TARGETED: The Gun Control Agenda

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A Documentary Film Treatment

A BRIEF HISTORY

Guns; they’ve been an integral part of the fabric of America since even before 1776. Since their invention, guns have always been fundamental to the establishment of new nations, the sustenance of men and women, and the protection of lives, homes and property. When the Pilgrims fled tyranny and came to America they brought their families, their Bibles and their guns. With these, they helped to establish a nation built upon Biblical freedoms.

After the American Revolution, the leaders of the nation wrote a document, our Constitution, that guaranteed the protection of the Rights of the People “to keep and bear arms,” stating that that right “shall not be infringed,” with one express purpose. To make sure that the people of our new nation never had to fear tyrannical governments again, giving them the ability to always defend themselves.

THE PROBLEM

Yet one of the most pressing and hot-button legislative issues of the day is the topic of gun control. Although it isn’t a new debate, after the most recent mass shootings in Aurora, CO and Newtown, CT, laws regulating gun ownership and
Presidential executive orders restricting the Second Amendment have again risen to the forefront of American politics. These regulations, bans and laws are meant to “protect” American citizens from further threats of gun violence, but there are some questions that need to be asked.

Statistically speaking, the restriction of guns and gun ownership does not make people safer. Look at Australia; after the gun bans imposed there, armed robberies went up 69%, assaults with guns have gone up 28%, gun murders have gone up 19% and home invasions are up 21%. It seems as though gun control hasn’t succeeded there. In our nation’s capital, Washington D.C., the government enacted a gun ban in 1976. “The D.C. gun ban… prohibited anyone other than law-enforcement officers from carrying a firearm in the city. Residents were even barred from keeping guns in their homes for self-defense.1” After this ban was enacted, violent crime escalated more than 200% between 1976 and 1993. This appears to show fairly conclusively that the regulation and restriction of guns doesn’t work… especially when you compare these numbers with the statistics of a nation like Switzerland. Violent crime there is almost non-existent, with 40 gun-related homicides in 2010, as opposed to the 11,078 gun murders in the U.S.) “Although there is more per capita firepower in Switzerland than any place in the world, it is one of the safest places to be.

To the delight of Americans who support the right to keep and bear arms, Switzerland is the proof in the pudding of the argument that guns don’t cause crime.”

So the question needs to be asked. If gun control is meant to keep us safe, why hasn’t it worked? And if gun control works, shouldn’t the violent crime rates, and those specifically relating to guns, plunge? It seems that our lawmakers are intelligent enough to understand these statistics. So why don’t they?

In 1938, the Nazi regime enacted The German Weapons Act. These were some of the stipulations.

• All citizens who wished to purchase firearms had to register with the Nazi officials and have a background check

• It gave Nazis unrestricted power to decide what kinds of firearms could, or could not be owned by private persons.

• The types of ammunition that were legal were subject to control by bureaucrats.

Sound familiar? President Obama’s gun control plan includes each and every one of these measures, and then some. His executive orders and new laws aren’t meant to reduce gun violence; the gun-control legislation is about just that… control. He’s already shown himself to be a Socialist, so it should be of no surprise that he wants to take our guns. Why? Because when you disarm a citizenry, you’ve left them defenseless and without protection against tyranny. We believe that behind the President’s movement is an agenda; an agenda to disarm and enslave the American people.

THE CALL TO ACTION

This film is meant to expose that agenda, studying conclusively the motives for gun control in America, and taking a hard look at the Second Amendment, with interviews with experts in the fields of Law & Government, and experts in the gun control debate, showing that many of our legislators don’t have our safety in mind; they simply want control. And what better way to get it than to take our guns? As stated above, the Second Amendment was put in the Constitution to
guarantee Americans the right to keep and bear arms for the “protection of a Free State.” The Founding Fathers understood the concept of tyranny better than almost any others in American History. And so they should. They had lived through it, fought against it, bled because of it, and died to root it out. They wanted to secure the freedom for which they had spent themselves, for their posterity. Since 1776, generations of Americans have fought to continue to protect these freedoms, and until now, we’ve successfully defended them.

The legacy left to us continues to be one of the greatest and most crucial parts of the fabric of a free America. So when a government comes to take our freedoms, they come to destroy that legacy. We will not give up our guns, we will not give up our rights, and we will not give up our freedoms. But we as Americans have a responsibility to defend them against the onslaught of tyranny in the land, and this film will motivate viewers in some of the most fundamental ways that we can protect the freedoms that we have been blessed with.

