In our previous post, we mentioned that Everytown for Gun Safety’s new video was likely to have the exact opposite effect of what they intended. Well, Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy just proved the point. Neither apparently see the video as a clear call for gun control. In fact, they both indicate it reminds them of why women SHOULD own guns! Great job Mike and Shannon!
-GM
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You need to see this video before they realize their mistake. Michael Bloomberg and Shannon Watts have managed to make a video they think promotes the need for gun control. But an objective view of it would suggest it can just as easily be interpreted as the exact opposite, promoting gun ownership by women.
In this video, the presumably estranged husband/father is threatening “Mom” from outside the home. Mom calls 911 for help. in the time it takes 911 to answer and for her to explain why she needs help, “Dad” has kicked in the door and overpowered Mom, threatening to take the child. The police or any other help 911 MIGHT provide is no where to be seen. And while this video depicts a gun as the weapon of choice, there’s no reason to believe the result wouldn’t be the same if “Dad” were reduced to nothing more than a knife, bat, stick, plastic bag, or his bare hands.
The idea that “Mom” might be able to defend herself or her child apparently has never entered the minds of Everytown for Gun Safety. And it would seem they expect it to never enter the minds of anyone watching the video. They expect that anyone watching it will see that “clearly, if only this man didn’t have a gun, none of this would happen.” But suppose, for a moment, that Mom had a gun?
Might “Mom” have been able to yell, “Stay out! I have called the police and I will shoot you…” and mean it? Might that justifiable threat of deadly force have caused “Dad” or anyone else outside the home to reconsider entering forcibly, thus avoiding the loss of life or threat of injury for all parties entirely? And if Mom’s justifiable threat fails to dissuade Dad, having a gun provides a force multiplier that may give her the ability to stop Dad even if he brings his own gun. Still, the video perfectly illustrates something else we know about many similar scenarios. Calling 911 is fine when there is sufficient time for help to arrive but, as the saying goes, when seconds count, the police are only minutes away.
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This video may be disturbing to some. But I’m not posting it as yet another, “This is why we carry guns,” post. It’s about situation awareness. Specifically, the man never should have allowed these two to get this close to him.
-GM
…the military brass seem to differentiate between guns suitable for the bedside table and guns purpose-built for the battlefield—a distinction that sometimes eludes the American public.
via How Military Guns Make the Civilian Market – Matt Valentine – The Atlantic.
I can’t. My brain hurts. I lost IQ points reading it. It’s not quite as bad as the Rolling Stone article from a few weeks back but, it jumped the shark all the same. Pretty sure Homer Simpson makes more sense. Maybe I’m being harsh.
GM
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Following on to our comments on Sunday’s podcast, I’m not holding my breath. Remington is taking what might be their only viable step on this, trying to make whole, those who bought a flawed product that was rushed to market before it was ready. Jeff is obviously a bit more upset about it than the rest of us but, he’s right about it being a black-eye on Remington and the entire Freedom Group management.
The scuttlebutt throughout the industry is that engineers specifically told management that the gun wasn’t ready. Management sided with the marketing group and the bean counters because Remington needed an answer to the Glock 42, Ruger’s LCP, and Smith’s M&P Shield among other compact semi-autos recently introduced to the market. It was a gamble. They lost. And combined with recent recalls on long-standing issues with the Remington 700 and general quality control issues, Remington’s reputation is the lowest it’s been in a century. One would hope that Freedom Group and Remington as its subsidiary find their way once the dust settles from ongoing relocations and other restructuring within the firm.
GM
