Quote of the day—Dennis Henigan

We must, once again, confine military firepower to the battlefield, by reinstating a ban on high-capacity ammo clips.  Why hasn’t such legislation long ago been enacted?

Usually such a question prompts a discussion of the NRA’s outsized political power – its resources, its tactics of threats and intimidation, and the commitment of its cadre of true believers.  Indeed, in recent years, the gun control issue has become so dominated by the question of whether stronger gun laws can be enacted, that it has left little room to address the real issue – whether stronger gun laws should be enacted.

Dennis Henigan
Brady Center Vice President
March 29, 2011
Jim and Sarah Brady: Beyond Politics to Idealism
[To answer the first question, because it is pointless. I have demonstrated that with my video. Furthermore the U.S. Department of Justice sponsored study said, “Should it be renewed, the ban’s effects on gun violence are likely to be small at best and perhaps too small for reliable measurement.”

What is he implying with the statement “outsized political power”? Does this mean he thinks there should be some regulation of political power in this country? Perhaps when blacks/Jews/homosexuals get a little too uppity they should be silenced or at least put in their place. Or is it just those people that exercise their specific enumerated right to keep and bear arms that should be put down when their numbers get a little too big for the politicians to ignore?

As to whether stronger gun laws should be enacted. I think that discussion was settled with the Heller and McDonald U.S. Supreme Court decisions. But like the KKK that didn’t really accept the results of the Civil War and the freeing of the slaves Henigan and Brady Campaign can’t seem to get past the fact that they lost.—Joe]

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2 thoughts on “Quote of the day—Dennis Henigan

  1. Let’s see if we can fix this for Mr. Henigan;

    “We must confine freedom-hating organizations and politicians to impotent dictatorships on the other side of the planet, by instating a ban on socialism. Why hasn’t such legislation long ago been enacted?

    “Usually such a question prompts a discussion of the SEIU’s and George Soros’ outsized political power – their resources, tactics of lies, threats and intimidation, and the commitment of their cadre of true believers. Indeed, in recent years, the socialism/statism/totalitarianism issue has become so dominated by the question of whether stronger protections of liberty can be enacted, that it has left little room to address the real issue – whether stronger protections of liberty should be enacted.”

    Better now. It’s hard to make it proper without a more complete re-write, as the original is a bit clumsy.

    “Outsized political power”, as far as I can determine, means “political majority” or “strong popular support”. When the leftists lose elections it’s always because of some injustice that must be fixed somehow.

    Meanwhile; the Republican Party leadership is trying to decide how to best bullshit us into voting for them come next election. What they perennially fail to understand is that they simply have to do their job, first reinstating and then protecting liberty while holding its enemies accountable. Instead they ask us for money so they can use it to bullshit us with political ads.

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