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By Larry Keane<\/p>\n
National gun control activists are having a hard time keeping their messaging to the American people straight ahead of the Nov. 5 election. Giffords Courage to Fight Gun Violence is only the latest example and the breathless hyperbole and hypocrisy coming out of their press releases and campaign emails makes it abundantly clear. They are hypocrites.<\/p>\n
The presidential election is razor thin as early voting has started across the country and the campaigns are making their closing pitches to undecided voters. Former President Donald Trump made his Second Amendment pitch clear, telling voters in a\u00a0social media post<\/a>\u00a0his stance.<\/p>\n \u201cGun owners must register to Vote, TODAY, if you want to save your guns. Our Second Amendment is under Siege by the Democrats. They want to confiscate your guns. BE SMART. VOTE!!!,\u201d the former president messaged.<\/p>\n On the flip side of the coin is Vice President Kamala Harris. She supported gun confiscation before she didn\u2019t, including handgun bans in San Francisco and using unconstitutional executive overreach to confiscate Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) before walking that back as well. Now, she admits\u00a0she owns a handgun that is largely off limits to law-abiding Californians<\/a> given that state\u2019s strict gun control. But as always, it\u2019s \u201cGun control for thee, not for me.\u201d<\/p>\n Not to be left out of the hypocritical fun, Giffords has jumped in.<\/p>\n Giffords can\u2019t keep track any more if crime is down or up and whether Americans are allowed to be concerned about their safety. Just one month ago, they joined the chorus in repeating President Joe Biden\u2019s claims that violent crime in America had been greatly reduced because of his gun control agenda.<\/p>\n \u201cPresident Biden is right: \u2018If you\u2019re trying to talk about reducing crime and violence in America, you need to talk about guns in America.\u2019 [President Biden] has taken historic action to keep guns from falling in the wrong hands. Thanks to his leadership, violent crime is down,\u201d the gun control group\u00a0posted<\/a>\u00a0on social media.<\/p>\n As the saying goes \u2013 garbage in, garbage out. It turns out gun control groups and the Biden-Harris administration were crowing loudly about data that was severely flawed. Last week, a Real Clear Investigation\u00a0report<\/a>\u00a0revealed the FBI \u201cstealth edited\u201d crime data back in 2021 and 2022 which led to their 2023 report showing crime had in fact increased recently by 4.5 percent, compared to the originally stated 2.1 percent decrease. Don\u2019t hold your breath for Giffords or The White House to issue corrections.<\/p>\n However, the \u201ccrime is down\u201d narrative regurgitated by Giffords wasn\u2019t the same message that they recently voiced in a press release attacking U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.).<\/p>\n \u201cToday, the national gun violence prevention organization GIFFORDS, founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, criticized Rep. Mike Lawler for accepting financial support from the corporate gun industry\u2019s trade association while gun violence remains a threat to families in the Lower Hudson Valley,\u201d a press release\u00a0noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n The group is attacking Rep. Lawler \u2013 one of the\u00a0most bipartisan<\/a>\u00a0Members of Congress \u2013 in hopes of knocking him off in favor of their\u00a0endorsed<\/a>\u00a0candidate former U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.).<\/p>\n Apparently, all the gun control laws that Giffords pushes on law-abiding New Yorkers haven\u2019t made them any safer, according to their own press release. Don\u2019t forget former Rep. Gabby Giffords, the founder of her namesake gun control group, stood shoulder-to-shoulder with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul during a recent gun control\u00a0bill signing ceremony<\/a>.<\/p>\n The hypocrisy of Giffords\u2019 latest ploy doesn\u2019t end there. They also made an additional attack that makes even less sense. Remember, this is Giffords we\u2019re talking about. For all intents and purposes, they have plenty of money to throw around at the candidates they choose to help.<\/p>\n In the same press release attacking Rep. Lawler for standing up for his law-abiding constituents, Giffords tries to claim he\u2019s somehow \u201cbought\u201d by the firearm industry.<\/p>\n Giffords criticized Rep. Lawler for accepting a contribution from the firearm industry trade association\u2019s political action committee. \u201cThe contribution from NSSF PAC was unearthed in Lawler\u2019s third quarter campaign financial disclosure with the Federal Election Commission,\u201d the Giffords release breathlessly reveals.