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In reply to the discussion: NRA shill Wayne LaPierre on Meet the Press today. The lowest of the low has been reached. [View all]Squinch
(59,736 posts)Storm any news outlet giving him a voice. Overwhelm them with calls and emails telling the news outlet that we consider them to be sponsoring domestic terrorism.
I notice even here on DU, the gun nuts are really in it for attention and to stir the pot. If they are ignored, it makes them bonkers and takes away all their power.
There are people here who know about guns and are willing to use their knowledge to discuss how to put teeth into gun control legislation. They get right to it. They say things like, "that rule is not going to work, it's based on faulty conventional wisdom, X would work better." It goes right to facts and policy points.
The gun nuts get right into the talking points: we need more guns, everything else is the problem, nothing will work, people need to understand their own insignificance when faced with changing the gun culture. It's pure bullshit right off the bat.
We need to completely turn our backs on that latter group, and this guy is the mouthpiece for them. We need to collectively make it known that we see him in the same light as we see Ted Kazinski or Timothy McVeigh. At the same time as we work to make real, muscular and effective gun control, we need a grass roots movement to reject LaPierre and anyone who stands with him.