TKO-Liberty Belles Trounce "Million Moms"

Liberty Belles ^ | 3/23/02 | M. Hollenbeck

[lowbridge]

TKO-Liberty Belles Trounce "Million Moms"

by
M. Hollenbeck

You would think that a forum being held at a college in Los Angeles (arguably, but hardly so, Gun Control Capitol of the West) with the topic "Gun Ownership vs. Gun Control - Which Is Safer?" would present a safe haven for the emotional rhetoric of gun-controllers like Charles Blek and impressionable youngsters like Jennifer Mendoza.

However, when a debate is sponsored by a Libertarian group such as Students For Individual Liberty, the emotionalism that works so well with the gun-control True Believers and collegiate skulls full of mush is just so much raw meat to be tossed before hungry tigers.

L.A. Harbor College in Wilmington, California was the setting for this debate this past Wednesday, and not a chair was available. When there is the promise of podium-chewing action between the biggest anti-gun female group in America and an up-and-coming activist group that focuses on women's support of the Second Amendment, it's not likely those on the stage will outnumber their audience.

Taking the side of the Second Amendment were wife and mom Anna Zetchus Raetz, spokeswoman for Liberty Belles, and Randy Herrst of the Center For The Study Of Crime. Both came armed with confidence, statistics, and knowledge of the Constitution.

On the side of gun control were Charles Blek of the Orange County Citizens For Prevention Of Gun Violence (and wife to Million Mom March general Mary Leigh Blek) and Jennifer Mendoza, an L.A. Harbor College student in favor of gun control, armed only with emotion, sound bites, and in Miss Mendoza's case, unsourced statistics. Miss Mendoza is a very sweet, pretty young lady, but she smiled nervously throughout the proceedings and was unable to provide any backing for her claims. Mr. Blek seemed very uncomfortable with the notion that talk of his son's tragic murder by thugs with guns and a few well-placed statements on the populace's desire for more gun control laws and police support for those laws were not going to be nearly enough to make his case for "responsible gun control".

Each of the speakers were permitted about ten minutes each for opening statements.....

Rest of article here:

http://www.libertybelles.org/events/debate.htm

[lowbridge]

Anna Zetchus Raetz at podium. Charles Blek on the ropes.

[lowbridge]

AnnaZ bump!!!!!!!!!!

[lowbridge]

bump

[diotima]

BUMP! If this were any other day than Wednesday, I could have been there. ;^)

Good work Anna, thanks for writing this up Merc!

[Cyber Liberty]

My compliments to M. Hollenbeck for a well written, informative article.

[timestax]

bump !!

[backhoe]

Glad to read this. So Libertarian groups are making inroads into campuses? You probably know I'm conservative, but I view that as welcome news.

[GeronL]

I got the e-mail, good stuff

[HiJinx]

I'll second that, kudos to Hollenbeck!!
Wow! What I wouldn't have done to see this debate. Do ya suppose the gun-control movement is losing steam?
If so, it's a call for those of us on the other side of the issue to remain vigilant. They'll never totally give up!

[lowbridge]

Add to that Anna Raetz chatting up Jennifer Mendoza in her usual friendly fashion and the MMM sign-up sheet of three names for the anti-gun mailing list with two crossed off the role *after* the debate...I can well understand why Mr. Blek "would like to be anywhere else but here."

[AK2KX]

Another bump!

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

http://www.liberty-belles.org/images/debate/blekbeatsm.jpg

Of the four people in the picture above, which ONE doesn't fit the profile of a Libertarian?LOL

Congrats to Anna Z and her bunch.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Ha ha ha on myself. Let me try that again.

Of the four people in the picture above, which ONE doesn't fit the profile of a Libertarian?LOL

Congrats to Anna Z and her bunch.

[StriperSniper]

Great job All!

[weikel]

Our(conservative) women are always better looking.

[Dust in the Wind]

Great showing! Thanks ladies . . . and you also lowbridge.

[Dan from Michigan]

Add to that Anna Raetz chatting up Jennifer Mendoza in her usual friendly fashion and the MMM sign-up sheet of three names for the anti-gun mailing list with two crossed off the role *after* the debate...I can well understand why Mr. Blek "would like to be anywhere else but here."

Great work. If that's not a win, I don't know what is. When the MMM's lose two potential members after the debate, that's a win for ALL of us.

[Bob J]

Congratulations to AnnaZ! I bet she ripped their faces off!

[RaceBannon]

OUTSTANDING!! West Coast Freeper Ladies Rule!!

[Crowcreek]

I'll second that -- a very enjoyable read!

Blek's son was shot in NYC, home of the Sullivan law and birthplace of 'gun control'? Some accounts say these laws were originally passed to make certain sections of NYC safer for CRIMINALS !

BTW, are there any close-ups of AnnaZ at the podium in that blue dress?? :)