We will encourage the viewers to become involved politically in the issue of gun control. As Edmund Burke said, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” We cannot look at the breakdown of our freedoms, and simply sit back, thinking that others will fight against tyrannies. We must think, fight and vote according to our principles, and our principles must be in line with the Constitution of the United States- the highest government in the land.

We will also urge people to purchase guns. While small, it is still a step towards advancing the reconstruction of freedom in the area of gun control. There is nothing that the Left wants less than for Americans to mobilize by voting Constitutionally, and for freedom loving Americans to keep themselves prepared by purchasing and owning firearms. And finally, the only way that we can continue to win the fight is by teaching and training the next generation in these principles. We cannot expect that there will be true change, unless the legacy of freedom continues to grow, and continues to be passed down to the next generation. This is a fight that we must win, but it can only win if we teach freedom to those that will come after us.

And as Charlton Heston said… “From my cold dead hands.”

1: https://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/how-washington-d-c-s-gun-ban-led-to-a-crime-wave-in-the-80s/
2: https://www.stephenhalbrook.com/articles/guns-crime-swiss.html/
3: https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130122064614AAVZHUM

Target Audience

There are several demographics within our target audience. We want to challenge those who have at least a minimal understanding that we as Americans have a fundamental Constitutional and moral right to bear arms. The groups that we
are targeting are as follows:

1. People that believe in the 2nd amendment, but also believe that some laws that regulate firearms and gun ownership are permissible, as long as Americans are still allowed to freely purchase and own guns. 


2. For those who see an erosion of the 2nd amendment but don’t know what to
do to stop that erosion.

3. Those who are beginning to be persuaded to an anti gun view by the media, or current events, such as mass shootings,
murders, accidental gun deaths etc.

What Will Make This Film Timely?

Gun control is in the news almost every day. The news media presents a bias against guns and works at trying to convince people to agree with them. Targeted will combat the ideology that says taking away the rights of gun owners will protect people, and reveal that instead, gun control is an agenda; an agenda about control.

What Will Make This Film Strong

Targeted will be substantiated by statistics, interviews with constitution experts, law enforcement, historians, leaders in the gun control debate, as well as showcasing the stories of real life Americans that have saved lives by having a gun. The film will have very tangible action steps for viewers to do to save not just the 2nd amendments but the entire constitution as well.

Mobilization

This film will have several pieces of the mobilization effort for our viewers to act upon, in order to uphold and fight for the liberties that we have been blessed with, and that are under attack. Through the course of this film, we will encourage people to not only talk about freedom, but to mobilize, act and engage in the battle for our freedom. There are very attainable and tangible actions that they can take to keep and fight for our liberty, freedom and the Constitution.

1. Purchase a gun.

While this is a small thing to do, it will still make a difference to purchase a gun, as this is really the antithesis of what those opposed to firearms want us to do.

2. Become a member of, and actively support the NAGR, GOA, your local and state gun organizations.

By becoming a member of a gun organization that is actively involved in non compromising efforts to keep our right to bear arms.

3. Seek out and support your public ofcials that hold to the liberties of America.

In order to keep our freedoms, we must do diligence in studying and researching political candidates that desire to uphold the law of our land, the Constitution and working to elect them in whatever ways possible.

4. Train and teach the next generation about our Constitution, freedom and liberties.

Read and understand the documents that gave us the liberties and freedoms that the US has had since it’s inception. Read true history, and shun those who would desire to revise and change the truth about America.

Working Mobilization into the Film

1. As the story of the film unfolds, questions will be asked of the viewer about the viewers involvement with the issues and the solutions.

2. All of the mobilization will be presented as a part of the solution, giving the viewer the ability to see them as attainable.

3. At some strategic locations around the country we will have film hosts with sign ups at the the showings, and a challenge that will correspond with the mobilization solutions presented in the film. This will allow people to be actively involved in the efforts, and will help to jumpstart the solutions. This can be an ongoing effort.

