Source: LWV
An anonymous individual (or individuals) left a target riddled with bullet holes on the doorstep of the Seattle-King County League Women Voters‘ Capitol Hill office over the recent holiday weekend—a message, the LWV believes, about the state chapter’s support for I-594, which would require background checks for gun sales online and at gun shows. A volunteer for the group found the target over the weekend.
… In a statement, Seattle/King County LWV president Ellen Barton said, “This apparent attempt to intimidate us will not dissuade us from our work. The League of Women Voters will continue to be a forum for dialogue, research and education on gun laws and gun violence, and we look forward to reasonable, robust dialogue in the months ahead.”
Couple of thoughts. First, if you want to persuade voters here that we don’t need mandatory background checks on all gun sales, threatening to shoot them isn’t the best way to do it.
Second, my God, what a crappy shot! I mean, look at that target—it’s all over the place! I shot better targets than that when I was 12 years old. If you’re gonna threaten a bunch of old ladies, the least you could do is use a target from somebody who actually knows how to shoot.
If anything, you’re just encouraging us to come for your guns, now that we know you couldn’t hit the side of a barn. Just sayin’.
Old ladies shoot about that well.
Just sayin’.
Looking at the accuracy, I’d say this is a yet another false flag from a freedom-hating leftist.
Anyone else remember when the LWV didn’t involve itself in partisan positions?
@ 1
My grandma shot < 3.0 MOA until she was in her 70s, with iron sights. When she dies I get the Griswold & Gunnison Revolver. It's still in fireable condition.
re 2 — “Looking at the accuracy, I’d say this is a yet another false flag from a freedom-hating leftist.”
“…another false flag…”? Name a few others.
Looks like birdshot to me.
Joshua R. Poulson @ 2,
Whenever I hear someone seriously using the phrase “false flag,” I can’t help but think, “that person is a fucking nutbagger.”
It must be a false flag operation, no gun owner would descend to such tactics.
@6, maybe he means a phallus flag. I bet he’s implying that it was done by the city of Baltimore. Makes as much sense as anything else.
pathetic…. Author, how is a target with holes in it considered a threat? what a pathetic attempt at journalism. a great example of yellow journalism though… readers, look that up. it’s the same thinking that took your weed away. wake up America.
@9….
You and your Gun Fetish Death Cult are the ones who are pathetic.
You have to show everyone that you have a big dick…or you ARE a big dick or whatever.
Fuck you.
@9 “how is a target with holes in it considered a threat?”
Depends on the context. Under the circumstances described here, it certainly could be construed as an implied threat to shoot the staff of that office. What matters is not how you interpret it, but how the county prosecutor and ultimately a jury interprets it, if the perps are caught.
Interestingly, just when many of our fellow bloggers had given up (un)SP for dead, Ron Hebron posts a new article over there; and, guess what, its subject is criticizing a Democratic candidate for the 4th congressional district House seat for a campaign aid depicting the candidate blowing away a symbolic elephant with a shotgun. Hebron accuses Beltran, the Democratic candidate, of taking “a shot at his opponent.” Btw, that’s not quite accurate. Beltran, at most, took a shot at a caricature of the Republican Party. Not the same thing. Hey, I’m not justifying it; but if our friend @9 sees nothing wrong with leaving a target with holes in it on the doorstep of a LWV office, then he shouldn’t have a problem with Beltran’s campaign ad video, either. How about it, kiddo?
Given the intensity of today’s politics, and the nutjobs out there, I just don’t think anything depicting or suggestive of shooting one’s political opponents, however humorous or tongue-in-cheek, is a good idea. It might give the wrong people the wrong idea.
Every weekend there is a Newtown Connecticut happening in Rahmbo’s Chicago! IT used to be Houston, Tx. Why are these always happening in cities ruled by DUMMOCRETINS?
Where are HA DUMMOCRETINS on this? No one ever brings up inner city crime it’s just the Aurora Colorado’s and Newtown Connecticut’s and we know they were from crazy people.
Nuff said!