“Media Matters works daily to notify activists, journalists, pundits, and the general public about instances of misinformation,” their About Us webpage proclaims, “providing them with the resources to rebut false claims and to take direct action against offending media institutions.” Direct action, eh? How the hell did they get 501(c)(3) charitable status? Oh wait, Obama’s IRS. Anyway, Media Matters reckons the NRA is racist . . .
In the October edition of the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) magazine America’s 1st Freedom, NRA executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre takes on what he calls the “false notion” from the “gun-ban media” that “somehow the NRA is racist.” Outlets covering the NRA and race should consider these examples — starting with LaPierre himself — in evaluating his claims:
Click here to examine 23 pieces of “evidence” that the NRA is racist, collated by Timothy Johnson, art history grad and former worker bee for The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence Legal Action Project and the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. [NB: Media Matters is not advertiser supported, so your visit won’t raise their revenue (although it might please their benefactors).]
Suffice it to say, there is no “smoking gun” amongst the examples provided. It really is weak sauce: a litany of innuendo connecting supposedly racist dots that have no more relation to each other than Media Matters and the truth about, well, anything. Here’s an example:
During a 2014 speech, LaPierre adopted conservative media’s racially charged claims about the (nonexistent) “knockout game” phenomenon — in which black youths supposedly assault unsuspecting, mostly white, victims on the street for fun — to hype gun ownership.
Mr. Johnson’s claim that Mr. LaPierre’s comments on the “knockout game” show that the NRA is racist depends on the writer’s claim that the “game” was imagined by racists. It wasn’t. (Ask Al Sharpton.) More to the point, LaPierre didn’t mention the race of thugs engaging in the “game.” He simply condemned the violence.
Mr. Johnson offers seven “reasons” relating to Ted Nugent, including one asserting that the NRA is racist because members re-elected Mr. Nugent, and the civil right org’s leadership didn’t condemn their Board Member’s comments.
The final “reason” the NRA is racist: the gun rights group supported Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Proof so incontrovertible Media Matters put the picture above at the top of their post.
This writer has constantly urged the NRA to reach out to minority communities. But the idea that the NRA suffers from “institutional racism” is both mendacious and malicious. You might even say intentionally divisive. What are the odds?
The NRA is a fearmongering institution and little more these days with those stupid videos from Raso and Loesch repeating Trump talking points.
We should outlaw Smoke Suppressed Powder! The same as Sound Suppressed Guns! Only firearms that belch huge clouds of smoke and make loud noises allowed in the hands of those we trust, like the POPO and Federal Storm Troopers!
I wonder if those scars on Shaniqua’s head hurt?
“she became pregnant”
He he. It always gives me a chuckle when it’s written that way.
Sort of like saying, “He became intoxicated” instead of saying, “He drank most of a 12-pack.” Disregarding personal responsibility by never mentioning the deliberate, stupid behavior that created your condition.
Exactly. “The Position of F U”
https://youtu.be/xdfeXqHFmPI
Meh, “Racist” really lost its meaning circa 2008 when it became Prog slang for “anyone who disagrees with me”.
Sounds like the cop’s terrible aim actually saved an innocent life today.
On second thought, were there any dogs on set? I hope someone double checked afterward.
yes
Is this place in NYC? Couldn’t be, if it had been, every cop there would have opened up with at least a full mag dump. What is the NYC miss to hit ratio? Three to one? Five? Except when shooting a dog, when they hit better than half the time. In any case there would have been lots of wounded actors.
MouseGun says:
September 28, 2017 at 16:16
Meh, “Racist” really lost its meaning circa 2008 when it became Prog slang for “anyone who disagrees with me”.
This !
After all, if guns don’t protect innocent people, why would Shannon Watts hire armed bodyguards?
Not innocent by half.
This whole thing kinda reminds me of the Doc in Generation Kill when he says “For once our asses get saved by sheer incompetence.”
