barnbwt
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Apparently good 'ol "no compromises" supposed gun rights huckster Dudley Brown (of NAGR, RMGO, and many others) has set up shop in Austin, TX, under the name "Texas Gun Rights."
Like every other iteration of the same grift, the game is backbiting all the serious/established players actually working and achieving progress on the gun rights front, claiming they are intentionally slow-walking or blocking more aggressive measures, and the Brown organization valiantly resisting these corrupt half-measures (as though they even have a seat at the negotiating table). Also a good dose of completely off-topic "conservative" political issues are routinely sprinkled in so as to gin up as much donor excitement as possible. Very lucrative gambit during the Obama years.
The game is to attract the attention of the most passionate/impatient among us, in the hopes that this translates into a greater desire to donate. The practical effect is an increase in the internal discord and signal-to-noise ratio of gun rights efforts, and more than once, spoiling of carefully negotiated beneficial legislation during its critical phase. At which point the Brown group declares "victory" despite accomplishing nothing but further delay/denial of its members' gun rights.
The fact their homepage has the following quote (remember, this is a Texas-specific group);
"Gun owners’ rights have been slipping away in the past few decades."
Shows what an utter, laughable joke of a con this is, since gun rights are in the best place they've been here in many decades. Only some carpet-bagger from up north would even think such nonsense. Important gun rights groups are springing up in the Lone Star State as we take back what was stolen over a century ago, but so are guys like these that are simply parasites that do nothing but divert precious resources from groups like TSRA (and even the NRA) that have a much stronger record of actually achieving results. Which is why I felt compelled to put together this PSA.
These guys are claiming governor Abbot has 'betrayed' us for not making Constitutional Carry a priority this session (as though it's even up to him), despite the fact he's helped us drop the permit fee enormously, signed permitted open carry, campus carry, and even normalized NFA item rules with the feds. And IIRC stated he would sign Constitutional Carry were it passed by congress. So spiteful as to be a rather obvious ploy for attention & money. Please don't donate to these shysters.
TCB
Like every other iteration of the same grift, the game is backbiting all the serious/established players actually working and achieving progress on the gun rights front, claiming they are intentionally slow-walking or blocking more aggressive measures, and the Brown organization valiantly resisting these corrupt half-measures (as though they even have a seat at the negotiating table). Also a good dose of completely off-topic "conservative" political issues are routinely sprinkled in so as to gin up as much donor excitement as possible. Very lucrative gambit during the Obama years.
The game is to attract the attention of the most passionate/impatient among us, in the hopes that this translates into a greater desire to donate. The practical effect is an increase in the internal discord and signal-to-noise ratio of gun rights efforts, and more than once, spoiling of carefully negotiated beneficial legislation during its critical phase. At which point the Brown group declares "victory" despite accomplishing nothing but further delay/denial of its members' gun rights.
The fact their homepage has the following quote (remember, this is a Texas-specific group);
"Gun owners’ rights have been slipping away in the past few decades."
Shows what an utter, laughable joke of a con this is, since gun rights are in the best place they've been here in many decades. Only some carpet-bagger from up north would even think such nonsense. Important gun rights groups are springing up in the Lone Star State as we take back what was stolen over a century ago, but so are guys like these that are simply parasites that do nothing but divert precious resources from groups like TSRA (and even the NRA) that have a much stronger record of actually achieving results. Which is why I felt compelled to put together this PSA.
These guys are claiming governor Abbot has 'betrayed' us for not making Constitutional Carry a priority this session (as though it's even up to him), despite the fact he's helped us drop the permit fee enormously, signed permitted open carry, campus carry, and even normalized NFA item rules with the feds. And IIRC stated he would sign Constitutional Carry were it passed by congress. So spiteful as to be a rather obvious ploy for attention & money. Please don't donate to these shysters.
TCB
