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Posted on 07/11/2024 5:54:27 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Over 10 million American gun owners have abstained from registering to vote in the upcoming presidential election—a move that could significantly benefit President Joe Biden if left unaddressed.
Gun owners of America, unite—or lose your right to own guns for good.
A stunning 10 million gun owners and hunters are not registered to vote in 2024, according to the grassroots organization Vote4America—a potentially dire statistic for the Republican vote overall.
Such a large voter bloc could easily secure former President Donald Trump a landslide victory—and defend the Second Amendment for years to come from the radical left—but gun owners have a sad history of being vocally active on social media and quiet at the polls.
“You know, it’s an amazing thing. People that have guns, people that legitimately have guns, they love guns and they use guns for the right purpose, but they tend to vote very little and yet they have to vote for us,” Trump said in May, and he’s right.
“If we could convert 2 percent of all licensed hunters and get them to vote, GOP would win in a landslide,” said Baker Leavitt, an adviser to Vote4America on the District of Conservation podcast.
In recent years, numerous gun control initiatives at both state and federal levels have left law-abiding gun owners vulnerable. Biden’s federal government has been relentless in its overreach, while fear-driven legislation from Democrat lawmakers in blue states has put gun owners in a precarious position.
Fortunately, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority—a boon from Trump’s first four years in office—has consistently supported the rights of law-abiding, gun-owning Americans, further highlighting the importance for gun owners to elect a president who will appoint conservative justices committed to upholding constitutional rights.
“Millions of everyday people who love America aren’t registered to vote because they either believe their vote doesn’t count or the system is rigged. Our goal is to make sure these people know that voting matters. The issues people worry about—attacks on personal freedoms, our crime problem, skyrocketing inflation—are all impacted by the people we put in office,” Stephen Aaron, Founder of Perspective Strategies and partner of Vote4America, told Restoration News.
Key States in 2024
An analysis of voter data reveals significant gaps in voter registration across several key states.
Pennsylvania has 515,277 unregistered gun owners, while Michigan and North Carolina each have 370,000. Georgia has 350,000 unregistered gun owners, and Wisconsin has 338,000.
If gun owners begin voting, the numbers would undoubtedly favor Republicans.
https://x.com/Women4GunRights/status/1805279869971861703
Data on gun ownership by political affiliation shows that most gun owners are Republicans. Among Republicans, 48 percent own a gun and 66 percent live in a household with a gun. In contrast, only 20 percent of Democrats report owning a gun.
Trump, aware of the significant gap between gun owners and voters, urged gun owners to vote after receiving an endorsement from the National Rifle Association (NRA) in May.
“We’ve got to get gun owners to vote,” Trump said in Minnesota. “I think you’re a rebellious bunch. But let’s be rebellious and vote this time.”
The U.S. Concealed Carry Association for Saving Lives Action Fund (USCCA-FSL Action Fund) is also sounding the alarm to alert potential voters that their rights are not safe.
“One sizable voter bloc that can and should significantly impact the elections is law-abiding gun owners,” said USCCA-FSL Action Fund Chairman of the Board & Executive Director Katie Pointer Baney. “The gap between Second Amendment advocates and detractors is growing wider by the day.”
Baney also pointed out the surge in new gun owners from all walks of life as a signifier that U.S. voters “want to see their fundamental rights protected.”
If Biden is reelected, his continued siege on gun owners will undoubtedly endure.
Automatic Voter Registration
Since 2008, the Left has strategically implemented numerous 501(c)(3) charities to identify and register tens of millions of new Democrat voters across the country.
Restoration News estimates this organized web of groups have access to upwards of $500 million each year to register new Democrats based on demographics. So why not do the same for gun owners?
In Virginia, Democrats enacted an automatic voter registration (AVR) law in 2019—allowing residents to opt into voting while changing their license or completing any other ordinary activity at the DMV. But other states have more malicious approaches.
In Alaska, any resident who applies for the Permanent Fund Dividend is automatically registered to vote. They must manually opt out if they are not interested.
Why not fight fire with fire? When a gun owner purchases a firearm, why isn’t there an option to register to vote?
Democrats are leading the charge on AVR and it’s about time Republicans fight back. Of the 24 states that allow AVR, 17 of them are the result of Democrat bills. Three of the states are the result of ballot initiatives backed by leftist “dark money” groups.
