A new low for the Brady Campaign.
Authoritarians, conservatives especially, have a time honored tactic of renaming legislation they don't like for people they don't like. Whether it be Hillarycare, Obamacare, whatever.
One thing I have always found distressing is when tragedy is capitalized upon for political gain. Like the Right did with Terri Schiavo.
Make no mistake, I blame George Zimmerman for taking the life of Trayvon Martin. But I also blame the gun lobby, Florida’s reprehensible gun laws and the politicians that created them for allowing him to carry the gun he used to do it. In our pursuit of justice around this terrible tragedy, we have to consider what could have been done to prevent it and what can be done to prevent more tragedies like it – and we can begin by stopping the George Zimmerman Armed Vigilante Act.The words of Brady Campaign President Dan Gross, who replaced Republican Paul Helmke in the position a ways back.
But is Gross speaking here of "Stand Your Ground" laws?
No, indeed. He refers to something entirely unrelated to the Trayvon Martin murder, or indeed, to use of force at all.
Jump.