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AP Photo/Wilson Ring Last month, columnist David Frum penned a piece for The Atlantic that revealed he knows as much about firearms as Michael Moore does about dieting. In his article, “ Responsible Gun Ownership Is a Lie ,” he argues that Americans are better off with strict gun control designed to make it more difficult for people to own firearms.
Frum makes most of the usual anti-Second Amendment arguments in his piece, deceptively claiming that lax gun control laws make people less safe. But, as with most of his anti-gun comrades, Frum fails to make a compelling case.
One can understand why Frum is concerned. Indeed, Americans are buying guns at a rate that would be upsetting to anyone who doesn’t want people to own firearms. A recent survey revealed there were almost 9.8 million background checks for gun sales by June of 2021. It also found that 33.2 percent were purchased by first-time gun owners.
Frum seems to believe that the way to decrease gun violence is “by convincing ordinary, ‘responsible’ handgun owners that their weapons make them, their families, and those around them less safe.”
While noting that mass shootings tend to get the most attention when it comes to violence, Frum notes that “most of the casualties are inflicted one by one by one.” He continued: Americans use their guns to open fire on one another at backyard barbecues, to stalk and intimidate ex-spouses and lovers, to rob and assault, and to kill themselves. Half of the almost 48,000 suicides committed in 2019 were carried out by gun. All of this slaughter is enabled by the most permissive gun laws in the developed world. The author then pointed to the pending Supreme Court case that could have significant ramifications for gun owners in America. It seems that New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Corlett is a source of worry for Frum because it “could expand gun rights even further.” He further insisted: If the NRA prevails, the nearly 400 million guns in the United States will show up in even more places than they do now. The […]
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Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
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Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker