They will be back!

by Charles, Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 10:18 (4078 days ago)

Looking over some mid-50s issues of Guns Magazine and the American Rifleman, I note there were attempts to restrict firearms ownership and use back then and it was not new stuff. Gun owners had to fight and be united.

In 1968 in an emotional response to some political shootings (King and Bobby Kennedy)the anti-gun folks saw an opportunity to ride a wave of public outrage and the Gun Control Act of 1968 was the result.

Little by little some of the anti-gun laws were rolled back, but it took place over decades. The anti-gun folks while rocked back did not give up.

The Sandy Hooks school shooting presented them with the opportunity they had been waiting for and a freshly elected 2nd. term anti-gun president coiled and struck and added by liberal politicians, the Democrat machine and a sympathetic press made a full court press trying to stampede the American people into "reasonable restrictions to protect our children". This was the worse onslaught I have seen since 1968. They were defeated soundly on the Federal level, but gained some ground in a few states with a liberal base in the big cities.

I hope our memory is long enough for us to attempt to punish those elected officials who joined the anti-gun cabal in the next few elections. We won't get them all, but we can get some.

This stuff is not going away, so don't go back to bed and put this on the back burner. Stay active, stay informed and keep your NRA dues current.