Earlier this morning, Bearing Arms reported on a leaked memo from Democrat Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi that urged her constituents and colleagues to support a “gun violence prevention day of action.”
The campaign involved using social media starting at 12:30 PM EST with the hashtag #GunVote, in hopes that the trending topic would force a vote from Speaker Paul Ryan.
Right on schedule, the tweets began to pour in from anti-gun officials – almost all of them containing factual inaccuracies.
Don’t undercut DC’s strong gun safety laws. We demand a vote on life-saving gun violence prevention bills. #CloseTheLoophole #GunVote
— Eleanor Holmes Norton (@EleanorNorton) September 14, 2016
Thousands killed w/ guns over reckless @HouseGOP recess. When will @SpeakerRyan give us a vote? #NoFlyNoBuy #CloseTheLoophole #GunVote
— Joe Crowley (@JoeCrowleyNY) September 14, 2016
If you’re too dangerous to fly, you’re too dangerous to buy a gun. #NoFlyNoBuy #GunVote
— Rep. Pete Aguilar (@RepPeteAguilar) September 14, 2016
.@SpeakerRyan, why are you helping the @NRA channel guns to dangerous people in this country? #GunVote #DisarmHate
— Penny Ronning (@pennyronning) September 14, 2016
There was just one problem.
They didn’t count on 2nd Amendment supporters using the hashtag to tell the truth about gun ownership:
#GUNVOTE: Social Media War on #GunRights Needs Your Help! https://t.co/ywnkUI31Tc #2A #Guns #JustSayNOtoGunControl pic.twitter.com/cZGEqhti0e
— Bearing Arms (@BearingArmsCom) September 14, 2016
I can't wait until I'm old enough to vote !!!#vote #gunvote #2a #america #girlswithguns #willtherebeacountry
— Cheyenne Dalton (@cheyenneshoots) September 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/PolitiBunny/status/776095823050510336
https://twitter.com/NikkiGoeser/status/776094371183812608
https://twitter.com/karmapolitical/status/776102014979760128
Honest Question for Dems: Which proposed bill would have stopped any recent shootings? We’ll wait. #2A #GunVote https://t.co/kFkWswxUPv
— It’s Just Jenn (@JennJacques) September 14, 2016
Fact: Congressional Democrats are more interested in playing politics than addressing real solutions to keep Americans safe #GunVote @2A
— Amber Niblock (@AmberNiblock) September 14, 2016
Question for Dems: Which proposed bill would have stopped any of the recent shootings? We’ll wait. #2A #GunVote
— Robert Wolfe (@robert_wolfe) September 14, 2016
Join in with the #GunVote tag if you support the 2nd Amendment!
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