When an organization goes somewhat berserk on social media, passionately stringing post after post together ostensibly to make some kind of point, you’d normally figure that topic is probably a top priority of that group. That’s why gun-ban group Brady’s recent freak out over less-than-lethal weapons is somewhat bewildering.
Brady, formerly called Handgun Control Inc. before leaders learned that most Americans were against “controlling” handguns, has never seen a gun control scheme that it didn’t embrace. But until the recent flurry of social media activity, so-called less-than-lethal weapons didn’t seem to be on the group’s radar much. That changed big time on November 19, when whoever was handling the organization’s X (formerly Twitter) account.
“While the world focused on the Epstein files, Congress took up a dangerous bill that sponsors say is to help law enforcement get greater access to ‘less-than-lethal’ weapons,” Brady posted in a typical manner critical of anything seemingly in the pro-self-defense category. “In reality, it deregulates dangerous weapons to help a billion-dollar weapons industry make more money.”
That’s all well and good, but the author seemed not to be able to let the matter go, soon posting more on the topic just a few minutes later.
“This bill isn’t from a well-intentioned lawmaker or a group working to prevent deadly police violence,” Brady posted. “It’s backed by the manufacturers of so-called ‘less-than-lethal’ weapons, like tasers, who have started making products that are appropriately classified as guns under the law.”
Still apparently not having said enough, the Brady writer entered rant mode with yet a third post a short time later.
“In their effort to skirt the regulation of their products, this bill would narrow the definition of firearm and open a new market for untraceable ghost guns, which have already led to thousands of deaths in the last decade,” Brady posted.
The rant continued with: “If you manufacture and sell things that are classified as guns, federal law requires record keeping, licensing, serializing products, and running background checks on the people who want to buy them. But mega corporations hate red tape.”
Then: “Just as important—rules prevent manufacturers from making certain kinds of guns that are especially dangerous, like guns disguised as everyday objects, incorporated into remote-controlled vehicles like drones, or that can’t be detected by metal detectors or x-ray machines.”
Next came: “But, what if those weapons weren’t guns? Then the rules for firearms wouldn’t apply anymore. Red tape gone. That’s what the bill does. It creates a broad exemption in the legal definition of ‘firearm,’ turning weapons that are regulated as guns today into ‘not guns’ tomorrow.”
Then: “This means no paperwork, no serial numbers, no license to make or sell them, and no background checks to buy them. If they’re ‘not guns’ you could even sell them at your local gas station, supermarket, or online. And they can easily be turned into ghost guns.”
Finally, the Brady poster wrapped up with even more criticism of the legislation.
“They are insisting this is about law enforcement, but outside of its name, the bill doesn’t mention law enforcement in any way. There are no federal barriers to law enforcement accessing ‘less-than-lethal’ weapons. This is not about law enforcement. This is about money.
While we haven’t had time to look into the proposal yet, if Brady hates it that much, it’s nearly certain that we would wholeheartedly support it.
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