Seems to me that she is going to land on her feet. It really bothers me that Corporate America cares so little for their employees and so much for the criminals that endanger them.
It’s not that “Corporate America cares so little for their employees and so much for the criminals that endanger them”, but rather that they care more about the ‘bottom line’ which would be effected by a civil settlement for a criminal’s family then any cost incurred in death benefits for an employee.
Ray -vs.- Walmart 2015. Seems to me there is already case law on the books around this type of termination. Not identical, but close enough to be part of the argument.
I’m so glad that things seem to be coming together for her. She was brave to resist and she was successful! Circle K’s lawyers could learn something from Jennifer.
I’m surprised that CNN hasn’t demonized this woman for standing up for herself…or maybe they..i stopped watching ages ago. I’m waiting to see all the protests or kneeling in a pro-Jennifer Wertz way. I don’t hear any outrage from the left about this. I’m happy as hell she did what she did and i hope that the guy she shot, who ‘allegedly’ tried to rob her has a blast of reality entered into his life. He should spend the max amount of time behind bars because if he had succeeded he would have continued to have done this and might have even ended up shooting and/or killing someone because he’s too damn lazy to get a job. Another entitled POS that thinks the world revolves around him. Let justice be done.
What’s CNN?
And then.
I was really hoping that Wilson would of done custom work on Sigs, I really don’t think that Glocks need customized, they are pretty much good to go and go as is out of the box…kinda seems strange that a high end maker like Wilson would pick the Glock, kinda brings their reputation down, no offense to Glock but they speak for themselves!!!
I’ll stick my head out, I am scared to death of the FBI, Senate, NSA and the swamp. We the people can’t even get a fair trial. Look at Hillary, and all the swamp rats.No justice, shamefull…..
What is it with Bloomberg and his seething hate for the 2A? Did something happen to him at an early age? Why can’t he spend his billions on cancer research, solar power, private space flight or malaria eradication like respectable billionaires? What drives him to go after RTKBA in every single state in the union?
Its fucking “Circle K” for God’s sake…. One step above flipping burgers at Hardee’s… Its not like she lost a tenured teaching job at Harvard or something… She’s be fine! Hire her as a security guard!
I look forward to SCOTUS denying cert on Wren.
Alan Gura FTW!
I only trust the government when it comes to health care. They deserve unconditional support in their health care involvement. It’s ok to not trust them in everything else, but not health care.
Guns don’t need the NRA to make them fun. They can do that all on their own.
Agreed.
Guns were fun even before the internet, before tv, and even before video games.
The NRA is not ‘Winning the Culture War’, gun rights as a whole is winning the culture war.
More and more people are becoming aware of the need and value of self-defense. In the Black community, the concept of the importance of gun rights has more than doubled over the last 20 years.
If anything, the Leftists are the ones doing the losing as Americans reject their political poison…
The title resembles an Onion title.
I’m no lawyer and I just read a short article. IF everything about this article is true and nothing major was left out let’s look at the bigger picture. A man who earned a felony has spent some time locked up. Some become worse criminals, others think about what has transpired and relocate to another town and try and fly straight. I think he falls under the latter. Regardless if the unconstitutional GCA tells him he can’t have a gun, he used it to defend this silly chain pizza shop. But this silly pizza shop employees probably between a dozen or two people who squeak by to pay bills and probably smoke a little grass let’s be honest (ahem delivery driver). Worn out people rely on them to eat after they don’t have energy to cook dinner with kids and what not. If they continually get robbed, their insurance rates go up, neighboring property values go down etc… maybe the armed robber will think twice before robbing another restaurant knowing that the late night employees are wise to the nightlife. My opinion is neither should be fired and both should be given raises, hell give them their own franchise. My two cents. Too bad we live in a growing pansy nation..
“Shoot low sons, they’re riding Shetland ponies!”
What Nick said,just source Lancers whether 5.56 or 300 Blk is used for ammunition and be done with it.