Post by dburkhead on Nov 23, 2008 11:16:53 GMT -5
One strategy that has worked very well for anti-gun groups in the past has been "divide and conquer" tell some people (e.g. hunters) that they support your right to get them to stand aside while others rights are restricted. In an effort to help combat that, I've composed the following. Please feel free to pass it around:
First they came for the "assault weapons"
but I didn't speak up because who needs an assault weapon?
Then they came for the Saturday Night Specials,
but I didn't speak up because they're just junk guns.
Then they came for the high capacity magazines,
but I didn't speak up because I only need a few rounds in the tube
Then they came for all the handguns,
but I didn't speak up because I don't use a handgun to hunt
Then they came for the High Powered Sniper Rifles,
but I didn't speak up because I don't use one of those.
When they came for the shotguns and muzzleloaders,
there was no one left to speak up.
Folks, the anti-gun crowd are not going to leave you alone. Just because they aren't going after you today, just because they claim that they support your "right to hunt," don't be fooled. They say we need to compromise, but we've been "compromising" since 1934. The ink isn't even dry on each new "agreement" before thay are talking about the "next step." Each time you fail to support some portion of the community of law-abiding gun owners, you weaken yourself against the time they eventually come after you.
It's time to stop compromising. It's time to get back our rights.
First they came for the "assault weapons"
but I didn't speak up because who needs an assault weapon?
Then they came for the Saturday Night Specials,
but I didn't speak up because they're just junk guns.
Then they came for the high capacity magazines,
but I didn't speak up because I only need a few rounds in the tube
Then they came for all the handguns,
but I didn't speak up because I don't use a handgun to hunt
Then they came for the High Powered Sniper Rifles,
but I didn't speak up because I don't use one of those.
When they came for the shotguns and muzzleloaders,
there was no one left to speak up.
Folks, the anti-gun crowd are not going to leave you alone. Just because they aren't going after you today, just because they claim that they support your "right to hunt," don't be fooled. They say we need to compromise, but we've been "compromising" since 1934. The ink isn't even dry on each new "agreement" before thay are talking about the "next step." Each time you fail to support some portion of the community of law-abiding gun owners, you weaken yourself against the time they eventually come after you.
It's time to stop compromising. It's time to get back our rights.