<\/p>\n Giffords uses the word \u201cunearthed\u201d as a different way of saying they looked at the publicly disclosed campaign finance documents that every candidate and political action committee \u2013 like they, themselves \u2013 make public. It\u2019s true \u2013 NSSF PAC contributed $1,000 to Rep. Lawler.<\/p>\n What did Giffords do for former Rep. Jones?<\/p>\n \u201cLast month, GIFFORDS PAC announced a $1 million investment in the race to represent New York\u2019s 17th Congressional District as part of its $15 million commitment to electing and supporting gun safety champions in 2024,\u201d their release\u00a0s<\/a>tated<\/a>. \u201cThe NY-17 effort includes cable and digital ads in support of former Rep. Mondaire Jones and in opposition to Rep. Mike Lawler.\u201d<\/p>\n That was quickly followed up by Giffords throwing another $1.8 million to target Latino voters for Vice President Harris in both Michigan and Nevada, just the latest in the $15 million total for this election cycle to push gun control. With less than two weeks until election day, Giffords is spending \u201cbigly.\u201d<\/p>\n The New York congressional race is not the only example of gun control groups spending\u00a0millions<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 in the case of Micheal Bloomberg and his Everytown for Gun Safety, it\u2019s\u00a0billions<\/a>\u00a0with a B \u2013 for gun control while turning a blind eye to their own hypocrisy. But law-abiding Americans must be educated when they head to the polls in less than two weeks or while sending in their mail ballot.<\/p>\n It\u2019s exactly why NSSF released its\u00a02024 Congressional Report Card<\/a>\u00a0covering current U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators to show voters where their Members of Congress stand on firearm and ammunition industry issues.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also why voters need to visit\u00a0www.GunVote.org<\/a>\u00a0to be educated and #GUNVOTE\u00ae on Nov. 5 so they Don\u2019t Risk Your Rights\u2122.\u00a0 Gun owners can also support NSSF\u2019s Protect Liberty PAC by going to\u00a0www.ProtectLibertyPAC.com<\/a>. This election, the Second Amendment is on the ballot.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nBlind to Crime<\/h2>\n
Dollars and Sense<\/h2>\n
Don\u2019t Be Fooled<\/h2>\n
![<\/a>(AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nBy Larry Keane<\/p>\nNational gun control activists are having a hard time keeping their messaging to the American people straight ahead of the Nov. 5 election. Giffords Courage to Fight Gun Violence is only the latest example and the breathless hyperbole and hypocrisy coming out of their press releases and campaign emails makes it abundantly clear. They are hypocrites.<\/p>\nThe presidential election is razor thin as early voting has started across the country and the campaigns are making their closing pitches to undecided voters. Former President Donald Trump made his Second Amendment pitch clear, telling voters in a\u00a0social media post<\/a>\u00a0his stance.<\/p>\n\u201cGun owners must register to Vote, TODAY, if you want to save your guns. Our Second Amendment is under Siege by the Democrats. They want to confiscate your guns. BE SMART. VOTE!!!,\u201d the former president messaged.<\/p>\nOn the flip side of the coin is Vice President Kamala Harris. She supported gun confiscation before she didn\u2019t, including handgun bans in San Francisco and using unconstitutional executive overreach to confiscate Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) before walking that back as well. Now, she admits\u00a0she owns a handgun that is largely off limits to law-abiding Californians<\/a> given that state\u2019s strict gun control. But as always, it\u2019s \u201cGun control for thee, not for me.\u201d<\/p>\nNot to be left out of the hypocritical fun, Giffords has jumped in.<\/p>\nBlind to Crime<\/h2>\nGiffords can\u2019t keep track any more if crime is down or up and whether Americans are allowed to be concerned about their safety. Just one month ago, they joined the chorus in repeating President Joe Biden\u2019s claims that violent crime in America had been greatly reduced because of his gun control agenda.<\/p>\n\u201cPresident Biden is right: \u2018If you\u2019re trying to talk about reducing crime and violence in America, you need to talk about guns in America.\u2019 [President Biden] has taken historic action to keep guns from falling in the wrong hands. Thanks to his leadership, violent crime is down,\u201d the gun control group\u00a0posted<\/a>\u00a0on social media.<\/p>\nAs the saying goes \u2013 garbage in, garbage out. It turns out gun control groups and the Biden-Harris administration were crowing loudly about data that was severely flawed. Last week, a Real Clear Investigation\u00a0report<\/a>\u00a0revealed the FBI \u201cstealth edited\u201d crime data back in 2021 and 2022 which led to their 2023 report showing crime had in fact increased recently by 4.5 percent, compared to the originally stated 2.1 percent decrease. Don\u2019t hold your breath for Giffords or The White House to issue corrections.