VSS Member Meeting. Friday, Dec 28 th 2018

VSS Member Meeting Friday, Dec 28 th 2018

The War on Guns Part I the Left

Topics If it s a War! The Opposition Weapons/Ammo Tactics History Politics Media Bias US vs Other Countries State Gun Laws Gun Controlled Cities Future Tactics Conclusions The War on Guns

Field of Battle Who are the Primary Opponents? Who are their Allies? What Weapons do they use? What are their Plans & Tactics? Opposition Liberal Politicians Organizations The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence Everytown for Gun Safety Moms Demand Action (for gun sense in Amer) The Brady Campaign If it s a War

Newtown Action Alliance Americans For Responsible Solutions States United to Prevent Gun Violence Stop Handgun Violence New Yorkers Against Gun Violence Violence Policy Center Liberal Media Liberal Courts & Judges Abetted by SCOTUS Hollywood Crowd Misc. Billionaires Useful Idiots Uninformed Citizens Companies The Opposition

Openly Anti-Gun Brands Ben & Jerry s Dick s Sporting Goods Hallmark Cards Hooters Jack-in-the-Box Levi Strauss Nike Outback Steakhouse Panera Bread Sara Lee Time Warner All Major Newspapers All Major TV Networks Bank of America BB&T Bank Goodyear IKEA Starbucks Target US Bank Waffle House Walgreens The Opposition

2 nd Amendment Individual Right to keep & bear arms Erosion of other God Given rights Freedom of Speech, Press, Religion Search & Seizures 10 th States Rights What s at Stake

Weapons / Ammunition Lies Deceptions Exaggerations Sensationalism Faux Academic Studies Liberal Courts/Judges I can find nothing in the 2 nd Amendment s text, history, or underlying rationale that could warrant characterizing it as fundamental insofar as it seeks to protect the keeping and bearing of arms for private selfdefense purposes McDonald vs City of Chicago Dissent SC Justice Stephen Breyer If It s a War

Tactics Boil the Frog Approach Attack the Manufacturers Attack the Guns Attack the Ammo Attack the Owners Step-by-Step Approach Gradually Expand List of Unqualified Owners Gradually Expand Background Checks FFL Purchases Gun Show Purchases Private Purchases Capture & Retain Background Check Data If It s a War

History Turkey Soviet Union Germany Cambodia Uganda China Venezuela Soviet Union 1929 Civilian gun ownership abolished Stalin (1941 1953) Murdered millions of his political enemies Purged Communist Party Estimated 20 million eliminated with no means of defense What if They Win?

Germany 1928 German civilians disarmed per Versailles treaty after WWI 1938 Hitler allowed loyal Germans to arm Brown shirts, etc Jews disarmed Exterminated 13 million Jews & Undesirables China 1935 established gun control 1935 1952 20 million political dissidents murdered 1966 1976 Cultural Revolution murdered up to 20 million more History

Venezuela 1999 Banned civilian ownership of guns to consolidate socialist gov t domination Homicide rate increased over 360% Maduro now arming his militia & supporters History

Venezuela Guns would have served as a vital pillar to remaining a free people, or at least able to put up a fight Venezuelans didn t care enough about it. The idea of having the means to protect your home was seen as only needed out in the fields. People never would have believed they needed to defend themselves against the government. Javier Vanegas History

The Big Picture Civilian Disarmament Objective of socialist governments, despots, tyrant, dictators throughout history Consolidate Total Power & Control Eliminate Political Opposition without resistance Dominate population without fear The Politics

Useful Idiots Person who supports a goal without really understanding the hidden agenda Attributed to various Soviet leaders Lenin Stalin Sometimes used to describe Americans who espouse Marxist goals. The Politics

Assault Rifle = Military Type Gun Safety Gun Control Common Sense Gun Laws (Fully) Semi-Automatic High Capacity Magazine Gun Show Loophole Misleading Terms

Media Systemically refuses to report defensive gun use 1.5 mil / year Reject studies supporting statistical benefits of guns 96.1% of Active Shooters incidents where Armed Citizen became involved Stopped Active Shooter before any deaths occurred Saved Lives by Stopping shooting in progress Sensationalize EVERY instance of gun violence Quickly report studies known to be flawed Never Retract after Study Discredited Media Bias

But we are the only advanced country on Earth that sees this kind of mass violence Doesn t happen in other advanced countries. Not even close. Obama, Jan 2016 We have a pattern of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere else in the world. Obama, Dec 2015 I say this every time we ve got one of these mass shootings: This just doesn t happen in other countries. Obama, Dec 2015 We are the only developed country on earth where (mass public shooting) happens. Obama, Jun 2014 US vs Other Countries

But we are the only advanced country on Earth that sees this kind of mass violence Doesn t happen in other advanced countries. Not even close. Obama, Jan 2016 We have a pattern of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere else in the world. Obama, Dec 2015 I say this every time we ve got one of these mass shootings: This just doesn t happen in other countries. Obama, Dec 2015 We are the only developed country on earth where (mass public shooting) happens. Obama, Jun 2014 US Comparison to other Countries

Mass Shootings: US vs Other Countries Erroneous comments based on study by Adam Lankford Shootings 1966 2012 US 90 of 202 WW US had 31% of WW US has 5% of population Lankford refused peer review of study Would not share data The Facts 1998 2012 (15 yrs) 1,423 Outside US 15x # Shooters US had 1.42 % of WW US has 4.6% of population US Ranks 56 of 86 How do we Stack up?

Ten Worst States (Elements 1-10) State RTC MSR MAG CD NFA 51 New York 2 1 No 0 0 50 New Jersey 3 1 No 1 1 49 Mass 3 1 No 0 0 48 Hawaii 0 3 No 0 0 47 Wash., DC 4 0 No 0 0 RTC Right to Carry, MSR Mil Style Rifle, Mag Mags >15, CD- Castle Doctrine, NFA Items allowed State Gun Laws

Ten Worst States (Elements 1-10) State RTC MSR MAG CD NFA 46 Calif. 2 1 No 6 1 45 Conn. 5 1 No 7 2 44 Maryland 2 3 No 5 6 43 R.I. 6 10 Yes 6 0 42 Delaware 4 10 Yes 8 1 State Gun Laws

Major Cities New York Baltimore Chicago St Louis Washington, DC Los Angeles Political Dominance Liberal Liberal Liberal Liberal Liberal Liberal Gun Control

Continue to Boil the Frog Tighten the Screws at every opportunity Never let a crisis go to waste Continue to distort public opinion Sensationalize shootings Faux Studies Hide the Truth Leverage the Useful Idiots Future Tactics

Gun Control Reality Now devolved into a Left vs Right Political issue Left has moved dramatically further left toward Socialism Left no longer hide their true intentions civilian disarmament Emotional issue with left facts no longer relevant Conclusion

As Country Crashes and Burns, Venezuelans Offer Chilling Warning About Gun Grabbers If guns had been a stronger part of our culture it would have made a huge difference A core part of the problem is that Venezuelans simply assumed that their government would protect and take care of them. They couldn t have been more wrong. Venezuelans evolved to always hope that our government would be non-tyrannical, non-violator of human rights