Capital: Hogan Should Break With NRA

hodgepodge · Jul 20, 2018

In today's Capital. they are suggesting Hogan renounce the NRAat Saturday's anti-gun rally.

http://www.capitalgazette.com/opinion/our_say/ac-ce-our-say-20180720-story.html

This newspaper has long been a moderate voice on gun control. We recognize the validity of the Second Amendment, while simultaneously acknowledging that reasonable measures are a good way to keep guns out of the hands of those who would do evil.

We do not believe that gun control measures alone will prevent the next mass murder. As almost every police official will tell you, anyone can find a gun in this country without searching very far and without having to observe the niceties of permit requirements or waiting periods.

Yet we are convinced more can be done.

FYI, this paper, especially as owned by Tronc, owners of the Sun, has never been moderate. Best quote:

To them, we say: How high does the death toll have to rise before there is a consensus that we must reduce the number of guns and the amount of ammunition in circulation? How many have to grieve before there is an acknowledgment by all political sides that the Second Amendment is not sacrosanct above all other freedoms?

Answer: We cannot reach consensus on a false statement. There are already too many restrictions on 2A rights and further restrictions will have no effect.

montoya32 · Jul 20, 2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...e8-8aea-86e88ae760d8_story.html?noredirect=on

iH8DemLibz · Jul 20, 2018

I agree with the paper.

Hogan should stop attending one Pro-2A event after another.

Furthermore, his campaign speeches, praising the second amendment as vitally important to a free society, must be reigned in.

28Shooter · Jul 20, 2018

My personal feeling is that Hogan got what he wanted from the gun owners and now he doesn't give a tinker's damn about us - his track record proves it!

EL1227 · Jul 20, 2018

Yet another 'gotcha' play ...

iH8DemLibz said:
I agree with the paper.

Hogan should stop attending one Pro-2A event after another.

Furthermore, his campaign speeches, praising the second amendment as vitally important to a free society, must be reigned in.

The Crapital and WaPo see this as a way to drive the wedge deeper between us and Hogan ... and judging by the negativity I've seen here, they are succeeding. Hogan should just ignore their calls to renounce the NRA. In other words Larry ...

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Politics with a Crapital 'P'.

EL1227 · Jul 20, 2018

28Shooter said:
My personal feeling is that Hogan got what he wanted from the gun owners and now he doesn't give a tinker's damn about us - his track record proves it!

So, you'll be happy when BJ is Governor ? :facepalm:

Biggfoot44 · Jul 20, 2018

Wouldn't he have to support the NRA first ?

iH8DemLibz · Jul 20, 2018

EL1227 said:
The Crapital and WaPo see this as a way to drive the wedge deeper between us and Hogan ... and judging by the negativity I've seen here, they are succeeding. Hogan should just ignore their calls to renounce the NRA. In other words Larry ...

Politics with a Crapital 'P'.

As it's not in his best reelection interest to STFU, he's not going to STFU. He is proactively distancing himself from the NRA and gun owners as a whole at breakneck speed.

As post #4 correctly pointed out, Hogan got what he needed from the firearms community in 2014 and feels he no longer has any need for us.

I still believe Ben Jealous has ZERO chance of winning in the Fall, but I will be voting for Hogan for the exact same reason I voted for Trump.

Along with that Hogan vote comes the G*d given right to mildly criticize the man for using us and casting us aside as one would do with a well used c*m sock.

EL1227 · Jul 20, 2018

Agreed ...

iH8DemLibz said:
As it's not in his best reelection interest to STFU, he's not going to STFU. He is proactively distancing himself from the NRA and gun owners as a whole at breakneck speed.

As post #4 correctly pointed out, Hogan got what he needed from the firearms community in 2014 and feels he no longer has any need for us.

I still believe Ben Jealous has ZERO chance of winning in the Fall, but I will be voting for Hogan for the exact same reason I voted for Trump.

Along with that Hogan vote comes the G*d given right to mildly criticize the man for using us and casting us aside as one would do with a well used c*m sock.

Politics Suck, but you wouldn't even get a chance to 'mildly criticize' BJ if he's elected ... that is unless you enjoy being called a racist by the media and his sycophants. Think Obama's 8 years in office ...

AFA Jealous not having a snowball's chance, think again. He's throwing everything but an overloaded gun safe at Hogan to weigh him down with reasons to denounce the NRA. Hopefully that tactic will backfire like Brown's 'playground' ad.

Not_an_outlaw · Jul 20, 2018

Anyone going to is Southern Maryland Fundraiser in Calvert County? $50.00.

MDFF2008 · Jul 20, 2018

I don't think anyone should count Ben Jealous out. Can you imagine a bigger prize for the Democratic party than to unseat the country's most popular Republican governor with an out and proud socialist?

BeoBill · Jul 20, 2018

You misspelled "Communist".

Jim12 · Jul 20, 2018

The Crapital should stop playing politics and stop exploiting its own tragedy for political purposes.

In fact, if it were a person, its recent victim status probably would disqualify it from serving on a criminal jury. It's called bias.

Hogan doesn't have to say anything about the NRA, one way or the other, and shouldn't. A politician doesn't have to comment on everything under the sun just because somebody wants him to.

28Shooter · Jul 20, 2018

EL1227 said:
So, you'll be happy when BJ is Governor ?

I won't be happy with either one as governor and given the fact that he has done nothing for the 2A community, constantly speaks out against the President (did we elect Frosh governor?), has made no attempt to do something about the illegal alien crisis we have here in Maryland, and never really stands up to the Legislature, I lose either way. Maybe Maryland needs to crash to see the errors of its liberal ways.

ComeGet · Jul 20, 2018

Hogan's already pretty much renounced the NRA in fact.

A few words from him won't change the reality of the situation, but it would be smart politics in Maryland. I hope he does it.

I'm still voting for him.

Not_an_outlaw · Jul 20, 2018

I think one thing that has not been mentioned is the long road approach to Hogan. People keep saying to vote for him because he is the lessor of two evils. Also, mentioned here and in the press is that Hogan has long term plans and aspirations for further office, potentially, the President. So with that in mind, I would recommend not voting for him. His damage may not only be to Maryland, but the whole country. Is that the message we want to send, that a moderate (actually a left of center republican) is what the country should want. What if we, the gun community, support Hogan, the one who will eventually become president and eventually goes down the gun control? Who will say tried to stop that?

RepublicOfFranklin · Jul 20, 2018

The Capital is about as moderate on gun control as USSR was on private property rights. Glad they’re determined to still be an irrelevant joke.

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Bob A · Jul 20, 2018

******** posturing and political theater.

Hogan has never supported the NRA; "renouncing" the organisation is ridiculous.

On the other hand, Hogan supporting the NRA would remove any chance of getting re-elected in this state. Just like supporting Trump would have finished him in MD.

Metaterra · Jul 20, 2018

Jim12 said:
The Crapital should stop playing politics and stop exploiting its own tragedy for political purposes.

In fact, if it were a person, its recent victim status probably would disqualify it from serving on a criminal jury. It's called bias.

Hogan doesn't have to say anything about the NRA, one way or the other, and shouldn't. A politician doesn't have to comment on everything under the sun just because somebody wants him to.

This.

WatTyler · Jul 20, 2018

Hogan thinks Maryland gun owners are nothing more than The Old Town Pump, and that all it'll take is a drunk booty call in November to make us come around. I mean, where else are we gonna go? But I'm not picking up the phone when he calls.

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