Kicking the hornets nest.

[beevul]

We on the pro-gun side of the issue often refer to "kicking the hornets nest", but the reality of it, is this is a different kind of hornets nest. Politicians talking about and suggesting new gun control, is simply being in its vicinity, and prompts stinging and swarming. The mesage that should be sending to the politicos, is simply "leave us be". You got the NFA. You got the GCA. You got the hughes amendment. You got the brady bill and background checks at retail. You got prohibitions on mentally ill, domestic abusers and violent felons. You had your chance at an assault weapons ban and hi-cap mag ban. You had your chance to show it was effective in some way. A study was mandated as part of its passage, and you couldn't show it actually acomplished anything. Quit pretending that we don't have any gun control, after passing each and every one of those as "reasonable common ense gun control". That bears repeating - Quit pretending that we don't have any gun control, after passing each and every one of those as "reasonable common ense gun control".


"Now leave us the hell alone, or face stinging and swarming at the polls on election day".

This is the message thats been sent over and over, and it hasn't changed. The "gun culture" is incredibly touchy precisely because "anti-gun culture" has made clear what they want, how far they'll take what they want, how they'll go about getting what they want, and what they have in mind for the "end-game". And they're well aware that the folks with views like these haven't simply packed up and gone home:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=118x361131


In another thread someone posted a link to tweety saying Obama was planning to have a dedicated Gun Control address. The news of that is making its way around the internet now. My prediction is that by midnight friday night, sales will have increased significantly because of its mention, and the media will be talking about it.



Heres a link to a google search of the terms: "gun control" obama matthews

http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&tbs=qdr:d&q=%22gun+control%22+obama+matthews&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&fp=b5fa33fa855f3d8

About 26,100 results (0.13 seconds) Thats filtered to show the last 24 hours. Lets see how that number changes in 24-48 hours. My bet is it will snowball, possibly even to the point that damage control will have to be done.



If the "dedicated address" happens, that is to say - if Obama uses the "bully pulpit" to push for a ban on mags or an assault weapons ban - he wont be simply "kicking the hornets nest".

In fact, it would be more akin to grabbing the hornets nest, shaking it violently, and sticking it down the front of ones own pants, then zipping them up.