Courtesy of Crooks and Liars:
The National Rifle Organization (NRA) on Thursday used armed security to force mothers of victims of gun violence to leave the organization's headquarters.
The groups MomsRising.org and the Reston-Herndon Alliance to End Gun Violence traveled to NRA headquarters in Virginia on Thursday to deliver a petition with over 150,000 signatures calling for universal background checks, a ban on high-capacity magazines, a ban on military-style assault rifles and new laws to crack down on gun trafficking.
Included in the group were mothers like Lori Haas, whose daughter was wounded in the 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech, and Louisa Davis, whose nephew was killed by a gun in North Carolina.
But in video captured by WUSA, a plainclothes security guard and an armed uniformed guard are seen refusing to accept the large stack of signatures and then shooing the gun safety advocates off NRA property.
"They're not willing to listen to all members," one NRA member who was in the group told WUSA. "We're in a democracy, we need to have a conversation. And the NRA likes to shut down conversation."
Such manly men these NRA people. Cowering behind their armed security in order to protect them from a bunch of moms.
I am SERIOUSLY hoping this particular battle becomes the swan song for the NRA so we no longer have to fight them tooth and nail when they have a membership of LESS than 1.5% of the country!
ReplyDeleteThese women are DANGEROUS!!!
ReplyDeleteWhere is Lt. John Pike when the NRA needs him?
I'm enjoying the rage against the NRA....it brings out the true colors of the gun control lobby, while distracting them from the successful efforts of the 2nd Amendment Foundation.
ReplyDeleteI used to be a member of the NRA. I dropped my membership over 10 years ago. I am ashamed of how an organization that used to be all about gun safety and responsible ownership has been highjacked by the weapons manufacturer's and political ideologists.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mom's Rising. Alaska is a long way from Washington DC. I appreciate the efforts of these people who take time from their lives to collect signatures, and walk the street with their signs. I'm with you in spirit!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a bunch of cowards! I guess that's to be expected when trying to reason with terrorists and or idiots.
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