But Heather Martens is a little like Nick Coleman; beating up on her has become so ingrained, it’s hard to know when to stop.<\/p>\n
Anyway – this is what’s currently on “Protect” MN’s homepage<\/a>.\u00a0 Good luck.<\/p>\n Dear Friend,<\/p>\n Protect Minnesota board president Joan Peterson testified against legalizing silencers in Minnesota in 2015. Men openly carrying guns heckled Protect Minnesota representatives during their testimony. Click here to donate<\/a>.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Lie #1<\/strong>. \u00a0No, they didn’t. \u00a0Ask the Capitol Police, who constantly commend the state’s Freedom activists’ impeccable behavior.<\/p>\n Fact<\/strong>: \u00a0Joan Peterson has a long, grotty history engaging in perfectly civil conversations with perfectly civil freedom advocates – and then turning around and telling people the freedom advocates were abusive or nasty. \u00a0There are witnesses.<\/p>\n Now, back to Heather:<\/p>\n The recent gun tragedies underscore how essential it is to work for a future where our kids won’t live in fear of gun violence.\u00a0In 2015, we made progress toward that future, and with your support, we can build on our momentum in 2016.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Lie #2<\/strong>: \u00a0Well, sure – “we” did. \u00a0But not “Protect” MN or the “Gun safety movement. \u00a0Oh, crime dropped fast, as millions of new firearms entered circulation. \u00a0But the gun grabbers lost every legislative battle in Minnesota, even with Michael Bloomberg’s millions lavishly backing them. \u00a0And “Protect” Minnesota was so impotent, even the Bloombergs cut them loose, and whomever calls the shots is in the process of cutting Heather loose<\/a> after years of ineptitude.<\/p>\n Please make a year-end donation today to help us continue our work<\/a><\/b>.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n In 2015, we held off efforts to allow people to carry loaded guns in public without first having to get a permit and background check.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Lie #3<\/strong>; \u00a0No, they didn’t. \u00a0While a “constitutional carry” bill was submitted, “Protect” MN had virtually nothing to do with its death in committee. \u00a0 The push for it was largely symbolic, since with a DFL governor and Senate it was never going to pass anyway.<\/p>\n We successfully advocated for a state law prohibiting the “straw” purchase of guns, in which a person with a clean record buys a gun for a prohibited person.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Lie #4<\/strong>: \u00a0Right. \u00a0They did. \u00a0With the full cooperation of all the gun rights organizations that matter in this state<\/em>. \u00a0The existing law was inadequate. \u00a0And it was the gun rights groups –\u00a0not the hapless Martens and her impotent organization<\/em> – that did the heavy lifting.<\/p>\n In 2016, a critical election year, we need your support to get the word out about the extremism of the gun lobby, <\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Lie #5<\/strong>: \u00a0The human rights movement, as shown in recent polls<\/a>,\u00a0is\u00a0<\/em>the mainstream. \u00a0The grabbers are the extreme, supported only by a thin residue of crazies and a bunch of money from “progressives” with deep pockets.<\/p>\n and about the effectiveness of gun safety policies — such as background checks before all gun sales.\u00a0<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/org2.salsalabs.com\/o\/5610\/c\/237\/images\/JPeterson42015.JPG\")
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