The left will fight against any initiative that allows gun owners to be automatically registered, as it plays against their goal of only registering voters who are Democrat. This was previously seen in West Virginia when a collection of Republican lawmakers introduced an AVR bill that added photo ID voting requirements.
To no surprise, Democrats shot the initiative down.
Even if Republicans aren’t playing into the Democrat-led initiative to allow AVR, it is important that voters know the significant impact they can have by registering to vote and heading to the polls.
If gun owners are able to step up their voting statistics, Trump will undoubtedly take Biden in November.
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If anyone knows one of these non voting gun owners, please twist their arms to register and then to vote. Especially in swing states.
A lot of Fudds.
It’s been suggested that voter registration booths be set up at every gun show. I don’t know if that’s happening. Churches also should be registering.
They probably perceive registering Republican to be registering GOPe and find that distasteful. The goal is to get them registered and get them to vote. It is not to get them to register GOP.
Register them Independent if that will induce them to sign on the dotted line. It’s important to understand that they are right. The GOPe has voted to increase debt ceilings. These gun owners don’t want to be a part of that organization. How could they?
Register them Independent.
with one of the Supreme Court Justice’s absolute belief (sotomayor) that the 2nd Amendment does NOT mean what it clearly states, “The Right of the PEOPLE to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED”, these United States of America are under an inherent threat at every moment of losing more and more of guaranteed American Rights at the hands of ideologues sitting in the seat of judges that have NO CARE about your rights but only service to the radical Marxist agenda to make America into what it was never MEANT to be...a communist hellhole. “elections have consequences and then everyone suffers the consequences” has BETTER be on the mind of every single American who cherishes their freedom. IF you refuse to get off of your lazy a—es, no matter WHAT your reason is, YOU WILL BE COMPLICIT in the freedoms we WILL lose because of YOU! this isn’t rhetoric...it’s real life consequences.
Ironclad until Dems get control of the Supreme Court.
Until 2008, the Supreme Court had never said their was a Constitutional right for private citizens to own firearms. If libs become the majority on the Court again, we’ll be back to the idea that the 2nd Amendment doesn’t apply to private citizens.
Democrats who own guns and vote for Dems should be ashamed.
I don’t usually associate with morons, but I’ll BOLO.
So the Great Herding of the Single Issue Voters has begun - I guess I’m old enough that I’ve come to the point I don’t see any news or opinion item in an election year as anything but manipulation and gaslighting.
I know a couple of them, to a person, their reason is what does it matter anymore, especially after the 2020 steal? They will NEVER give up their guns, ever. I wish they’d vote, but like them, if this election is stolen again, I’m done.
Our county GOP has been present at gun shows recently.
I’m giving a rifle to a relative. Both of us gotta go into a gun shop, fill out a form and they hold the rifle for 10 days-waiting period.
Meh. No one needs a court to say what is already plainly written.
If the constitution says “Thou shalt do A”
And a thug in a black dress says “No, thou shalt not do A, but B”
Then you have a thug problem, not so much a Constitution problem.
They’re solved differently.
*Democrats who own guns and vote for Dems should be ashamed.*
Remember the late columnist Carl Rowan? There’s more than a few of them out there.
You should have given it to them 10 years ago. I heard a guy just did that a couple weeks ago.
The 15+ million illegals that have poured into the country in the past 3 years are the bigger issue
Well, that and the ballot box stuffing operations dems use nation wide
ABSOLUTELY gun owners should be registered! I can understand the rationale for being “off the grid”, but WE NEED THOSE VOTES!
As an aside, the USCCA is a great organization! I have been a member now for a number of years.
THEY ARE WHAT THE NRA SHOULD HAVE BEEN….
https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/
I’d ask them:
“Imagine yourself in your apartment and you hear the banging on the door downstairs, then the sound of troops running up the stairs at 2am. You know they are coming for you. Imagine what your choices are, you have your pistol in hand. It just got real.”
“Now, at this moment, do you wish that you could go back and do something, anything at all no matter how ineffective you thought it was at the time, to get you out of this situation?”
“Do your future self a solid, moron.”
Churches would lose their tax exempt status.
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