“Part of the problem with militant activists is the unrealistic expectation that every single organization or group should agree with their views and follow suit.”
Hundreds of protestors gathered in Washington, D.C. on Friday outside of the NRA to express their anger. The group was organized by the same “Women’s March” who gathered to protest President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Among the high-profile women marchers was none other than Linda Sarsour, the Palestinian-American woman who advocates for Sharia Law and bleeds out about every possible social issue she can associate herself with.
The women gathered outside of the NRA and journeyed 17 miles to the Department of Justice, shouting, “Hey hey, ho ho, the NRA has got to go!” Apparently, the women were upset over an ad that the NRA put out highlighting the importance of the Second Amendment. You know, because it’s the NRA and all. Many of the marchers were triggered by one of the sentences in the ad, which correctly states that many demonstrators “bully and terrorize the law-abiding until the only option is for the police to do their jobs and stop the madness.”
The marchers interpreted that as the NRA endorsing violence against protestors. They also felt as though the NRA doesn’t support black and brown lives in the United States because of their silence during high-profile police shootings. Specifically, the marchers took issue with the fact that the NRA didn’t make any statements regarding the shooting death of Philando Castile—who was shot by a police officer during a traffic stop. It’s quite unrealistic to expect the NRA to provide statements supporting a case that saw the officer acquitted of all charges.
Part of the problem with militant activists is the unrealistic expectation that every single organization or group should agree with their views and follow suit. The NRA advocates for the Second Amendment and provides training for responsible gun ownership. As much as I respect a person’s right to freedom of speech, these women marchers are getting more and more ridiculous. Why would anyone expect the NRA to insert itself into social issues that aren’t their specialty? Another source of outrage is the notion that the NRA successfully puts the First Amendment rights of protestors in serious danger with the words of their ad.
A simple online search will pull up countless video encounters between protestors and police officers that illustrate the exact point the NRA made. Protestors shouting in the faces of police officers, yelling profanities, throwing objects, and daring them to take action. These citizens provoke the police officers and confront them over situations they had nothing to do with. Yet when police retaliate with force, amateur cameramen and women come out of the woodwork to spin a narrative hoping to go viral.
Often, these altercations aren’t recorded until things have escalated to use of force and arrests. Of course, the women following Linda Sarsour were all over the place with their outrage. Many carried anti-Trump signs as they marched through D.C. in the scorching heat for no reason other than to declare that someone is evil for not agreeing with them. I expect nothing less from Sarsour at this point, though.
