Another Anti-2A Group (Ammoland)

Five of the country’s top anti-gun groups launched a new organization comprised of state lawmakers, which will focus on changing state gun laws. Legislators for Safer Communities consists of Brady, Community Justice, Everytown for Gun Safety, GIFFORDS, and March for Our Lives.

Initially, the coalition consists of 171 state lawmakers from 43 states.  (That’s only 4 per state!)

In their words, the group wants to circumvent the “congressional stalemate” on gun-control legislation by focusing on changing state laws.

(Their definition of a ‘stalemate’ is that the 2nd Amendment is still the law of the land.)

Legislators for Safer Communities claims to be independent and nonpartisan, but the six Co-chairs and the twenty-eight Steering Committee members, named on its one-page website…drumroll please…are all Democrats.

Knowing that the group is being led by Democrats, you will not be shocked to learn that the one paragraph description of their purpose echoes as many Democrat talking points as they could squeeze into one paragraph: “a public health issue;” “systemic inequalities”; “equity and justice; etc.”

However, they were unable to link gun control and abortion.

Tanya Schardt, Brady’s senior counsel and senior policy director, said in a press release they want: “to save lives through common sense and evidence-based policies.” 

(You can bet those “evidence-based policies” will be peer reviewed by peers paid by Brady, Community Justice, Everytown for Gun Safety, GIFFORDS, and March for Our Lives.)

There is no contact phone number and only a digital contact form.

It is not listed on GuideStar or other charity navigators.

The site offers no information about the group’s funding, but the five anti-2A groups listed have deep pockets.

While this group will be focusing on laws at the state level, New York shouldn’t be concerned since we couldn’t possibly have any more restrictive laws than we already have.  Could we?  Not possible?  Say it aint so?

Well, just in case it is possible, the best prevention is voting.  Which is satisfying, knowing that you can offset the millions spent on anti-2A efforts simply by voting – at no cost to you.