SAF/Alan Gottlieb should join Bloombergs anti-gun groups
Aug 23, 2017 5:03:47 GMT -5
Post by avordvet on Aug 23, 2017 5:03:47 GMT -5
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, Shall Not Be Infringed.
Doesn't say Shall Not Be Infringed unless there is a Riot somewhere
Doesn't say Shall Not Be Infringed unless so called Second Amendment 'supporters' don't like the carry method
It says: Shall Not Be Infringed
Et tu, Brute?... Alan Gottlieb going all Bob Owens on the Second Amendment 'Open Carry' movement, I used to heavily support SAF, now, not so much...
Gun rights groups concerned over protestors carrying firearms at rallies
By Andrea Noble, The Washington Times, Tuesday, August 22, 2017
They’ve represented gun owners in some of the highest-profile cases to hit the courts in recent years, but the Second Amendment Foundation won’t defend groups that hold public armed protests, saying that crosses a line.
“We are not a fan of armed protests and highly discourage that,” said Alan Gottlieb, the founder and executive vice president of the SAF. “Firearms serve a purpose, and the purpose is not a mouthpiece. It’s to defend yourself. If you are carrying it to make a political point, we are not going to support that.”
In the wake of recent public protests by neo-Nazis, white supremacists and “alt-right” adherents, demonstrations featuring gun rights backers openly carrying their weapons have come under intense scrutiny.
And the protesters are finding themselves increasingly isolated as national gun rights groups consider the role they will play.
“There are many in the gun community who believe the open carriers pose a big threat to gun rights because they are so aggressive and so in the face of other people in controversial settings that it could lead to a backlash,” said Adam Winkler, a gun rights scholar and constitutional law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.
In fact, the backlash has already begun.
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/22/gun-rights-groups-concerned-over-protestors-carryi/
Time to strap up again...