If You Don't Vote As A Gun Owner, You S#ck!

Dillon Press ^ | August 2000 | Peter Caroline

[Shooter 2.5]

This article originally appeared in the August 2000 issue of “The Blue Press”, the catalog of Dillon Precision Products, Inc. (www.dillonprecision.com)

Editor's Note: While we're certain that the sentiments expressed in this editorial don't apply to regular Blue Press readers, we're pretty confident that most of you know gun owners to whom these sentiments DO apply -- if so, please pass this article on. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author, although ours are similar.

By Peter Caroline

According to most estimates, there are between 75 and 80 million adult gun owners in the United States. That's more people than voted in the last presidential election. So why is it, when there are so many gun owners, that we are not the DOMINANT voting bloc in this country? Because most of that 75-80 million are stupid, lazy, hypocritical barfbags. Well, I'd like to say something to that group.

Sure, you drive around in a pickup truck with a gunrack and some hairy-chested bumper stickers, and you talk big at the gun shop or the Legion Hall. But will you shell out 35 bucks and join the NRA? Oh, you don't agree with the NRA's stance on this or that, or the NRA is too soft on something or too unyielding on something else? Or maybe long ago the NRA didn't send you your free cap or bullet key ring on time. Well, you know what? That's a dumb cop-out and you're an #sshole. Whether you like it or not, the NRA is the only...I repeat ONLY, effective representation you have in the cesspool of Washington politics. Even the NRA's worst enemies -- YOUR worst enemies if you have the capacity to think about it -- agree that it's one of the most powerful lobbying forces on Capitol Hill. That means no one else fights your battles for you better, and if you don't understand that simple fact, you're too dumb to exist!

OK, you don't give a damn about the NRA but you still want to keep your guns. So why, in the name of all that is holy, do you vote for "gun-ban" candidates? Oh, you don't? So who does? Maybe it's all those other people who were voting while you were sucking a brewski and watching the game on TV. Or maybe you're a good union guy, and the union votes Democrat.

Some years ago, Mario Cuomo, a dedicated anti-gunner who happened to be governor of New York, described gun owners in a most uncomplimentary fashion. But the most damning thing he said about gun owners is that they don't vote, and therefore should not be considered as a factor in any election. How about that? Mario Cuomo is a liberal Democrat and, as such, is wrong about most everything, but he's absolutely right about you. And I can prove it. If you non-voting gun owners in New York State did get off your #sses and vote like gun owners, obscenities like Mario Cuomo couldn't even be elected as dog catcher. The same goes for Charles Schumer; he wasn't bad enough as a congressman from Brooklyn; you dumb schmucks had to let him become a senator! What's next...Hillary?

Then there's my old home state of Massachusetts. Over one million Massachusetts gun owners must be really proud to claim Teddy Kennedy as their senator. And John Kerry, the Kennedy clone, is no better. The entire Massachusetts congressional delegation, both gay and straight, is anti-gun. And you Bay State gun owners are the dildoes that put them in office! Because you sat on your fat #sses, you've got Chapter 180 -- aptly named because it turns your gun rights around 180 degrees -- and you've got an attorney general who wants to be governor and thinks every handgun is a faulty consumer product. Once again, Massachusetts gun owners, where were you on Election Day?

Look at every state with asinine, repressive gun laws and a preponderance of anti-gun politicians -- California, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland...to cite several horrible examples -- and you will find enough gun owners to form an unbeatable voting bloc, IF they would get their thumbs out of their butts and vote, for a change. Jeez, what a concept!

We all know the excuses: I'm too busy, my vote doesn't count, they're all crooks and it doesn't make any difference, I gave $5 to Quail Unlimited so I don't need to vote, yadda, yadda, yadda. Well, here's the bottom line...your vote does not count if you don't use it. If you don't vote, then effectively you are on the same side as Rosie (I'm-not-a-hypocrite) O'Donnell, Sarah Brady, Bill and Hillary, Al Gore, Teddy Kennedy, Charles Schumer and every other low-life bottom feeder who knows what's best for you. If you don't vote like a gun owner, you are a butt-boy for the anti-gunners, and you bend over forward to please them.

Think about it. 75-80 million gun owners in this country; only 3.6 million NRA members, and who knows how many active pro-gun-voting gun owners. You can argue all you want about your inalienable rights. Rights are like body parts; they only work if you exercise them. And yours are looking pretty flaccid right now. If you don't vote in the next election, your enemies will elect a president who will be able to name three or four new Supreme Court justices. Which means that by the 2004 election, you will have no guns. And shortly after that, you will have no vote and no rights. And you know what? If you let that happen, it will be exactly what you deserve!

[Shooter 2.5]

Never heard of them. Please let me know when they get something passed without the NRA's help.

[Shooter 2.5]

Fools ALWAYS have poor excuses to do nothing. I used to know a gun owner who refused to rejoin the NRA because they didn't send him that cheap little plastic key chain "cartridge".

