By Steve Davis, President
Guns Save Life
One of my biggest character flaws is a flammable temper. So it should be no surprise to you readers that I was extremely irate when I learned that Springfield Armory and Rock River Arms withdrew their opposition to SB.1657 dealer licensing in exchange for favorable treatment. My blood pressure not only surged to 535 over 312, but expletives flowed off my tongue, and vindictive thoughts of poverty and bankruptcy beamed forth from my mind in the direction of these two firms.
However, sixty-some years of life have taught me that my temper cannot be trusted to render a good judgement. After a cooling off period, reconsideration is warranted. First, what has happened behind the scenes with Springfield lobbying may not be as clear cut as it appears. Knowing the smelly legislative process as I do it's possible that either Rock River Arm, Springfield Armory, or both of them were hoodwinked by the rabidly anti gun Sen. Harmon – or by a lobbyist gone rogue.
Second, does it serve the Second Amendment Movement to do our best to undercut what up until now has been two staunch supporters against the anti gun movement? Always remember that managing the coalition of hunters, trap shooters, target shooters, self-defense advocates, and manufacturers against gun control is very difficult. The diverse interests of the radical leftist groups and gun-hating politicians like Sen. Harmon, Mayor Emanuel, and Nobody Bloomberg will always do their best to exploit our diversity with a divide and conquer strategy.
As the President of Guns Save Life, I have to advocate outside my temper and urge continued organizational support of all our coalition partners. Corporations make decisions which have marketing consequences. However, I think we always need to remember that Cullerton, Madigan, Harmon, Emanuel, and Bloomberg are our real opponents and that we cannot let them win by a divide and conquer strategy.
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