The NRA and other gun rights groups get demonized by anti-gunners for donating to candidates and efforts to defeat gun control laws on statewide ballots. They accuse these organizations of buying outcomes and politicians, even as they ignore the fact that they do the same thing.
Over the years, we’ve seen anti-gun organizations actually outspend the NRA time and time again, even while crying about bought-and-paid-for politicians.
Well, if we’re going to play that game, then anti-Second Amendment organizations just foisted a gun control measure on Maine that was also bought and paid for.
Fast forward to Nov. 4 of this year, and gun-ban advocates finally got what they wanted. Despite that fact that important voices across the political spectrum, from Governor Janet Mills to Governor Paul LePage, advised voters to oppose Question 2, the problematic measure passed with nearly 63% approval. About 306,000 people voted for the measure, compared to 180,000 who voted against it.
If you wonder exactly how that happened, look no further than the money trail. According to a report at ammoland.com, anti-gun groups spent 12-times more money to get the scheme passed than pro-gun groups spent trying to defeat the proposal.
Citing Ballotpedia, ammoland.com reported that supporters of red flag laws raised $1,041,090.81 and spent $974,220.84 on their campaign. The pro-2A forces took in $103,919.23 and spent $81,393.23.
Ultimately, the gun-ban advocates raised 10-times as much and spent 12-times as much as pro-gun organizations. In fact, the group Giffords single-handedly spent more on pushing the law than pro-gun advocates raised for the election.
Of course, anti-gun proponents of the initiative were quick to take credit. And given the amount of money they spent getting the measure passed, it was probably well deserved.
Again, it’s funny how it’s only bad when the pro-gun side does it, ain’t it?
Anti-Second Amendment groups through a staggering amount of money at the campaign, and ultimately got what they wanted. A red flag law in pretty blue Maine might not seem like such a big win, but you have to remember that voters there had already rejected one red flag law already. It was a significant setback for anti-gunners because it negated their claims that red flag laws were so popular.
If a blue state rejects it, why should anyone else support it?
Now, that’s a moot point. Maine passed it, and anti-gunners can keep on crowing about how popular the measure supposedly is, without that hanging over their heads.
But when you outspend your opponent by more than 10 to 1, you’d better win.
I find it disappointing that the effort to defeat the measure didn’t bring in more money, but with the campaigns in New Jersey and Virginia, that probably split a lot of the money available. In theory, that should have done the same for the other side, but as we can see, that didn’t seem to be much of a problem for them.
They spent a buttload of money, but will continue to pretend that it’s perfectly acceptable when they spend like that, but will call any donation by anyone pro-gun for a pro-gun cause a case of buying an election.
If spending more than $10 for every buck your opposition spends isn’t buying the election, then what is?
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