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FIGHT BACK AGAINST ANTI-GUN SOCIAL BIGOTRY<\/a>
\nDON\u2019T FEED THE GUN PROHIBITIONISTS!<\/p>\n

For the past few months, a major gun rights organization has been quietly \u2014 and sometimes not so quietly \u2014 conducting what amounts to an educational campaign, alerting the nation\u2019s gun owners about anti-gun businesses and their CEOs who use their profits to discriminate against the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n

This is not a \u201cboycott list,\u201d as some have unfairly described it. According to the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA), the purpose is to provide gun owners with information so they can decide where to spend their money.<\/p>\n

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Line Em Up
\nThe list includes restaurants, airlines, banks, theaters and even insurance companies. You can find this list on the CCRKBA website (CCRKBA.org), in the left-hand column under the heading \u201cGeneral Interest.\u201d Scroll down to \u201cAnti-gun Businesses\u201d and take a look. You will find such familiar names as HBO, Hallmark Cards, GEICO, Levi Strauss & Co., MTV, PayPal, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Yelp and Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods \u2014 and this just scratches the surface. There are some 200 companies and CEOs on the roster.<\/p>\n

This list can be updated. Each gun owner can do his or her part by simply paying attention. If you spot a sign or decal on the door of a business saying, \u201cNo Firearms\u201d or simply has the artwork of a handgun with the traditional red cross-out, take a picture with your phone and take a picture of the name of the business. Alert the Citizens Committee and they can do the rest.<\/p>\n

It Takes A Village
\nBut you can do a bit more. Social media is a powerful tool and you can advise friends and a wider circle of acquaintances when you spot such signs. You\u2019re not committing an injudicious act by simply noting \u201cI found this sign on the door of \u2026\u201d whatever establishment posts it. Just don\u2019t say anything else. Keep your disappointment, your anger and\/or frustration to yourself. Don\u2019t tell anyone to boycott the establishment; don\u2019t say bad things about the business or the people who own it. Allow people to decide for themselves.<\/p>\n

When a business declares itself a \u201cgun-free zone,\u201d accept it and simply spread the word. The best way to \u201cchallenge the establishment\u201d is at its bottom line. These businesses and the people who own and run them are part of the establishment. Their naivet\u00e9 could one day result in tragedy, since criminals and madmen ignore such designations and they don\u2019t waste time reading signs on doors.<\/p>\n

Challenge The Establishment
\nBack in the late 1960s and early 1970s, self-styled anti-establishment types told anyone who would listen to \u201cchallenge authority.\u201d What they were really saying was \u201cchallenge the establishment,\u201d and today, like it or not, the gun prohibition crusade is imbedded in the establishment.<\/p>\n

Therefore, anti-gunners think they get an automatic pass \u2014 don\u2019t allow it.<\/p>\n

For example, when a Seattle-based gun control group tried to exploit last summer\u2019s troubles in Portland, Oregon by smearing the \u201cgun lobby,\u201d incredibly arguing \u201cpeaceful\u201d protesters\u2019 rights were being violated by police and federal agents, CCRKBA\u2019s Alan Gottlieb struck back quickly. He issued a statement declaring Seattle\u2019s Alliance for Gun Responsibility was \u201csiding with rioters, looters and urban terrorists.\u201d People who had become weary of the protests \u2014 devolving into fests of vandalism, looting, arson and assault \u2014 took notice.<\/p>\n

Talking Points
\nA while back, during an online discussion about the Portland riots, people remarked all the peaceful demonstrators should not be judged by the actions of the troublemakers. I took the opportunity to draw a parallel between this dilemma and the one constantly faced by gun owners. I wrote, \u201cWhat about firearms owners? They often complain \u2014 with considerable justification it appears \u2014 that they all get penalized because some jerk misuses a gun.\u201d<\/p>\n

One fellow demanded to know, \u201chow might we stop killer gun jerks without oppressing the law-abiding majority? And why does that majority need assault weapons and multiround (sic) magazines?\u201d<\/p>\n

My response was simple: Treat the killers the way we treat other criminals. Lock them up, or in some cases, apply capital punishment.<\/p>\n

This guy wrote back, \u201cThe real problem isn\u2019t assault rifles, it\u2019s multiround (sic) magazines one would think normal gun owners wouldn\u2019t need.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then I struck: \u201cWho says gun owners don\u2019t \u2018need\u2019 full- and original-capacity magazines? You? Who put you in charge of what anybody else owns?\u201d It was the end of the conversation. Point made.<\/p>\n

Learn something from this anecdote. When you encounter such people, be diplomatic but direct. Remain calm, keep your voice low or don\u2019t write in all capital letters if communicating on social media.<\/p>\n

When someone declares they have \u201ca right\u201d to be safe, agree with them. \u201cI have that right, also, and I carry a firearm to make sure I stay safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Face It, We\u2019re Not Popular
\nAlways keep in perspective ours may be a just cause but it isn\u2019t a popular cause. Billionaires aren\u2019t going to publicly support you and the mainstream media will frequently demonize you.<\/p>\n

You and your rights are the scapegoat of incompetent politicians who cannot solve the crime problem because their very social policies breed and cater to criminal behavior. They refuse to acknowledge this failing because above all else, gun-hating politicians will never admit they\u2019re wrong nor will they accept blame. It\u2019s always someone else\u2019s fault, no matter what \u201cit\u201d is.<\/p>\n

Indeed, gun owners appear to be the only social group against which it remains fashionable to discriminate, which is clear social bigotry. Gun owners alerting one another about businesses and people practicing such discrimination isn\u2019t social bigotry, it\u2019s education.<\/p>\n

Stand Up For Us
\nDon\u2019t play the victim, however. It\u2019s the whiny approach of people for whom the concept of self-reliance is incomprehensible and frightening. Cities are full of such people while rural areas are home to people who take care of themselves and their families, including assuming the role of \u201cfirst responder\u201d if and when the need arises.<\/p>\n

Gun owners are self-reliant people who have what we used to call a \u201clow B.S. tolerance level.\u201d Posting one\u2019s business as a \u201cgun-free zone\u201d falls well within the definition of stockyard fertilizer because it will not prevent a tragedy.
\nThe best you can do is avoid places where tragedy could strike. Help others do likewise by alerting your friends about businesses supporting gun control and prohibiting firearms on the premises. Post the information on social media and pass it on to CCRKBA. They\u2019ll tell the whole world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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