Production Period
Pre-Production March – November, 2013
Production December – May, 2014
Post-Production June, 2014-September 2014

Documentary/Journey Style

Targeted will be a journey documentary, following the story of an nineteen year-old filmmaker as he sets out to discover the original intent of the Second Amendment as written by our Founding Fathers, in opposition to the current trend of gun enforcement, gun bans and strict gun regulations, and exposing what our future, as Americans, might hold if the bureaucrats succeed in taking our guns. Through the course of the film, we will have testimony from experts in Constitutional law, experts in the gun control controversy, from law enforcement and from American people who love our country and our Constitution, as well as examining the successes and failures of other nations with both stricter gun control and freer gun policies.

Production Budget- (Fully Funded)

$192,385- Pre-production/equipment, staffing, marketing
$ 44,700- Production/travel
$ 22,000- Post-production/music, marketing, replication
$259,085- Total

Marketing/Distribution

1. Targeted road tour will be launched to take the films to several key locations
across the United States ending in Washington DC. The tour will have several purposes:
A. To take the message of the film to crucial locations
B. To serve as a means of marketing for the film’s release
C. To guarantee income for the film
2. Wintons Motion Pictures will launch a grassroots online campaign utilizing social
networking sites and the official “Targeted” website to raise awareness.
3. At a chosen time, Wintons Motion Pictures will find a film distributing company to
distribute the film. Wintons Motion Pictures sold there distribution rights of there first film
Rescued to Vision Video.
4. Wintons Motion Pictures will market several organization with a pro gun stance and enlist
their help in marketing. 


Estimated Length: 60-90 minutes

Finances/Funding

Targeted will work on funding in multiple ways;

1. Investors
2. Film Partners through a funding campaign
3. Official Targeted web site
4. Gun Organizations that donate money to the film

Release Projection: September 17, 2014 Constitution Day (227 years ago the Constitution was signed)

Final Statement

It is the desire of Wintons Motion Pictures to produce a compelling film that will impact American citizens, and help them to see that our current Administration, as well as anti-gun groups, have a very clear agenda in desiring to take away our Second Amendment right to bear arms. Not only will we expose that agenda for what it truly is, but we will give clear answers to help combat the tyranny in our government, and to combat those who wish to take away our right to bear arms.

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Copyright © 2013 Wintons Motion Pictures / www.targetedthemovie.com

Wintons Motion Pictures / Phone: 530-356-5235 / Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Wintons Motion Pictures
Randy Winton, Producer
Jesse Winton, Director, Writer
Erik Weir, Partner
Bill Reeves, Partner

Major Lawsuit Over Senate Race 'Shenanigans'

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Photo Credit: WNDBy James Simpson.

True the Vote, the citizens initiative pursuing “free and fair elections for all Americans,” and 13 other plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Mississippi Secretary of State and the Republican Party of Mississippi over the June 24 primary election runoff in which Sen. Thad Cochran edged tea-party challenger Chris McDaniel.

The lawsuit asks the court to grant immediate access to voting records to inspect for possible illegal voting. It asserts that “defendants failed to properly abide by federal election record maintenance and open records provisions codified in the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). Records made partially available to the plaintiffs indicated ‘double-voting’ from Democratic to Republican primaries – potentially diluting votes in violation of the Equal Protection Clause.”

The complaint explains that the National Voter Registration Act supersedes Mississippi law.

“All we are asking is that the Mississippi State Republican Party follow the law; allow their designated county representatives to inspect the poll books and ballots, give them the review time they are permitted by law, and allow them to uphold their responsibility to Mississippi voters … True the Vote has been inundated with reports from voters across Mississippi who are outraged to see the integrity of this election being undermined so that politicos can get back to business as usual. Enough is enough,” said True the Vote President Catherine Engelbrecht.

McDaniel won the June 3 state GOP primary with a margin too small (about 1,500 votes) to avoid a runoff. Cochran won the runoff with 7,000 votes, allegedly by convincing thousands of black Democrats to cross over and vote for him in the runoff.

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Democrat Pastor Accuses Thad Cochran Campaign of Vote-For-Pay Scheme

By Matthew Boyle.

Photo Credit: Gotnews.comA black Mississippi pastor has emerged to claim Sen. Thad Cochran’s (R-MS) campaign paid “thousands” of Democrats $15 each to vote in the June 24 GOP runoff – and that he was part of the scheme.

Rev. Stevie Fielder, an associate pastor at First Union Missionary Baptist Church in Meridian, Mississippi, says Cochran’s campaign “told me to offer blacks $15 each and to vote for Thad.”

