Commentary from Jarrett Stepman on The Daily Signal.com (Mar. 24):
Tens of thousands of protesters—and maybe more—gathered in Washington, D.C., and around the country Saturday to protest in favor of gun control.
The demonstrations, called the March for Our Lives, featured children calling for an end to gun violence and ultimately stricter gun control laws.
The Daily Signal hit the streets to observe the event and see what it was all about.
The following are my observations from walking through the crowd and assessing its common themes.
1) A Left-Wing Movement
It may seem painfully obvious, but it is worth noting the march in Washington was clearly a left-wing protest.
As Julie Gunlock at The Federalist noted, some parents were led to believe that the March 14 National School Walkout would be about memorializing victims of the Parkland shooting. It wasn’t.
“The real mission of the walkout is to demand Congress pass more restrictive gun laws,” Gunlock wrote.
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2) Well-Organized and Well-Funded
This was certainly one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen in Washington, D.C., and one of the most highly organized.
Clearly, staff from a huge number of activist pro-gun control organizations showed up, as would be expected, but there were also people on almost every street corner trying to register people to vote.
People carried signs from gun control groups, such as the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.
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A series of Hollywood celebrities funded the march, including Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Steven Spielberg, and others.
As BuzzFeed reported, a litany of leftist organizations and politicos got involved, including the George Soros-backed MoveOn.org, Women’s March LA, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., and, curiously, Planned Parenthood.
3) Prayer Is Out
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4) Those Who Disagree Viewed as Complicit in Murder
While the name March for Our Lives may be a coincidence, it certainly sounds similar to the March for Life, a pro-life rally that takes place each January in Washington, D.C.
Numerous signs claimed that those who back gun rights don’t care about the lives of children or are responsible for deaths.
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5) Second Amendment Seen as Problematic and Outdated
While gun control advocates have generally been cautious about outright attacking the Second Amendment, many of the protesters had no such reservations.
Some lamented that former President Barack Obama didn’t confiscate guns.
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6) Fuzzy Facts
It was clear that while many of the protesters were articulate in defending their views, they were misinformed about some of the facts surrounding the gun debate.
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7) Not a Gun-Free Zone
The March for Our Lives crowd may have wanted to disarm Americans, but the event hardly took place in a gun-free zone.
Armed police covered the streets to ensure the safety of those gathering in the nation’s capital. In fact, there were even armored military vehicles embedded within groups of protesters. [read more]
It’s nice to see the young folks are getting some fresh air instead of being on their cell phones all the time.
Seriously though, protesting is fine if you know what you are protesting about and you don’t deviate from the topic you are protesting. Otherwise, stay in inside school and learn facts and even theories—not political propaganda (ie Left-wing brainwashing) which it seems some schools are teaching nowadays.
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