A brief thread to emphasize Jesse’s point. On Long Island, anti-gun activists and local Dem politicians recently mounted a campaign to get a local event hall to void their contract to host the Nassau County @FriendsofNRA dinner. It did not go as they hoped it would. 1/
In Brooklyn, anti-gun activists and local Dem politicians were able to get three venues to back out of their contract with the locals Friends of NRA committee before Knights of Columbus hall agreed to host. The activists on LI had a playbook to follow. 2/ newsday.com/long-island/su…
They had several dozen protesters outside the Inn at New Hyde park on the weekends leading up to the Friends of NRA dinner. A Democratic fundraiser was cancelled. And still the owner stood by the signed contract. 3/ theislandnow.com/new_hyde_park-…
September 27th rolls around, and the Friends of NRA dinner went off without a hitch. Local shooting clubs and law enforcement will be benefitting from the money raised there. And less than a dozen protesters actually showed up the day of the event. 4/ newsday.com/long-island/na…
The mob only has power when we give it to them. When even one person refuses to comply with their demands, when they act from their own free will, mob loses its power. I think we’re hearing a growing chorus of voices saying “No” right now. And we’re only getting louder. 5/5
