them that guns aren't needed to be a man, guns aren't needed to fight off scary Black or Brown people, guns in homes are more likely to be used for spousal abuse than defending the home, daddy is not cool because he has a bunch of guns, etc.
Comments about NRA Eddie Eagle Program for Kids by people who aren't enamored with guns and/or believe the NRA is not an organization designed to promote guns to adults, kids, racists, and the like:
"On the [Eddie Eagle NRA] website, the NRA asserts that the Eddie Eagle program “makes no value judgments about firearms,” yet describes guns as “part of everyday life. . . like swimming pools, electrical outlets, & matchbooks.” The NRA fails to mention, of course, that guns are far more lethal than these other everyday objects, and that children are routinely protected from pools by fences, outlets by outlet covers, and matches by parents keeping them out of reach—not by teaching children a jingle about running away and getting a grown-up. . . . . .
"Finally, the NRA asserts that because Eddie Eagle and his friends don’t touch the gun, there is “no promotion of firearm ownership or use,” yet the video depicts a number of scenarios in which guns are present—including a mother carrying a concealed weapon in her purse.
"No, Eddie doesn’t touch a gun, but maybe his mom and dad have one. Maybe Mom carries one in her purse—I bet he can’t wait to find out (but better wait until Mom isn’t looking!). And when he’s a grown-up, he can get a gun, too. After all, they’re as common as swimming pools, outlets, and matchbook covers.
"My review of the snazzy new Eddie Eagle gun safety program? It hasn’t changed in its message, and I’m sure it hasn’t changed in its ineffectiveness. Some things never change—like the lethality of guns in the hands of curious and impulsive children. . . . . ."
http://www.bradycampaign.org/blog/why-the-nras-repackaged-eddie-eagle-program-still-doesnt-reach-kids
The program for kids is propaganda designed to teach kids gun toters are normal, when only 7% of adults need a gun strapped to their body to walk down the street. You guys think that's normal, it's not. 93% of us do fine without a gun in our pants to go to the store.
No wonder ads like this work with gunners:
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