#guncontrolnow March in DC on NRA purveyors of murder. March against all the gun cheerleaders. @scotus
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Candace Drimmer (@SherlockianOne) December 17, 2012As Twitchy reported, gun control activists spent the weekend gearing up for a D.C. protest against the NRA. Today’s march, organized by left-wing wireless reseller CREDO Mobile, was meant to shame the NRA into accepting guilt for last week’s horrific murders in Newtown, Conn., and to push for tougher gun control legislation.
Gathering for the Anti-NRA march #protectCHILDRENnotguns http://t.co/jxmkJHGP—
Bo Shuff (@BoShuff) December 17, 2012
Anti-NRA protest. @ The Spirit of Justice Park instagr.am/p/TWIGvSLGb2/—
Phil Elliott (@Philip_Elliott) December 17, 2012
At gun control march on Capitol Hill. Going to NRA HQ. Counter-protests expected say organizers. http://t.co/c9sVuSzL—
Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) December 17, 2012
Protest against #NRA: RT @AliceOllstein A few hundred people protest aggressive lobbying of #NRA and #Newtown shooting http://t.co/FuehgpMe—
shadi rahimi (@shadirahimi) December 17, 2012
Protest happening now outside NRA’s D.C. offices http://t.co/Bx2mnjtn—
Paul Smith (@paulsmith) December 17, 2012
Shame on the #NRA march to lobbyist firm in DC streaming now @rousseau_ist http://t.co/iM6N0Q2g—
(@organizerx) December 17, 2012
"Shame on the NRA" chants on Capitol Hill, DC. March in NRA offices. http://t.co/hefqfGgX—
Nick Harper (@NickHarperFSN) December 17, 2012
PHOTO: Protesters march on the NRA's Capitol Hill office instagr.am/p/TWIPvtregw/—
ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) December 17, 2012
Great protest sign outside the NRA's lobbying offices: “Teachers stand up to gunmen, but Congress won’t stand up to the NRA”—
Quiet Mike (@MWeishar) December 17, 2012
CREDO spox –> RT @sarahlaneSF: Protesters march on the #NRA, chanting "Shame on the NRA" Livestream: ustream.tv/occupycarlisle… #standdownnra—
e mcmorris-santoro (@evanmc_s) December 17, 2012
There are almost as many reporters as activists at this #NRA protest… http://t.co/gnOX5ZtU—
Alice Ollstein (@AliceOllstein) December 17, 2012
Hmmm … so not many, then.
I see decent numbers at the NRA "protest" today via twitter…but it's not huge.—
WheresPatton (@FightinBluHen51) December 17, 2012
Just how many protesters did show up? Some estimate about 200:
PHOTOS: Hundreds March On NRA’s Washington, D.C. Lobbying Headquarters pccc.me/U7Ub1F #StopTheNRA—
BoldProgressives.org (@BoldProgressive) December 17, 2012
So, less than muppett march? MT @dcist: Some 200 gun control advocates rallied outside the NRA-ILA office on Capitol Hill this afternoon.—
Bob Owens (@bob_owens) December 17, 2012
Wow! 200? LOL! “@ArcticFox2016: 200 Anti-Gun Leftists March on NRA Headquarters in Washington DC buff.ly/U824UR fb.me/AKHkZt3h”—
(@edisondiver) December 17, 2012
But Politico puts the number at a whopping 75:
Anti-gun protesters march on NRA: A group of 75 gun-control activists marched on the NRA's Washington, D.C., hea… bit.ly/WjwVjN—
(@OccupyWallS) December 17, 2012
ONLY 75 ANTI 2A PROTESTERS SHOW UP FOR MARCH ON NRA OFFICE IN D.C.—
(@TyreByter) December 17, 2012
Ouch! That’s only slightly better than Sandra Fluke-level turnout.
Prior to the march, some were rightly concerned about the safety of those at the NRA headquarters, as death threats against NRA president David Keene and NRA members have escalated in recent days. Fortunately, regardless of how many people were there, the protest remained violence-free.
But is the protesters’ anti-violence message really all it’s cracked up to be?
BEWARE the left is rebranding gun control as gun safety! RT"@thinkprogress: Gun safety advocates protest at NRA offices: ‘End the murder’"—
Andrew Matz (@AndrewMatz) December 17, 2012
Indeed.
I truly don't get the tortured logic of gun control advocates. Restricting the innocent will never stop the guilty; it will empower them.—
Corie Whalen (@CorieWhalen) December 17, 2012
Prohibiting self-defense only weakens those who need it.
Meanwhile, it doesn’t seem as though the protesters were terribly successful in getting their message across:
The look like escaped mental patients RT @thinkprogress: PHOTO: Protesters march on the NRA's Capitol Hill office instagr.am/p/TWIPvtregw/—
LMR(D-Feministville) (@LilMissRightie) December 17, 2012
Protest at the NRA on The Hill. There was a gentleman in attendance w/ a dog dressed in a pink tutu. At least there wasn't a drum circle.—
Brett Morrow (@Morrow_Brett) December 17, 2012
Maybe next time.