, let this small comment not take a single thing away from wht this article says. If we sit on our hands during times of peace, peace will not endure. Accordingly, to quote a phrase that is indeed close to 2,000 years old, and true for the attitudes that are essential to guard our interests both nationally and personally, “Si vis… Read more »
I have said it before,it’s time to vote them out in primaries.Not only gun issues,hell they can’t even get Obamacare voted out.These is where the people come in.Vote every one of them bastards out.GOA might not have as many members as NRA,but they make up with size of balls they have. I am life member of both.Primaries coming let’s vote all back stabbers out.I will be doing my part in WV,Manchine hopefully going
@DK, I concur. Hold nose, register with a party so that you can vote. Flood the primaries and township caucuses (if not a primary state) with friends and family. Vote against the party hack.
Agreed. Bear in mind that the ONLY thing a politician is concerned with is getting re-elected. Our objective must be to THREATEN the ONLY thing he feels is dear to him. A RINO facing a threat in a primary must spend money to counter that threat; money that won’t be there when facing the Democrat in the general. Even if you can’t be confident in knocking-over the RINO in the primary you can threaten him by weakening his war-chest for the general. Assuming the RINO wins the primary anyway, what are his chances in the general? If it’s a close… Read more »
We have seen that Democraps and Republican’ts are nothing more than two sides of the same corrupt, rotten coin. Trump was elected to “Drain the swamp” and he’s been stifled at every turn by those in both parties who are getting rich/richer from maintaining this corrupt system. I don’t know what the answer is, but term limits, and recall elections would be a damn good start.
The list from AR15 is a great start. What we really need is a list of emails and phone numbers of every NRA employee that handles state and national issues. Make shit roll uphill.
Vermont’s Governor Benedict Scott,that unwavering conservative rock has proven himself a RINO,talk of a primary challenger is already in the works. Weed em out each and every one.
@GMB, Yep, you nailed that one. After years of flatlander imports taking over, we finally got a chance to get Benedict Arnold Scott into office. He’s been a waffler ever since. As the former GOP chair in my area, I quit the job since it seemed to be nothing but rubber stamp for the flatlanders. I am still a Republican by registration, but only to try and get a REAL conservative back to run for Guv. Time will tell.
Vt. Patriot
This fellow looks promising although as you said time will tell,however if the Vermont republican party doesn’t make a change,sooner rather than latter they will loose the governorship.
https://springfieldvt.blogspot.com/2018/01/video-lets-talk-taxes.html
https://vtdigger.org/2018/02/04/keith-stern-making-vermont-prosperous/
Governor Benedict Scott,a one term Flop.