U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- As reported by AmmoLand News a few days ago, anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety—which he helped found with a $50 million cash infusion—is targeting Texas for takeover by gun prohibitionist politicians, and now the Everytown “Victory Fund” is begging for bucks via email to make it happen.
Ammoland has intercepted an email appeal message to possible donors that says this:
“Do you think gun safety is a winning issue in Texas? We do.
That’s why we’re focusing on winning Texas in a BIG way this election year. People doubted we could win elections and pass stronger gun laws in states like Nevada and Virginia, but with your help Everytown proved the doubters wrong by electing gun sense champions and passing meaningful gun safety laws.
“Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Victory Fund are spending $60 million to advance gun safety this election year across the country, up and down the ballot. And our effort to protect and expand our Gun Sense Majority in the U.S. House runs right through Texas. That’s why we will run digital and TV advertising and invest in growing our grassroots power in critical Texas congressional districts.
“If we’re going to secure big victories in Texas, we need your support. Fuel the Everytown Victory Fund’s fight to win big this election year in Texas and across the country.
“We’re working on flipping seven congressional districts to elect Gun Sense Candidates and protecting two of our Gun Sense Champions already in Congress — Reps. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher and Colin Allred.
“We know voters overwhelmingly support stronger gun laws. We know we can reach voters directly online, on TV, in the mail, with a phone call or a knock on their door. And we know we can defeat the NRA and win in Texas.
“Our campaign — Gun Sense Majority: Texas — is ready to win this year. Are you? Donate today to make sure gun safety wins at the ballot box in 2020 across the country.
“Thank you for being with us,
“Chris Carr
“Everytown Victory Fund”
As noted by Alan Gottlieb at the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms earlier in the week, former New York City mayor and now Democrat presidential candidate Bloomberg is essentially attempting a “leveraged buyout” of the Second Amendment.
Many in the grassroots gun rights movement might say a more accurate description would be a “hostile takeover” of the Bill of Rights.
As reported earlier, Bloomberg has had a rough week in politics, seeing Everytown’s effort to secure a ban on so-called “assault weapons” in Virginia come up short, followed by a failure by anti-gun-rights Washington State lawmakers to pass a ban on so-called “high capacity magazines” and a restrictive concealed carry training requirement fail.
But now Washington State Democrat lawmakers are trying a last-minute resurrection of the ban with the introduction of House Bill 2947, a “Hail Mary” attempt to make their gun restriction a reality.
The new legislation, according to an alert from the National Rifle Association, “bans the manufacture, possession, sale, transfer, etc. of magazines that hold more than fifteen rounds of ammunition. It appropriates funds for the State Patrol to conduct a “buy-back.” Those who own non-compliant magazines prior to the ban are only allowed to possess them on their own property and in other limited instances such as at licensed shooting ranges or while hunting. Restricted magazines have to be transported unloaded and locked separately from firearms and stored at home locked, making them unavailable for self-defense.”
This bill is sponsored by eight Democrats, five of whom have taken modest contributions from either the Seattle-based Alliance for Gun Responsibility and in two cases, the Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, according to Public Disclosure Commission records viewed online by Ammoland. The Alliance has posted a glowing message of support on its website.
Back in Texas, anti-gunners seem convinced that with enough money they can slap Everytown’s brand on enough ballots to turn everything south of the Red River bright blue in November.
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Dave Workman is a senior editor at TheGunMag.com and Liberty Park Press, author of multiple books #add on the Right to Keep & Bear Arms and formerly an NRA-certified firearms instructor.
Its not gun safety, what they want is tyrant safety. Once the firearms are taken away tyrants can run rampant
I don
t have sufficient respect for politicians leadership ability, to-day. I used too, but they took it away. I expect most gun owners,whether it be grampas old dble barrel 10 ga. or the 22 they got for a 13th. birthday. Then maybe its more modern in the form of those dreaded black guns, Those gun owners,and I WILL NOT COMPLY with anti gun laws. I come to a conclusion that anti-gun politicians should be banned from public office…….for life.I am a proud member of GOA!
Don’t let this discussion devolve onto a “throw NRA overboard” Tea Party. This is about an attack on our liberty through the 2nd Amendment. They focus on certain States bcuz they’ve been infiltrating them for years with sheep who’d rather be protected than have the capability to defend themselves. The key to defeating them is at the ballot box which means getting the word out to all those folks who will otherwise sit out the election and allow these communists to win. Everybody knows the consequences of them winning and it ain’t pretty. Because they’ll be taking my guns one… Read more »
It never ceases to amaze me just how easy someone fleeing from one country and or state because of its policies, can turn around and set up camp under those same failed policies but actively work to enforce them. Europe is still going through this with those immigrants hailing from the Middle East who not only set up shop under Sharia Law, but then demand, and get, protections by the host country. This is not immigration, it’s not even assimilation, but is in fact the beginnings of a hostile takeover only now they are in charge. And therein lies the… Read more »
Flipping the Texas State Legislature isn’t the same thing as flipping “TEXANS”.
Remember Gonzales October 2,1835
“Come And Take It”
FEAR OF WHAT IS RIGHT! What are you afraid of? I will tell what I fear, the erosion of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights Without Due Process in which the foundations of this country have existed upon for over two centuries. The re-interpretation, and the re-defining of these original documents is a perverted insult to the legal citizens of the United States. Many U.S. Families, including mine, since the inception of these documents have shed their blood to protect these foundations, and continue to do so in the present day. Our forefathers did not arm the American people… Read more »
People in every state should be asking the politicians why they are protecting the criminal element from these laws? Anyone with any “common sense” would know the criminal element will not obey any law the left can think up.
Simply because the criminal knows the left is on their side.
I never like Democratic policies,now I hate Democrats(really a misnomer) they are COMMUNISTS.
Every law they pass is UNCONSTITUTIONAL and is not to be OBEYED even to the point of a war.
The Feds cannot pr-empt the 2A, and neither can the states,they are cruising for a Revolution,a lot faster that they know.Their Top dogs will be the first ones to go.
No Chris, We don’t support it or you COMMUNIST pigs. Bloomturd’s $$ is not buying Texas voters(some political whores? sure, there’s always a few whores around). BETO being the Madam,(and look what happened to that turd!) We do not have CRIME problems in Texas we have COMMUNIST problems in Texas. So get your asses OUT of Texas before you get thrown out or worse. Texas Patriots and gun owners do not take to YANKEE JEW PRICKS trying to screw with our POLITICS. You can see how well Bloomturd is doing with his winning personality and wit in the Dem debates,… Read more »