One Wonders How Ugly This Gun Control Fight Is Going To Get. The Trends Look Bad.

[TheMastersNemesis]

Based on recent events the NRA and its allies will be pulling out all the stops to discredit the Parkland kids. Gun control activists must be ready to defend these kids and be ready to counter attack the NRA and RW.

[Aristus]

1. The NRA is just a rally or two away from ordering hits on those kids.

They'd do it, too. They demonstrated long ago that the murder of children doesn't faze them.

[EL34x4]

2. I don't know about that.

I think David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez are the best fundraisers the NRA has ever seen.

[blake2012]

8. No. That was Obama hands down. But theres way more of us than them. Fucking steamroll the fuckers

[TheDebbieDee]

10. Is the NRA still being funded by the Russians?

I wonder which journalist is working now to prove/disprove this...

[applegrove]

3. The kids are leading. Let them lead. We should just follow.

[blake2012]

7. And vote. And bear witness. And encourage others to vote. Only a solid rebuke at the polls

Will work. Push them to the margins as the new generation leads a change in our society.

[applegrove]

9. Yes. Not time for the old gun control activists to lead. We had our chances.

[TheMastersNemesis]

12. Certainly.

[oberliner]

4. The key is to vote in candidates who would be willing to push legislation

That reflects that actual will of the people.

[Sherman A1]

5. It hasn't even started to get ugly yet

give it time.

[blake2012]

6. We are ready. They are ready. If they can stand up against these slimes

The tipping point will arrive where suburban conservative woman and then men
Will say, “hold up—if you have to attack these poor kids with threats and character assassinations, maybe you’re the bad ones”.

[Takket]

11. The fact their only argument is character assassination of the kids

Just shows that they are already losing this battle.