By Zoe Pagonis, Director of Digital Strategy
The majority of Marylanders, including many responsible gun owners, support common sense legislation to prevent gun violence. But the PR wing of the NRA, lobbyists for gun manufacturers, and others who want to block any and all gun safety ideas would have you to believe otherwise. For weeks, they’ve been spreading falsehoods and using scare tactics to mislead Marylanders.
They may be shouting louder, but Marylanders know better. Here are a few of the voices that have been drowned out by the NRA propaganda machine.
They are joined by many organizations including:
MSEA
Maryland Police Chiefs
MD State Conference of NAACP
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Psychiatric Association
Advocates for Children and Youth
Baltimore Jewish Council
Central Maryland Ecumenical Council
Marylanders Against Gun Violence
One Million Moms 4 Gun Control
Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
Maryland Center against sexual assault
Women’s Law Center
Unitarian Universalist Legislative Mission of Maryland
Ecumenical Leaders Group
And thousands more Marylanders across our State
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The stupidity continues.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/02/14/1591381/meet-the-shady-secret-money-group-helping-the-nra-buy-up-judges-and-attorneys-general/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/ackerman-mcqueen-pr-firm-has-been-behind-nras-provocative-ads-for-decades/2013/02/13/fedb70b4-7155-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_story.html
http://www.house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HB545&year=2013&code=R HB 545 Makes it a class C felony to manufacture, import, possess, purchase, sell, or transfer any assault weapon or large capacity magazine http://www.house.mo.gov/billcentral.aspx?pid=26 Insert bill number 545. Educate yourselves. I am sure the source linked will be slurred and dismissed and the denialsand belittling will continue.
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/02/19/nra-president-appears-on-9-11-truthers-televisi/192716 Armed Nutcases!
As for exactly who supports the NRA, member dues account for about 1/3 of the NRA income. The other 2/3's comes from gun manufacturers. So who do you think the NRA is really supporting? That said, banning guns is really pretty stupid and nieve. It can't and won't work. But closing the gunshow loophole and universal background checks in NO WAY infringes on the right to bear arms, and yet the NRA which once supported the checks, is now against it. Go figure.
Obama and O'Malley (and their policies) are not even remotely close to anything resembling Socialism. Someone should take the time to understand the philosophy and it's aspects before using the term incorrectly. Obama and O'Malley are left-leaning moderates at best and this is reflected in nearly all of their policies. Educate yourself before you regurgitate outlandish and inaccurate claims.
So are the oil, coal, and gas companies that receive billions of dollars in subsidies and pay little to no taxes "liberal" because they are taking money from our pockets? What about members of congress like Paul Ryan who gladly accept social security assistance when they are eligible and then demonize the program once they cash their check? As far as I can tell the people who receive the most money "from your pocket" can hardly be considered liberal organizations or individuals. Educate yourself before you make such silly claims.