{"id":119480,"date":"2026-10-31T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T18:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=119480"},"modified":"2026-10-31T13:06:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T18:06:00","slug":"119480","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=119480","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, clearly it&#8217;s the democraps, that&#8217;s who.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bearingarms.com\/camedwards\/2026\/10\/30\/whos-behind-the-mystery-group-trying-to-turn-gun-owners-against-republicans-n1234316\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who&#8217;s Behind the Mystery Group Trying to Turn Gun Owners Against Republicans?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the final days of the midterm elections, a group that&#8217;s shrouded in mystery is spending some serious money in an attempt to undercut <a title=\"Giffords Announces $10 Million Spending Spree Attacking Pro-Gun Candidates\" href=\"https:\/\/bearingarms.com\/camedwards\/2026\/09\/10\/giffords-announces-10-million-spending-spree-attacking-pro-gun-candidates-n1233763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republican candidates&#8217; support from gun<\/a> owners.<\/p>\n<p>According to NBC News, an outfit called &#8220;Stand Your Ground&#8221; is involved in at least three races around the country: Florida&#8217;s 14th Congressional District; where Republicans are hoping to oust Democrat Kathy Castor; the 1st Congressional District in South Carolina currently represented by Nancy Mace; and the Minnesota Senate race, where Michelle Tafoya has mounted a surprisingly competitive campaign against Democrat Peggy Flanagan.<\/p>\n<div id=\"anchor-0c70c8\" data-pasted=\"true\">In South Carolina, the mailers are targeting Republican nominee Jenny Costa Honeycutt with claims that she \u201cchallenged our 2nd Amendment rights and piled more restrictions on responsible gun owners.\u201d<\/div>\n<p>But in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/politics\/sc-house-debate-lacore-honeycutt-congressional\/article_392579cb-84d4-429c-98d0-bb4f056c8502.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent debate<\/a> between Honeycutt and Democrat Nancy Lacore, it was pretty clear which candidate is actually looking to pile more restrictions on gun owners.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Lacore, a retired Navy vice admiral, backed comprehensive universal background checks and longer waiting periods before someone can purchase a gun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no rush to have a gun,\u201d she said. \u201cYou should be able to wait until that background check is done, and we need to close that loophole because we\u2019ve seen the impact of that right here in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Honeycutt, a Charleston County Councilwoman, argued that more gun control laws wouldn\u2019t necessarily avert tragedies like the one in Oregon, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1693540765670933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1693540765670933\">pointed to early reports<\/a> that an armed bystander had been the one who took down the shooter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he hadn\u2019t had a weapon in order to do that, the outcome may have been totally different,\u201d Honeycutt said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Flyers from the group in Minnesota, meanwhile, claim that Michelle Tafoya backs &#8220;red flag&#8221; laws, while ignoring Peggy Flanagan&#8217;s support for bans on semi-automatic centerfire rifles and &#8220;high capacity&#8221; magazines, universal background checks, and &#8220;red flag&#8221; laws. The flyers also ignore the fact that Evertown, <a title=\"Giffords Spending Big to Elect Democrat Who'd 'Love' a World Without Armed Citizens\" href=\"https:\/\/bearingarms.com\/camedwards\/2026\/10\/05\/giffords-spending-big-to-elect-democrat-whod-love-a-world-without-armed-citizens-n1234029\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giffords<\/a>, and Brady have all endorsed Flanagan&#8217;s campaign for U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n<p>So who&#8217;s behind Stand Your Ground? At the moment, it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-election\/dark-money-group-seeks-undercut-republican-candidates-gun-voters-rcna606331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a mystery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Stand Your Ground is not registered as a political group with the Federal Election Commission. Corporation records in Delaware show a nonprofit group called Stand Your Ground registered there less than two months ago, though it\u2019s not certain this group and the one sending the mailers are the same entity.<\/p>\n<p>However, political nonprofits often register in Delaware, where corporations have to disclose little public information.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these tactics have popped up in other recent elections. In the 2018 midterms, Senate Democrats\u2019 top outside group funded other nonprofits that attacked Republican Senate candidates from the right on guns, immigration and other issues.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As NBC News says, we&#8217;ve seen shady tactics like this before, and the Democrats have rolled out some other dirty tricks this cycle like recruiting a random Dan Sullivan to run for Senate in Alaska in the hopes of confusing voters who want to vote for incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan. Trickery like this isn&#8217;t exactly a sign of confidence in Democrats&#8217; ability to win on the merits, but at the end of the day it&#8217;s the votes that matter and not how they were achieved.<\/p>\n<p>Gun owners need to be wary about the messaging they&#8217;re getting, do their own research, and vote for the candidate that will best defend <a title=\"Meet the Newest Crop of 'I Support the Second Amendment, but...' Democrats\" href=\"https:\/\/bearingarms.com\/camedwards\/2026\/10\/28\/meet-the-newest-crop-of-i-support-the-second-amendment-but-democrats-n1234285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Second Amendment<\/a> if elected. Some of those Republicans may not be perfect, but in almost every case they&#8217;re going to be far better than their Democrat counterparts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, clearly it&#8217;s the democraps, that&#8217;s who. Who&#8217;s Behind the Mystery Group Trying to Turn Gun Owners Against Republicans? In the final days of the midterm elections, a group that&#8217;s shrouded in mystery is spending some serious money in an attempt to undercut Republican candidates&#8217; support from gun owners. 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