Dissident Project Launches + AB 2571 Already Hurting Youth Outdoor Sports
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Support the Dissident Project
I just (literally) returned from the launch party of Young Voices’ new project, Dissident Project, in Washington, D.C.
The event was also sponsored by Job Creators Network Foundation.
What’s the Dissident Project? Here’s an explainer:
Here at the Dissident Project, we specially train our speakers to address student audiences. They have all undergone a rigorous audition process and training program to prepare them to communicate effectively with students of high school and college age.
Our speakers have wide-ranging experience communicating their experiences and their ideas in a powerful but compassionate way. They have mastered the art of covering difficult, complex topics sensitively for young audiences. Some have been speaking to student audiences for years and have even appeared on media outlets including CNN and Fox News.
The Dissident Project provides high schools with access to informed, intelligent perspectives on how authoritarianism takes hold, what happens when it does, and what America can learn from current and former socialist states around the world.
I’m glad my fishing trip in Coastal Virginia was pushed back to Sunday so I didn’t have to miss this. (More on this later.)
I’m very proud of my friend Daniel DiMartino and everyone involved with Dissident Project. As a daughter of Lithuanian refugees who fled the USSR, I’m totally on board with this project and hope you join me in following/supporting them too.
New CA Gun Control Bill Already Displacing Youth from Shooting Sports, Hunting
A new California gun control law geared towards “stopping” firearms advertising to minors is already having a negative impact on youth shooting sports and hunting in the Golden State.
In June, the legislature approved Assembly Bill 2571—a bill allegedly aimed at stopping gun violence in response to the horrific Uvalde, Texas, mass shooting.
AB 2571 prohibits “a firearm industry member, as defined, from advertising or marketing any firearm-related product, as defined, in a manner that is designed, intended, or reasonably appears to be attractive to minors.” If anyone is found in violation of the statute, the civil penalty is $25,000 for each violation.
Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) proudly signed the bill into law and declared, “Those who are backing this industry can no longer market to our children. The idea that we even have to do this is ridiculous.”
“This law by the way goes into effect immediately. Because decent human beings, people with common sense, know that we should not be allowing this kind of disgusting marketing to go on another day.”
Unsurprisingly, the legislation won’t deter crimes involving firearms. Instead, it’s expected to trample on lawful gun advertising, which is protected under the First Amendment. Additionally, the law is already forcing youth organizations to disband.
Movers and Shakers
Congratulations are in order for three very cool women in media.
First, seasoned communications professional Farahn Morgan - most recently communications director for Virginia Majority Leader Terry Kilgore - will begin a new job with RealClear Politics as their Director of Digital Marketing.
Second, Fox News at Night host Shannon Bream was announced as the Fox News Sunday host. She’ll begin hosting duties on September 11, 2022.
Third, Christina Pushaw - press secretary to Governor Ron DeSantis - announced she’s leaving her post to join the Governor’s 2022 re-election team as his Rapid Response Director.
Join me in congratulating Farahn, Shannon, and Christina on their new posts!
ICYMI
Articles/ commentary/media appearances from the past week.
Montana Talks with Aaron Flint - June 2022 (KBUL Newstalk)
Va. Ratepayers to Front Costs for $9.8B Offshore Wind Farm (Townhall)
Mismanagement Plagues Biden’s Forest Service (IWF)
Non-Union Job Wages Far Outpacing Union Wages (IWF)
The Ben Shapiro Radio Mention Show - 8/9/2022
The Nevada Independent cites my January 2022 interview with Nevada Senatorial candidate Adam Laxalt
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—Gabriella