U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “[T]here is a push to pass an ‘assault weapons’ ban via a ballot initiative to amend the State Constitution,” a Monday Florida Shooters Network report warns. “This is being spearheaded by Ban Assault Weapons NOW (BAWN), a bipartisan group of gun-grabbers made up of Republican and Democrat authoritarians that want to see Floridians disarmed.”
“BAWN has partnered with the prominent Republican donor Al Hoffman and his gun-control-advocacy organization, Americans for Gun Safety Now!, which is made up almost entirely of Republicans who support an assault-weapons ban,” a cited advocacy puff piece masked as political reporting from The Atlantic notes. Here is what they want to do, at least for now:
“BAWN’s assault-weapons ban, which exempts military or law-enforcement members, would make possession of the defined weapons a third-degree felony. It would also give Floridians who already own these weapons a year to register them before their possession becomes illegal.”
And, of course, once registered, why should we believe the people who want them banned won’t press for Phase Two?
So who are these “Republicans”?
On the political scene, as the saying goes, follow the money”
“Hoffman also made waves on his own in March by publicly pledging to donate money only to Republicans who supported banning assault weapons—leading him to back only two candidates in 2018, Brian Mast and Carlos Curbelo.”
True, they’re congressmen and this is a state measure, but they head the list of “prominent” names demanding a Florida ban, and you know they’d do the same to the rest of the Republic if they could. Cases in point, Mast co-sponsored a Democrat “raise the age” bill on semi-auto rifles, and Curbelo is a proven Bloomberg lackey.
As for state-level politicians, we can return the Florida Shooters Network report:
“Senate President Bill Galvano (R) wrote the gun control bill that was signed into law by Governor Rick Scott last year and he even took $200k from Bloomberg’s Everytown Gun Control Group. As Senate President, he isn’t clamping down on fellow Republicans that support gun control because he’s a gun control supporter himself. The House isn’t any better since House Speaker Jose Oliva gave Galvano’s SB 7026 a standing ovation when it passed last year and he’s doing much the same.”
“Who else are they going to vote for?” the late Lee Atwater, former head of the Republican National Committee is reputed to have asked about gun owners. Whether the attribution is true or not, that’s the type of arrogant attitude some of us have seen play out over the years, and for good reason as far as turncoats are concerned. If there’s no cost to pay for betrayal what can’t they get away with, especially with so-called “pragmatic” apologists offering lesser-of-two-evil excuses to rationalize being cuckolds? If that sounds harsh, face it — that’s exactly what a gun owner who “forgives” an unrepentant cheater is setting himself up to be.
“But if you don’t vote for them a Democrat will win, and they’ll be even worse!” we are warned. Hey, we wouldn’t be in this mess if people would have insisted on principles from the very beginning. And now we’re expected to believe our only way out is to continue enabling the enemies inside the gates?
The only way to stop Republican infidelity is to show the GOP that betrayal will not be rewarded. If it takes them losing a seat here or there, they’ll ultimately get the message.
“But if the Democrats win, we’ll lose our gun rights!” is the typical rejoinder. What those bleating that really mean is they’ll surrender theirs. If all it takes to eradicate the right to keep and bear arms is the passage of a law or a ballot measure, then the Second Amendment isn’t worth the parchment it’s written on.
What BAWN and Principle-Devoid Republicans for Tyranny fail to recognize is that in spite of their wretched subversions, there’s one inconvenient truth they’ll ultimately need to deal with:
WE WILL NOT DISARM.
About David Codrea:
David Codrea is the winner of multiple journalist awards for investigating/defending the RKBA and a long-time gun owner rights advocate who defiantly challenges the folly of citizen disarmament.
He blogs at “The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance,” is a regularly featured contributor to Firearms News, and posts on Twitter: @dcodrea and Facebook.
Their not gonna stop until they get what they want, until we the people make the change happen, and as we already seen, its not gonna happen at the polls…
“This” happening is what I have been saying all along on these ‘blogs”. “Party” does NOT matter anymore. The “democrat” party is LONG DEAD and had been “morphed” into the COMMUNIST PARTY (lets call a spade, a spade) MOST of The “republican” party have turned into the same, due to GREED, “FEAR” of losing out of “their share” and their hunger for more POWER and Control. It is NOW a “power struggle” to see who gets the most TAXPAYER MONEY. Only the retention of the “status-quo”, POWER, CONTROL, and those all-precious TAXPAYER DOLLARS is what “matters” to the corrupt SCUM… Read more »
we NEED A LIST of all these ‘Republicans”that are really demodrats in Republican clothing…we need this list so we can start a mail campaign on ALL LEVELS,and push to have these rats ousted from our Republican party and house…
Well the dead at, Aurora Il. are not even in the morgue yet and the second amendment hating crowd and those of that mentality, are already screaming for more gun control, all over the radio and television and print media, AHHH, but this was to be expected, as that is their Modus Operandi, (method of operation) News article “Never Give Up Your Guns”
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Codrea is completely correct. The only way to make sure the GOP stays pro gun is taking political power away from the turncoat traitors. If that means losing an election in the short term, then so be it. The GOP turncoats will eventually stab us in the back anyway unless they absolutely fear crossing the grass roots by supporting gun bans.
Doesn’t anyone think it is a bit odd that humans look for every opportunity to screw over each other for personal gain, regardless of whether it is for considered safety reasons or resource accumulation. Those RINOs need to be reminded of their OATH and RESPONSIBILITIES to the American people. REMEMBER THIS MY FRIENDS, THE MAJORITY OF OUR AMERICAN POPULATION ARE NOT CALLING FOR THE REMOVAL OF SUPPOSED ASSAULT WEAPONS. This is a meme which is being pushed by politicians who don’t have a clue as to what their constituents want and are catering to the lowest common denominator such as… Read more »
“SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED”!
There comes a time when the rubber must meet the road and it is that I believe all politicians must take a competency exam upon signing up to be put on the ballet. If they don’t receive a passing grade they don’t get to run for a political office regardless of whether it is for a City, a County, a State, or for a federal Congressional position. We can no longer accept decision makers who are as radical or stupid as is Maxine Waters and Nancy Pelosi. They must also change the Oath, which now reads as follows: “I, (name),do… Read more »
How about RED FLAG laws on Politicians? Simply DEMAND they do the exact same thing-PLUS. Politicians, Police, Judges, Government Workers make Life & Death deadly decisions every day. Public Servants are also expected to be held to Higher Standards due to their positions and maintaining the Public Trust. Therefore when they come out with such demands of their EMPLOYERS, their EMPLOYERS have the Right and Duty to make the same demand of THEM. WE demand THEY provide ALL their social media and computer searches, their e-mail accounts, Bank accounts and financial records for examination. Also Mental Screening, physical records, testing… Read more »
Nothing wrong being a felon. The problem start is when you get caught. That the practice elected senate and congress have. That goes for the states and county’s to. Strange how a election will cost 5millon dollars to win a seat tha payed 175k . Stay in office 6 years and most become millionaires. You do the maths. Never give up your weapons . Try to find the courage to fight and make the ultimate sacrifice.