We’re hearing from a few sources, including Mike Bloomberg himself, that Shannon Watts is stepping down from her role as Dana Loesch’s punching bag on Twitter and from Moms Demand Action as well, the grass-roots advocacy group that she grew into a “political juggernaut.”
Over the past decade, @ShannonRWatts has transformed @MomsDemand from a Facebook page into one of the most powerful and effective advocacy groups in the country.
— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) January 9, 2023
“One of the most powerful and effective advocacy groups in the country”? How so?
She’s been a great partner and friend, and the 50-state movement she has helped inspire and lead has never been stronger. https://t.co/7EUDsNawg5
— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) January 9, 2023
"Shannon Watts, one of the country's most influential gun-safety activists, says she will retire later this year from Moms Demand Action, the grass-roots advocacy group she began in her kitchen a decade ago and grew into a political juggernaut." https://t.co/gNHdJLzeid
— Rob Romano (@2Aupdates) January 9, 2023
"Although she denies opposing the Second Amendment, gun-rights groups have long portrayed her as an enemy of the Constitution who wants legal weapons confiscated."
— Rob Romano (@2Aupdates) January 9, 2023
"Watts changed the original name, 'One Million Moms for Gun Control,' after Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) told Watts that 'gun control' would ostracize people."
— Rob Romano (@2Aupdates) January 9, 2023
"Watts, however, has accepted that she could face real danger at any time. Before speaking engagements, she said, the primary job of her unarmed security guard is to identify the hospital that would treat her if she got shot."
— Rob Romano (@2Aupdates) January 9, 2023
So she walks around 24/7 expecting to be shot?
yeah so powerful and effective that Constitutional Carry went from being legal in 3 states to now being legal in 25 states…. Great effectiveness.
— Beth Mushin (@beth_mushin) January 9, 2023
one of the country's most influential gun-safety activists … began in her kitchen a decade ago and grew into a political juggernaut."
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A decade ago? Over that time more and more states have passed CCW and Constitutional Carry laws.
Great work! https://t.co/06WVkUfAS5— Arthur Kimes (@ComradeArthur) January 9, 2023
"retire"
She's still going to be a full time activist.
— Assault Clip, #2A Voter (@assaultclip) January 9, 2023
I wonder who hired her now?
— Sean D Sorrentino (@SorrentinoSean) January 9, 2023
CNN? MSNBC?
Retired with a fat pension, surely.
— Jake Palmateer (@Tahawus506) January 9, 2023
Gun safety activist? That’s not accurate. Anti gun rights extremist is much more accurate.
— Harold Wren (@HaroldWren11) January 9, 2023
I'm sure she'll retire quietly, and we'll never hear from her again, right folks?
… right?
— Zephyr (@DJ_Zephyr102) January 9, 2023
wonder what her real net worth is now
— Davepool (@2_Ring_Circus) January 9, 2023
So Bloomberg says the movement she inspired has never been stronger? Really? Constitutional carry is spreading across the country. Some “juggernaut” — we’d kind of forgotten about her.
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Related:
Look no further than Shannon Watts’ reaction to CNN hiring Stephen Gutowski for proof that they made the right decision https://t.co/SP1iL2IxyU
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 19, 2022