Project Exile – LonelyMachines

The Democrats don’t care about gun violence

Oh, sure, they pretend to. They make sure the media sees their crocodile tears following every public shooting. They do their little sit-ins for measures that gut due process, and they push selective gun bans that do nothing about the underlying madness that grips our society.

But when it comes to initiatives that actually reduce violence, they clam up. Case in point: current Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Kaine. As Mayor of Richmond, he backed a program that actually reduced gun violence, and now he’s taking flak for it.

That’s not Alanis Morissette irony; it’s the real thing. Democrats don’t really care about inner-city violence, which represents the vast majority of firearms-related homicides in this country. They care about symbolic gestures that score them political points.

Among other things, Project Exile was notable for receiving the support of both the NRA and the Brady Campaign (then known as Handgun Control, Inc.).

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Civil Rights

Another Million Moms

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In the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, Shannon Watts has started a group called One Million Moms for Gun Control. Despite the similarity in names, they’re not affiliated with the 2000-member Million Mom March.

Watts wants to portray her group as the gun-control equivalent of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. If that were true, I’d be sending them a check myself.

MADD was instrumental in cutting drunk-driving deaths by a third. They had the right idea, and they got measurable results. Though the mission changed in later years, MADD succeeded at first through a singular purity of purpose: they sought to reduce carnage by punishing the behavior responsible. They didn’t seek to lower speed limits, tax alcohol, or restrict ownership of cars.

Their agenda worked. The standard for impairment was reduced, the penalties were increased, and the laws were enforced. Responsible drivers felt no adverse effect from the group’s efforts.

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