Americans Flood Biden’s Pistol Ban Proposal With Negative Comments thereload.com/americans-floo…
Nearly 37,000 comments have been left on the pistol brace ban proposal after just 5 days. That's tens of thousands more than ever get left on most rule change proposals. The comments are overwhelmingly negative. thereload.com/americans-floo…
“This is the most arbitrary set of rules I’ve ever heard of,” one commenter said, “and you’ll just make millions of normal Americans into felons despite a complete lack of evidence that these braces are a problem.”
Gun-rights groups have begun mobilizing their members to comment against the pistol brace ban proposal. @gunpolicy and @GunOwners told me they've reached hundreds of thousands of people with their messages about the ban. thereload.com/americans-floo…
"There’s a massive grassroots effort to oppose these proposed regulations and we know our tools are being used aggressively to help spread information and awareness,” @gunpolicy's Adam Kraut told @TheReloadSite. thereload.com/americans-floo…
I reviewed dozens of public comments on the pistol brace ban. I found a wide variety of reasons people opposed it but couldn't find a single one supporting it. Read the full story for more examples of what people are saying in their public comments: thereload.com/americans-floo…
If you like this kind of independent reporting on guns, consider signing up for The Reload's free weekly newsletter! thereload.com/free-newslette…
If you want access to exclusive content, like this piece about my own public comment on the brace ban, make sure you purchase a membership today. thereload.com/heres-what-i-a…

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Stephen Gutowski

Stephen Gutowski Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @StephenGutowski

16 Jun
“There’s a massive grassroots effort to oppose these proposed regulations and we know our tools are being used aggressively to help spread information and awareness,” @gunpolicy's Adam Kraut told me of the backlash to the ATF's pistol brace ban plan. thereload.com/americans-floo…
“The change of this law, which has precedent established, without legislation or judicial oversight is not only unconstitutional, but abjectly immoral,” one commenter said. thereload.com/americans-floo…
Some were more succinct with their criticism. “Unconstitutional,” one anonymous commenter said. “SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED,” another said. thereload.com/americans-floo…
Read 6 tweets
15 Jun
Almost 37,000 comments have been submitted on the proposal to ban/register in the 5 days since it went live. They appear to be uniformly negative. I detail what some of them say here:
“This is the most arbitrary set of rules I’ve ever heard of,” said Jack Ort, “and you’ll just make millions of normal Americans into felons despite a complete lack of evidence that these braces are a problem.” thereload.com/americans-floo…
The overwhelmingly negative comments could lead to the proposal being pulled. Other controversial gun proposals have been pulled after the public comment period. thereload.com/americans-floo…
Read 4 tweets
13 Jun
The Reload Members Newsletter is out this morning. I talk about how the struggle over "assault weapons" bans is entering its end game while the fight over pistol braces is starting to heat up. Check it out here if you're already a member: thereload.com/members-newsle…
If you haven't joined yet, you can buy a membership here for access to the weekly analysis newsletter and other exclusive content: thereload.com/membership-sal…
I also talked about our Co-Founders shooting trip which went great! These pictures of me, @SDawnHeyse, and @NickFondacaro turned out fantastic. I'm considering doing more of these exclusive shoots in the future.
Read 4 tweets
11 Jun
I live in a Wawa desert and it's terrible. They're building them everywhere but where I am. It's starting to feel intentional!
Look at this hellscape.
Yes, I drove to one this morning anyway.
Read 4 tweets
10 Jun
The Virginia Delegate Who Led a 2020 Effort to Enact New Gun-Control Laws Was Soundly Defeated in This Week's Primaries thereload.com/virginia-gun-c…
Democrat Mark Levine was the sponsor of the Universal Background Check and Red Flag bills that passed in 2020 as well as the "Assault Weapons" ban that failed. He ran on his gun record in 2021 and lost two races on the same night. thereload.com/virginia-gun-c…
Levine garnered only about 11% of the vote in the Lieutenant Governor race and lost his own delegate seat in deep-blue Alexandria by more than 15 points. Just a year after leading the push to pass a collection of new gun laws, Levine is completely out of Virginia government.
Read 7 tweets
8 Jun
The ATF announced a proposal yesterday that would outlaw the vast majority of guns with stabilizing pistol braces. There are estimated to be as many as 40 million currently owned by Americans. thereload.com/biden-admins-p…
The ATF's proposal creates a point system for determining whether a gun with a brace is illegal or not. It uses objective measures like weight or length but they are often based on arbitrary decisions about whether the gun can be fired with one hand. thereload.com/biden-admins-p…
The agency gives specific examples of how they would apply the points system to braces which implies the vast majority of the 40 million already in civilian hands would be illegal. That leaves owners with few options to avoid committing a federal felony. thereload.com/biden-admins-p…
Read 11 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

:(