My favorite will still be the clowns who complain they get fundraisers in the mail. It never occurs to them since the mailings work, others are getting out their paychecks while they complain they have to make a trip to the garbage can. Pathetic.

[Sender]

This is absolutely right and spot on the truth. Whichever groups get out the vote effectively will win. We know we have the numbers. SO LET'S VOTE!!!

[SoldierDad]

While I am not yet a gun owner, I DO VOTE. I have not failed to vote in any election since turning age 18 (30 years). And I vote for only those who support and vote to maintain our right to keep and bear arms. I have also served on a jury, as my patriotic duty calls for. I haven't invested in a gun to this point only because I have access to them anyway. I will be investing soon as I believe we will wind up having to defend ourselves in our own yards before this war is over. While my son fights overseas for our freedoms and liberties, I am prepared to do the same at home.

[EdReform]

NRA Bump

[TYVets]

Please thank your son for serving from those of us who do not have the chance to do so personally.

[Ladysmith]

Both NRA and Second Amendment Sisters have payment plans to become Lifers. If shelling out a large lump sum is undo-able, this is the way to go.

* BANG! *

[P8riot]

Never heard of them.

That doesn't surprise me, unless you are a Virginian, or frequent Packing.org or CombatCarry.com

Please let me know when they get something passed without the NRA's help.

We do every year on the state level without any help from, or in spite of the NRA. The National Park carry item is the first foray into national issues.

[RNO1]

Great Post...I have some friends from Mich who live here in Florida...They are democrats and Union....Yet they are gun owners...I cannot seem to make them understand that voting Democrat will take away their rights...It has been embedded into to Union heads that you only vote Democratic...This debate goes on each and every week....I have made some headway but it is tough...They simply hate GW to the point that nothing else seems to matter...If all the gun owners in America voted their guns we never ever would lose as gunowners....My debate with the two of the will continue till I wear them down......

[SoldierDad]

I will pass your thanks along, and thank you for your kind words. I feel the same as you. I would be fighting along side my son now, but the recruiter told me I'm too old to enlist.

[ExSoldier]

One more thing....a lot of shooters are so disgusted with the Republicans that a lot of them are swearing to vote third party. Constitution and Libertarian are two favorites. Make no mistake, a 3rd party vote is a vote FOR the RATS! We are a two party system. Period. 3rd parties can only act as the spoiler. Want proof? Ask Algore what he thinks of the Green Party in the 2000 election? Ask Bush #41 what HE thinks of the Reform Party in regards to his defeat in '92. Stay the course. There are enough conservatives in our Party that we can get back on course and return to our roots. When we run as true conservatives we WIN!

But there is this fallacy that to win one must run to the center and compromise on certain critical principles. The fact is that in order to win decisively, the Left must indeed run to the right and pretend to stop at the center.....but they're really only ducking and weaving with fancy footwork to stay as far to the left as they can. They must play with smoke and mirrors to appease the ultra left wing liberals who truly control the part while attracting the electorate that wins elections. If this sounds a bit schizophrenic....it is. That is why the Dems must not win control...ever!

[blackie]

I'm a Life Member of the NRA and have been a member since the 50's: http://www.nra.org/

I'm a member of OFF: http://www.oregonfirearms.org

A member of the Liberty Belles: http://www.libertybelles.org

And a member of GOA: http://www.gunowners.org

All of them contribute to the pro-gun cause.

[Joe Brower]

You da man, Blackie! $:-)

[blackie]

Thanks Joe ~ it's only money. >:-}

[T.L.Sink]

The reality is that most voters - right,left,center - are not single-issue voters.

[mvpel]

Long ago, back in '68, -- the NRA supported a gun control act that in effect gave away the farm. -- The NRA helped establish the 'principle' that Congress has the power to infringe on our rights to keep and bear arms thru 'regulations' on commerce.

Can you tell us, friend, what the "fallback" position being offered by the other side was in the wake of a series of high-profile assasinations culmanating in the killing of Bobby Kennedy? Can you list for us the interest groups which were marshalled in support of GCA '68? Can you tell us what the media was doing to the pro-gun position back then?

You may start the research for your answers here: http://www.saf.org/LawReviews/Vizzard3.htm

[mvpel]

One more thing....a lot of shooters are so disgusted with the Republicans that a lot of them are swearing to vote third party. Constitution and Libertarian are two favorites. Make no mistake, a 3rd party vote is a vote FOR the RATS! We are a two party system. Period. 3rd parties can only act as the spoiler.

To reinforce ExSoldier's point - if we had instant-runoff elections, or a parliamentary system where representation was proportional to the vote, then a vote for a third party would make sense. But we don't, so it (nearly always) doesn't.

[spunkets]

"If You Don't Vote As A Gun Owner, You S#ck!"

I'll second that!