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Lunacy: NSSF Head Unleashes On Everytown’s Brand New ‘Gun Safety Training’ Initiative
NSSF criticizes Everytown's new gun safety training program as hypocritical
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✍️By ZRIntel Editorial Team📍N/A
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has lambasted Everytown For Gun Safetys latest initiative, Train Smart, which aims to offer gun safety training for firearm owners. NSSFs Senior Vice President, Larry Keane, ridiculed the idea of an anti-gun organization like Everytown promoting gun safety, citing the organization's long history of advocating for stricter gun control and restrictions. Keane humorously pointed out the irony of a group that seeks to disarm Americans suddenly offering courses to help them use firearms safely. The Train Smart initiative includes several segments like The Smart Guide to Buying a Gun, which supposedly educates prospective gun buyers on responsible firearm ownership. Keane, however, questions the sincerity of Everytowns intentions, suggesting that this initiative is just another step in their broader agenda to push for more stringent gun laws, including mandatory firearm registration and restrictions on gun ownership. The core of Keanes criticism stems from the groups fundamental opposition to gun ownership rights. He points out that Everytown has historically supported numerous restrictive measures such as waiting periods, bans on certain types of firearms, and efforts to mandate gun storage. According to Keane, the Train Smart program, instead of promoting responsible gun ownership, could ultimately lead to policies aimed at stripping Second Amendment rights from American citizens. This viewpoint highlights the hypocrisy that many in the firearms community see when an organization that wants to restrict gun ownership suddenly takes on the role of teaching gun safety. Keanes comments emphasize that Everytown is far from a neutral party in the gun debate, and its motivations for offering gun safety training are questionable at best. Keane doesnt hold back in his critique. He asserts that the initiative is not truly about teaching safe gun use but rather about advancing the organizations broader political agenda. Everytown, he claims, has long advocated for disarmament measures that include banning guns, restricting gun access for young adults, and even promoting firearm registries, actions that run contrary to the principles of gun ownership and personal freedom. This irony has not gone unnoticed, as many firearm advocates see Everytown's shift toward safety training as a mere smokescreen for its anti-gun activism. Additionally, Keane questions the credibility of the content in the training initiative. For instance, one of the courses, titled The Smart Guide to Buying a Gun, is intended to inform prospective gun buyers on topics like the basics of gun ownership, secure storage, and understanding safety protocols. However, many in the gun community are skeptical of any training program coming from an organization that supports policies that undermine the very right to own a firearm in the first place. Keane wonders if the ultimate goal of such programs is to convince gun owners to voluntarily give up their firearms or support even stricter gun control policies. Despite the skepticism, Everytowns Train Smart initiative has been marketed as a way to elevate the standards for gun ownership and make firearms safer in homes across the country. However, its not clear whether this program will be successful in achieving its goals, given the long-standing political divides between the organization and the pro-gun community.