Fielder, who was paid by freelance journalist Charles C. Johnson for the story, provided a new outlet launched by Johnson—GotNews.com—with four text messages from a person purporting to be Cochran campaign staffer Saleem Baird.

The messages cite an official Cochran campaign email address—[email protected]—and include detailed discussions of the campaign providing envelopes of money to distribute to people who vote.

“Send me individual names and amounts along with home address to [email protected] and I’ll have money separated in envelopes at the office waiting for you,” one message, sent three days before the runoff, says.

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The U.S. Politicos Kissing Up to Russia (Including Our Very Own…)

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Photo Credit: Maxim ShipenkovWashington’s celebration of U.S.-Russian relations quickly turned into a pity party for the Kremlin’s die-hard American apologists…

Speaker after speaker, with few exceptions, denounced American policy towards Russia, defended the actions of Vladimir Putin, and ferociously attacked anyone who disagreed with them. The discussions took place at the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, with an after party at the Embassy…

The American system was represented, by two, state-level American politicians there: Alaska Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell and Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie.

Both men were recruited to gush about the importance of U.S.-Russian relations for their respective state economies, and warn against any moves that might set those relations back. “The first question I’m always asked is can I see Russia from my house,” Treadwell joked in reference to the former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, before getting to the more serious business. “Do not forget: we are neighbors because people will be affected.” Tell that to the Ukrainians.

Ritchie took to the stage to complain about how a “U.S.-Russia Innovation” forum originally scheduled to take place in St. Paul in March was “frozen” by the State Department as a result of Russia’s invasion of Crimea. “You don’t call them and tell dinner’s off because Washington called and said, ‘cancel dinner,’” he said. Apparently, Russia’s blatant overthrow of the European security order shouldn’t interfere with Midwestern hospitality.

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WATCH: Joan Rivers Calls President “Gay,” Michelle Obama “Tr*nny”

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Asked by a street reporter whether a gay president or a female president will take office first, Rivers replied, “We already have it with Obama.”

“You know Michelle is a tr*nny,” she went on. “A transgender. We all know.”

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18 Things Happening Outside of the U.S. That Give Insight Into How Good We Have It as Americans

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Photo Credit: IJ Review Thanks to the freedoms guaranteed in our founding documents, we enjoy the one of the highest standards of living in the world, we boast the number one economy, and few of us ever have to worry about where our next meal is coming from.

Clearly, we have it great as Americans. To further illustrate how good we really have it, here is a list of 20 things happening in the world that will give you perspective on why we should be especially grateful to live in the land of opportunity and freedom.

1. In Ethiopia: Many women have to walk four to five miles per day to get something as simple as water for their families.

2. In North Korea: Owning a Bible can get you executed or deported to a labor camp.

3. In Pakistan: Since January of 2014, there have been 232 reported terrorist attacks.

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Photo Credit: IJ Review 9 of the Most Patriotic Things You Can Do To Show Your American Pride

By Caroline Schaeffer.

A Fox News poll measured what likely voters considered to be acts of patriotism. Respondents were asked about 9 activities, and while a majority of Americans said that every action is patriotic, some were considered much more “American” than others.

So… how many of these things have you done?

1. Flying an American flag: 94% of those polled said that proudly displaying the ‘Stars and Stripes’ is a true show of patriotism.

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Actor Joe Mantegna NAILS It With His Recent Comments About Guns and the Second Amendment

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Photo Credit: Guns Save LivesJoe Mantegna will be hosting his fourth season of Gun Stories on the Outdoor Channel this year, a show dedicated strictly to firearms. He recently talked to FOX411 about the show. Here are a few of his comments,

“We will be profiling what we consider fire arms that have an impact on the world – newsworthy historical significance. We do things from looking at the Walther PPK (‘James Bond’ gun) to the Teddy Roosevelt guns that he used in Africa. We cover sniper rifles and the cold pipe bomb,” Mantegna told FOX411.

“It’s like wine. There is such a variance in firearms – different manufacturers, different models and different types. Even vintages if you want to call it that.”

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Obama to Pitch Immigration at Citizenship Ceremony

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Photo Credit: Getty Images By Darlene Superville.

President Barack Obama plans to highlight a positive side of the immigration debate by presiding over an Independence Day citizenship ceremony for service members who signed up to defend the U.S. even though they weren’t American citizens.

A total of 25 members of the Armed Forces will spend the Fourth of July as American citizens after the deputy secretary for homeland security delivers the oath of allegiance at a White House ceremony on Friday.

