Gun Control Advocates Try New Tactic That Will Yield Same Old Result

By Tom Knighton

We know what gun grabbers want. It’s why we call them gun grabbers, for crying out loud. They might talk about “common sense legislation” and “gun safety” and things like that, but anyone with half a brain knows that this is just the start. Over and over again, they’ll keep finding reasons to nip away more and more at our sacred right to keep and bear arms until there’s nothing left.

That’s their endgame, and everyone knows it.

However, they’ve been losing ground left and right and are desperate to turn the tide. That’s why they’re trying something new.

Five years after a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school, advocates who are disappointed with the failure of efforts to limit access to firearms are changing their strategy.

Instead of pressuring lawmakers to push new gun-control measures through the U.S. Congress, volunteers from groups including Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America are now running for office themselves.

Nine of 13 volunteers trained by the group ran for office this year and won seats, ranging from New Hampshire state representative to city council member in West University Place, Texas. Fourteen more have already declared their intentions …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms