Why this didn't get into the Philadelphia Inquirer I don't know, but a group of local activists with the Nation of Islam's Millions More Movement are threatening to sue the National Rifle Association. For lobbying!

On Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, the MMM [Millions More Movement] Self Defense Committee, under the direction of mosque captain Gregory Muhammad, and in conjunction with Jimmy Muhammad of the Prison Reform Ministry, held a workshop which was attended by 2,500 young people. There were prison lifers there to talk to at risk youth concerning the negative side of going to prison.

In March, the Youth Committee under the direction of Hank Wilson and Nykia Stith held a two-day event along with television's Judge Joe Mathis where again, the theme was counseling youth. Also, the Youth Committee has held an "All Safe Night Out" event every year since the shootings at Columbine. Min. Muhammad says this is an opportunity to focus entirely on the children through constructive conversation.

"I am constantly in court defending young Black men who are accused of shooting another young Black man," offers Mr. Coard. He said that there are far too many guns on the streets of Philadelphia, that is why the MMM is now working to file a lawsuit against the National Rifle Association (NRA), which has successfully lobbied to prevent any county in Pennsylvania from having anti-gun legislation.

"We are looking for survivors of victims of gun violence who will sign on to our lawsuit. The object of our lawsuit is to allow Philadelphia to finally be able to pass its own gun legislation," Mr. Coard stressed.

Both Min. Muhammad and Mr. Coard emphasized the need to declare a health emergency in Philadelphia because of the violence. Both men want safe streets in Philadelphia and are calling on Black men to 'Put It Down' [the guns], which has been a main part of Mosque No. 12's "Stop The Violence" rallies.

While violence is the Philadelphia MMM priority, there are other programs at work.

N'COBRA held a three-day Reparations town hall meeting at Temple University, under the guidance of Dr. Jeremiah Wright, Ron Johnson and Ari Morehizer. Min. Muhammad states that gentrification is also on the front burner.

And now he wants to sue the NRA, presumably because according to his logic, they're somehow guiltier than the criminal defendants he represents. I guess the argument is that by lobbying against gun control laws which would disarm citizens, the NRA is responsible for the fact that many law-abiding citizens own and can purchase legal guns. I'm assuming he thinks that when criminals violate the existing gun laws, the NRA is to blame because if the guns weren't available legally, they wouldn't be there to obtain illegally by stealing or by illegal straw purchases.

This is like saying that lobbyists for the automotive industry are responsible for auto theft, drunken driving, and criminal road rage violence. But logic has never gotten in the way of a determined activist.

While I think any lawsuit filed by MMM would be laughed out of court, I'm not sure the goal is to win the lawsuit, or even file it. I think the threat may be a publicity stunt. By making this threat, Coard gets more publicity and more clients.

Still, you never know. They might be crazy enough to actually file it.

I learned about this amazing item from Cam Edwards, who adds,

It's pretty hard to go after the 1st AND the 2nd Amendment in one fell swoop... but they're trying!

So, if you like the fact that the NRA is standing up for your freedom, help spread the word on this nonsense.