<\/p>\nHowever, the \u201ccrime is down\u201d narrative regurgitated by Giffords wasn\u2019t the same message that they recently voiced in a press release attacking U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.).<\/p>\n\u201cToday, the national gun violence prevention organization GIFFORDS, founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, criticized Rep. Mike Lawler for accepting financial support from the corporate gun industry\u2019s trade association while gun violence remains a threat to families in the Lower Hudson Valley,\u201d a press release\u00a0noted<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe group is attacking Rep. Lawler \u2013 one of the\u00a0most bipartisan<\/a>\u00a0Members of Congress \u2013 in hopes of knocking him off in favor of their\u00a0endorsed<\/a>\u00a0candidate former U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.).<\/p>\nApparently, all the gun control laws that Giffords pushes on law-abiding New Yorkers haven\u2019t made them any safer, according to their own press release. Don\u2019t forget former Rep. Gabby Giffords, the founder of her namesake gun control group, stood shoulder-to-shoulder with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul during a recent gun control\u00a0bill signing ceremony<\/a>.<\/p>\nDollars and Sense<\/h2>\nThe hypocrisy of Giffords\u2019 latest ploy doesn\u2019t end there. They also made an additional attack that makes even less sense. Remember, this is Giffords we\u2019re talking about. For all intents and purposes, they have plenty of money to throw around at the candidates they choose to help.<\/p>\nIn the same press release attacking Rep. Lawler for standing up for his law-abiding constituents, Giffords tries to claim he\u2019s somehow \u201cbought\u201d by the firearm industry.<\/p>\nGiffords criticized Rep. Lawler for accepting a contribution from the firearm industry trade association\u2019s political action committee. \u201cThe contribution from NSSF PAC was unearthed in Lawler\u2019s third quarter campaign financial disclosure with the Federal Election Commission,\u201d the Giffords release breathlessly reveals.<\/p>\nGiffords uses the word \u201cunearthed\u201d as a different way of saying they looked at the publicly disclosed campaign finance documents that every candidate and political action committee \u2013 like they, themselves \u2013 make public. It\u2019s true \u2013 NSSF PAC contributed $1,000 to Rep. Lawler.<\/p>\nWhat did Giffords do for former Rep. Jones?<\/p>\n\u201cLast month, GIFFORDS PAC announced a $1 million investment in the race to represent New York\u2019s 17th Congressional District as part of its $15 million commitment to electing and supporting gun safety champions in 2024,\u201d their release\u00a0s<\/a>tated<\/a>. \u201cThe NY-17 effort includes cable and digital ads in support of former Rep. Mondaire Jones and in opposition to Rep. Mike Lawler.\u201d<\/p>\nThat was quickly followed up by Giffords throwing another $1.8 million to target Latino voters for Vice President Harris in both Michigan and Nevada, just the latest in the $15 million total for this election cycle to push gun control. With less than two weeks until election day, Giffords is spending \u201cbigly.\u201d<\/p>\nDon\u2019t Be Fooled<\/h2>\nThe New York congressional race is not the only example of gun control groups spending\u00a0millions<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 in the case of Micheal Bloomberg and his Everytown for Gun Safety, it\u2019s\u00a0billions<\/a>\u00a0with a B \u2013 for gun control while turning a blind eye to their own hypocrisy. But law-abiding Americans must be educated when they head to the polls in less than two weeks or while sending in their mail ballot.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s exactly why NSSF released its\u00a02024 Congressional Report Card<\/a>\u00a0covering current U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators to show voters where their Members of Congress stand on firearm and ammunition industry issues.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s also why voters need to visit\u00a0www.GunVote.org<\/a>\u00a0to be educated and #GUNVOTE\u00ae on Nov. 5 so they Don\u2019t Risk Your Rights\u2122.\u00a0 Gun owners can also support NSSF\u2019s Protect Liberty PAC by going to\u00a0www.ProtectLibertyPAC.com<\/a>. This election, the Second Amendment is on the ballot.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\nSource link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster, File) By Larry Keane National gun control activists are having a hard time keeping their messaging to the American people straight ahead of the Nov. 5 election. 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