LiberalClassic
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- Jan 28, 2013
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Look at these recent quotes:
I see a lot of talk about our rights, which are under attack, yet nothing to refute the false promises of safety and 'common sense' that SB281 depends on.
The debate looks like a choice between our rights and our safety, and it isn't. People who are indifferent to or against gun ownership are going to be more persuaded by the safety argument. They need to know that SB281 is not going to make them safer, defending schools and addressing mental health problems will.
Was the VA Tech massacre an example of gun safety? Was Columbine? This is what O'Malley wants people to believe, that SB281 is going to keep them safe despite the fact that 10 round magazines or a 9mm pistol is all that is necessary to terrorize a defenseless school. This is what people want to hear after Newton, and he will promise them a solution regardless of whether it is true; he will profit from those deaths. The uninformed public will believe O'Malley because all they hear from us is that we don't want our guns banned or our rights infringed.
We must prove the premise of SB281 wrong, and call out politicians who want to exploit a tragedy by preying on the public's trust. Mass shootings will still be possible, and equally severe, after the passage of this bill. O'Malley must not be allowed to stand before the cameras as a savior, he must look like the deceptive opportunist that he is.
Drop the appeals for our rights and start questioning our safety. This is a debate we can win, the facts are on our side.
I see a lot of talk about our rights, which are under attack, yet nothing to refute the false promises of safety and 'common sense' that SB281 depends on.
The debate looks like a choice between our rights and our safety, and it isn't. People who are indifferent to or against gun ownership are going to be more persuaded by the safety argument. They need to know that SB281 is not going to make them safer, defending schools and addressing mental health problems will.
Was the VA Tech massacre an example of gun safety? Was Columbine? This is what O'Malley wants people to believe, that SB281 is going to keep them safe despite the fact that 10 round magazines or a 9mm pistol is all that is necessary to terrorize a defenseless school. This is what people want to hear after Newton, and he will promise them a solution regardless of whether it is true; he will profit from those deaths. The uninformed public will believe O'Malley because all they hear from us is that we don't want our guns banned or our rights infringed.
We must prove the premise of SB281 wrong, and call out politicians who want to exploit a tragedy by preying on the public's trust. Mass shootings will still be possible, and equally severe, after the passage of this bill. O'Malley must not be allowed to stand before the cameras as a savior, he must look like the deceptive opportunist that he is.
Drop the appeals for our rights and start questioning our safety. This is a debate we can win, the facts are on our side.
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