Following any incident of gun violence, such as the recent shootings in Colorado Springs and the Walmart store in Virginia, the Democrats and their PR wing that masquerades as the news media have standard reactions.
Until the identity of
the shooter is known, they blame President Trump and his
MAGA supporters, this enables them to further their MAGA extremist-domestic
terrorist narrative. This dehumanization justifies draconian measures against
political opponents.
If the identity of
the shooter is established and the shooter belongs to a minority demographic,
such as the Walmart shooter, they restart their campaign for gun control, which
is a euphemism for gun confiscation.
They blame
Republicans for the shooting and highlight Republicans who accepted donations
from the NRA.
They push the narrative that the GOP has shady links with the gun
lobby and hence are enablers of murderers.
The GOP often finds
itself in a quandary.
If they immediately
defend their stand on guns, they fear being perceived as insensitive towards
the victims. They also fear being the recipients of vicious attacks from
Democrat media proxies, and Democrats. At times there could be violence from
Democrat-enabled activists.
Hence they pay homage
to the victims and lay low.
The Democrats and
their media allies, who have appointed themselves the judges of appropriateness,
reject the tributes claiming that the GOP has blood on their hands.
The Republicans sway
between being defensive, apologetic, and helpless.
Most Republicans
prefer to stay mum till matters return back to normal.
It would be gravely
erroneous for Republicans to presume that voters will reject these cynical
Democrat ploys and continue to support vote GOP.
The relentless
bombardment through various channels could have an impact because there is
still a section of people who probably believe what they consume in the news
media.
The underwhelming
performance of the GOP during the mid-terms, despite the catastrophic
misgovernance of Democrats, should be a wake-up call.
Does that mean the
GOP should give up its stand on guns?
Emphatically not.
They just need to
repurpose it so that their stand is more persuasive to voters.
Winning elections are
not about facts but about driving narratives.
Narratives that touch
the heart or strike fear in the minds of voters always dictate voting behavior.
In the matter of gun
rights, the Republicans must stop being reactive or passive but instead be
proactive, and seize the narrative.
They could begin by
not referring to it as gun rights but instead, calling it the right to
affordable security.
The narrative must be
built that since regular people cannot afford personal bodyguards or private
security, they have no option but to choose firearms for their personal security.
Republicans must cite
real-life situations where the possession of firearms actually saved lives.
They must cite all of the following and more
An Alabama man used
his concealed handgun to stop a mass shooting in a McDonald's.
A Kentucky man was able to use his gun to stop a gunman outside
a Kroger shop.
A Houston man fired several rounds from his AK-47 while fighting off five home invaders this year.
A Florida man used his AR-15 to fire 30 rounds while fighting off seven intruders.
They must remind
voters that guns do not always have to be fired, the presence or merely the
loading of a firearm could serve as a powerful deterrent.
A petite Maryland
woman chased three burglars out of her home not by firing
but simply by loading a round into the chamber of her AR-15. The burglars
"took off" when they heard the distinctive sound of the firearm being
loaded.
Republicans must cite
research that guns are used 16 to 100 times more often to protect life than to
take life.
Next, the Republicans
must talk about crime.
The GOP must
highlight the fact that the crime wave has occurred due to Democrats such as
Senator John Fetterman facilitating the
release of at least 10 convicts serving life sentences for
first-degree murder and Democrat-appointed judges releasing
violent criminals on the streets.
Republicans must
remind voters that Democrats are proponents of the
‘Defund the Police’ movement that is among the reasons for the crime
wave.
Republicans must also
refer to Biden's open border which has also caused an influx of illegal
aliens including
violent criminals.
Next, the Democrat
hypocrisy must be exposed.
The Republicans must
tell voters that all Democrats demanding gun control are always under the
protection of armed guards. Their homes and offices are protected by armed
bodyguards and law enforcement. Whenever they make public appearances, they are
surrounded by multiple armed bodyguards.
Voters must be
reminded that is usually taxpayers who fund all the security for the Democrats,
yet the Democrats do not want the same taxpayers to have their own security.
The GOP must remind
voters that the Democrats demanded that Washington D.C. be guarded by armed law
enforcement for months despite there being no threats following the January 6th protests.
The GOP could start a
movement urging Democrats to be the change they claim to wish to see and
give up their security i.e. no armed bodyguard and no arms.
The likes of Obama,
Biden, Pelosi, Hillary, AOC, and all those demanding gun control could be
called upon to defund and abolish all their security.
When that doesn’t
happen, the GOP must remind voters that when the Democrats demand gun control
and defunding the police it applies only to citizens living in workings class
neighborhoods or children attending public schools.
The Republicans must
reiterate that gun rights are about affordable measures for self-defense.
Democrats must be
exposed as those who only think their lives matter. Hence they want gun
control for citizens which is their only means of security while they are
always protected by armed bodyguards.
The GOP must also
highlight the fact that criminals intending to procure guns will always manage
to do so illegally and that laws and restrictions do not matter. They must also
make a case that the unguarded border owing to Democrat misgovernance is
probably one of the channels for gun
trafficking occurs.
Finally, the GOP must
also remind voters that those complaining about gun control did nothing despite
being in active politics for decades
Biden has
been in politics for more than 50 years -- he was a senator for
36 years, vice president for eight years, and has been president since
January 2021. Obama was in politics for 25 years, and he was president for
eight years. Nancy Pelosi has been in the U.S. House of
Representatives for 33 years. Hillary Clinton was a senator for two terms,
first lady for eight years, and served various political functions as a lawyer
in both the Arkansas statehouse and Washington.
A case must be made
that the Democrats will do nothing, but merely use guns as scare tactics to
deceive voters.
Thus a case must be
made that firearms are the only effective and affordable means of security for
citizens following that Democrat-enabled crime wave.
Those demanding gun
controls are insensitive and uncaring because they are potentially endangering
the lives of their citizens.
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