MoCo Anti-gun Ralley

Schipperke said:

The amount of sucking up leftists do is unbelievable and so transparent. Imagine if a Minister or Priest started by mentioning God..

What I really don't get, there is a large Jewish contingent in this area, and they eat that stuff up too?

Leggett and/or CVH always bring a swat team with them.. Leggett had plain clothes body guard at my kids pre-school when he came to make a 10 minute speech.

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mxrider said:

Just got home from work and finished catching up on the thread. Spoke with Dblas on my way home and got filled in. Sounds like a complete success outside of two that were finally able to be calmed.

This is a first (that I am aware of) where the firearm community committed to going to an anti event. We will learn from this and make things better for the future. It's time that Vinnie is not the only person in MD that gets heard!

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protegeV said:

The first time? I'm really surprised by that.
I'm down if they ever have one of these in bmore county or the city.

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GTOGUNNER said:

Why were Police there? They don't feel safe without being protected by firearms? Oh chit. I know the answer, they knew we were coming.

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gprimr1 said:

Almost every reform jew I know is solidly in favor of gun control. They love it.

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Brooklyn said:

Has anyone seen the final news coverage?

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“Homicides by firearms have been going down consistently since 1994, since the FBI began keeping stats,” said Dan Blasberg, of College Park, Maryland. Blasberg is president of the group Maryland Shall Issue.

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CypherPunk said:

Upon arrival I parked right behind the County Executives armed body guard chauffeur driven van. Regretfully, I have no body guard or chauffeur.

I asked one of the women handing signs out, "where did you get such great signs".

To which she replied, "PETA". The label on the shipping box confirmed it.

I'm convinced these PETA, Planned Parenthood, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, etc. play a shell game with their support funds.

On another note, I was able to convince at least one mom (who said she was on the fence) to take a free HQL class as my quest.

When they started signing Kumbya, I couldn't take it anymore and started to make my way out.

As people left I reminded them to look both ways, have a safe drive home and an enjoyable holiday.

That really made some of them rather livid.

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gamer_jim said:

I am very glad to be apart of this today, thanks for letting us know. It was a pleasure getting to meet other MDS'ers and putting faces with screen names.

This was the first time I attended an anti's rally so here are my thoughts:

* I believe that most of them are brainwashed. They are intentionally being confused as to terminology in order to invoke an emotional response. I overheard some conversations and they were being illogical in their own statements. They only repeat the key phrases that the Brady Bunch wants them to repeat without really understanding what they are saying.

* It was very disrespectful to jeer and boo during the service. I don't care if what was being said was wrong it made MSI look bad.

* Dan did a great job talking to the reporter and focusing on fixing the mental health issue on NICS.

* We (MSI) need to be there in greater numbers at EVERY Brady Bunch rally.

* We need to do a better job engaging the crowd and talking to them, not shouting at them. I overheard a few MSI members shouting "idiots" at them. This is only going to enforce stereo types of gun owners and build their resolve.

* We need to find common ground and separate out some of the issues, like mental health. They talk about "common sense background checks" but don't want mental health to be reported--That doesn't make sense.

* We need to come up with an education plan so that people outside of the gun community can understand what is being said. I doubt any of the antis there know what NICS is or that a criminal owning a gun is already illegal.

* We need to work on our image to come across as polite, respectful and intelligent in order to win some of their hearts. We need the image that we are there to help reduce gun violence too but how we want to do is different.

* Every one of those tragic stories were also cases for shall-issue permits. The one of the girl being shot by a criminal who bought a gun illegally was a great story. The girl couldn't have gotten her permit to defend herself and there was nothing in that story that would have been different with whatever legislation they want.


I truly enjoyed being a part of that event and hearing both sides. I feel like I have a better understanding now of what we are up against. I'm going to try to make it to more of these events in 2016 now that school is over I have more free time. Thanks again for the invite.

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pbharvey said:

montgomery-county-advocates-for-stricter-gun-laws-rally-in-rockville

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GTOGUNNER said:

PETA states "The only position PETA has on guns is that they should not be used to hunt animals. PETA has objected to some of the National Rifle Association’s positions in the past, because it frequently takes pro-hunting stands and lobbies against bills that would restrict or ban hunting. However, our disagreement with the organization is limited to hunting issues and doesn’t extend to gun control or gun ownership issues."

I find this curious, maybe funds are being misappropriated and PETA unknowingly paid for the signs. There needs to be an IRS investigation.

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MRA said:

Signs with a strong consistent message would be helpful. Adding a web link on the signs could direct people to basic factual information.

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Mr H said:

The signs were clearly marked with the official PETA logo, and read "School shooters are hunters"...

A bit of a stretch, but if it gets them to waste money.....

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gamer_jim said:

I am very glad to be apart of this today, thanks for letting us know. It was a pleasure getting to meet other MDS'ers and putting faces with screen names.

This was the first time I attended an anti's rally so here are my thoughts:

* I believe that most of them are brainwashed. They are intentionally being confused as to terminology in order to invoke an emotional response. I overheard some conversations and they were being illogical in their own statements. They only repeat the key phrases that the Brady Bunch wants them to repeat without really understanding what they are saying.

* It was very disrespectful to jeer and boo during the service. I don't care if what was being said was wrong it made MSI look bad.

* Dan did a great job talking to the reporter and focusing on fixing the mental health issue on NICS.

* We (MSI) need to be there in greater numbers at EVERY Brady Bunch rally.

* We need to do a better job engaging the crowd and talking to them, not shouting at them. I overheard a few MSI members shouting "idiots" at them. This is only going to enforce stereo types of gun owners and build their resolve.

* We need to find common ground and separate out some of the issues, like mental health. They talk about "common sense background checks" but don't want mental health to be reported--That doesn't make sense.

* We need to come up with an education plan so that people outside of the gun community can understand what is being said. I doubt any of the antis there know what NICS is or that a criminal owning a gun is already illegal.

* We need to work on our image to come across as polite, respectful and intelligent in order to win some of their hearts. We need the image that we are there to help reduce gun violence too but how we want to do is different.

* Every one of those tragic stories were also cases for shall-issue permits. The one of the girl being shot by a criminal who bought a gun illegally was a great story. The girl couldn't have gotten her permit to defend herself and there was nothing in that story that would have been different with whatever legislation they want.


I truly enjoyed being a part of that event and hearing both sides. I feel like I have a better understanding now of what we are up against. I'm going to try to make it to more of these events in 2016 now that school is over I have more free time. Thanks again for the invite.

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