The group includes 15 active-duty service members from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines, along with two veterans, one reservist and seven spouses, the White House said. They represent 15 countries.

The politically divisive immigration issue is earning renewed attention after the influx of tens of thousands of unaccompanied children from Central America who, under U.S. law, must be sent back across the border to their home countries. That has upset advocates of overhauling U.S. immigration policy who want Obama to allow the children to stay.

At the same time, Obama blames House Republicans for delaying action on an immigration overhaul. A comprehensive measure the Senate passed last year has been blocked by House leaders who also have done little to advance legislative proposals of their own.

citizenship ceremony

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Photo Credit: Gina Ferazzi, Los Angeles TimesProtesters gather at Murrieta to await buses of immigrants

By Tony Perry and Matt Hansen.

Protesters have gathered near the entrance to a Border Patrol facility in Murrieta, Calif., on Friday to await buses of undocumented immigrants, but whether those buses will arrive is unknown.

Unlike Tuesday when shouting, flag-waving protesters blocked three busloads of immigrants, Murrieta police Friday morning cleared the entry road.

The estimated 100 demonstrators, including those favoring the immigrants, were being restricted to a “safety zone” away from the road. Many had remained all night at the site, vowing a repeat of Tuesday’s blockade.

Authorities kept the road to the processing center clear and the protesters in check, although scuffles did break out. In total, Murrieta police arrested six people for obstructing officers including five who were detained during an afternoon altercation,

On Friday morning, one 56-year-old protester was cited for interfering with police, authorities said. Local police officers also had to step in and separate two groups of protesters who were arguing, but no one appeared to be injured or arrested following that confrontation.

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Panning in Protest: Activists Mine for Gold in Defiance of EPA Regs

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Photo Credit: ReutersThe American West was settled in part by gold miners exploring a new frontier, and now modern-day prospectors are fighting to keep that tradition alive.

A group of miners began illegally dredging for gold this week in Idaho’s Salmon River to challenge what they call federal government overreach into the waterway, Reuters reported. They are protesting regulations by the EPA that forbid suction dredging and other mining in the river in order to protect the habitat of endangered fish.

“This is the United States of America, not the ‘United State’ of America. The feds can’t come in here like storm troopers and start running our lands and rivers,” organizer John Crossman, the head of the Southwest Idaho Mining Association in Boise, told Reuters.

The EPA last year ruled that suction dredgers need permits to operate in the state. Permit regulations forbid suction dredges in streams with threatened or endangered species such as salmon, steelhead and bull trout.

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We've Crossed The Tipping Point; Most Americans Now Receive Government Benefits

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Photo Credit: CarbonNYCObamacare has pushed us over the entitlements tipping point. In 2011 some 49.2 percent of U.S. households received benefits from one or more government programs—about 151 million out of an estimated 306.8 million Americans—according to U.S. Census Bureau data released last October.

Currently, around 6 million to 7 million Americans who have signed up for Obamacare are receiving taxpayer-provided subsidies (though the administration’s numbers cannot be trusted, it’s all we have to work with). There are another 3 million who have signed up for Medicaid.

That means some 10 million Americans—or a total of about 161 million—are now getting government subsidies (though the final number might be somewhat lower since some may have been receiving benefits already).

Thus, perhaps 52 percent of U.S. households—more than half—now receive benefits from the government, thanks to President Obama. And Mr. Entitlement is just getting started. If Obamacare is not repealed millions more will join the swelling rolls of those dependent on government handouts.

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Zimbabwe President Says ‘No To Whites’ Owning Land

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Photo Credit: REUTERS / Philimon BulawayoWhites in Zimbabwe can own businesses and urban apartments but not land, according to the country’s president, Robert Mugabe, who called for the removal of white farmers in a fiery speech to a group of supporters on Wednesday.

“We say no to whites owning our land and they should go,” the 90 year-old Mugabe told the crowd, gathered in Mhangura, a farming village, according to the Christian Science Monitor.

“They can own companies and apartments…but not the soil. It is ours and that message should ring loud and clear in Britain and the United States.”

“Don’t be too kind to white farmers. Land is yours, not theirs,” Mugabe added, according to the BBC.

Mugabe’s call for black land ownership is not new, though it has become more extreme since he took power in 1980, when he called for more equality in land ownership, not outright abolition of white farm ownership.

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