Keyboard parasites—often called keyboard warriors—are at it again, trying to tear down the Idaho Second Amendment Alliance.
(Prefer to watch or listen to my full rebuttal? Scroll to the end or click here.)
Normally, I advise ignoring people who spend their time screaming into the social media void. Focus on your mission. Let the noise fade. But once in a while, a response is warranted—especially when lies are being spread by so-called conservatives.
This will be the one time I deal with this nonsense, as a warning to conservatives that the establishment is up to new tactics, and in this case, it’s using people perceived to be on your side to do their attacks against us. You know, the stuff the media, liberal activists, and RINOs have been doing for years.
After this article and video, I have too much work to do to worry about it any longer.
The Latest Smear Campaign
One self-proclaimed conservative on X (formerly Twitter) recently posted this nonsense:
This gal, along with another named Lauren—who openly said she wants the ISAA to collapse—has resorted to lies and half-truths. They won’t succeed, but I want to show you just how far they’ll go.
Let’s start with the claim that ISAA isn’t fighting the National Firearms Act (NFA). That’s absurd.
Gun owners who’ve followed us for years know we’ve always opposed the NFA. Always. The NFA is unconstitutional.
In fact, we’ve actively supported H.R. 335, sponsored by Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO), which aims to dismantle the NFA. We’ve emailed our members, urged Idaho’s congressional delegation to support H.R. 335, posted updates, and urged support for the bill to the general public.
You can see some evidence of our work and support of the lawsuit against the NFA here, here, here, and here, as examples.
The Pivot: “You’re Not Listed in the Lawsuit!”
After we debunked Brandy’s lie, she and Lauren pivoted: “Well, ISAA isn’t listed in the lawsuit!”
This is a classic liberal tactic. Get caught in a lie, then change the subject.
It’s why you shouldn’t waste time on keyboard parasites most of the time. Shifting goalposts is their specialty.
For context: national gun groups like the NRA, GOA, and SAF don’t typically invite smaller, local organizations into their lawsuits—unless the case originates in that group’s home state. And ISAA doesn’t have the funds to launch a federal lawsuit on our own, so we fight where and how we can.
And BTW, the ISAA is hyper-focused on our home state and protecting the right to keep and bear arms here. Which, for the record, you will not find a single national gun group doing what we do for Idaho’s gun owners. And that’s fine. They are focused on the more nationwide stuff, and we are focused on local politics.
But Brandy’s original claim was that we weren’t in the fight. We are. She just didn’t bother to research it. She pivoted again, focusing on our lack of involvement in the lawsuit, but then decided that approach didn’t have traction, so she pivoted again.
The $93,000 Lie
Over the last few weeks, Brandy claimed ISAA paid a “director” $93,000 to do nothing. That’s false.
ISAA has no salaried director—only me, as President. The funds in question went to a vendor, Midwest Freedom Enterprises (MFE), to handle administrative work (such as social media posting, loading up emails, editing videos, writing copy, and so many other day-to-day tasks) direct mail, and donor support.
In fact, the direct mail program alone was probably 40% of that cost to MFE, if I had to estimate. If you have never run a direct mail (snail mail) program, then you would not understand how spendy it is. Now, we always bring in more donations than the program costs, but it still costs a lot of money to operate.
Our outreach tool (CiviClick) was also a huge chunk of that expense. It’s thousands of dollars, but allows us to mobilize gun owners quickly and efficiently.
The bottom line is, running a non-profit isn’t easy, or cheap, if you want to be effective and efficient. The ISAA has always looked for ways to make your lives easier as our activists and donors. And we always do everything we can to be great stewards of your donations.
MFE was far more affordable than any local alternative, and they raised more money for ISAA that year than they cost us. We disclosed the relationship on IRS documents because Aaron Dorr, MFE’s owner, briefly served on our board. That’s called transparency.
The truth? We saved money, gained support, and followed the rules. But Brandy and Lauren won’t mention that—because it doesn’t fit their narrative.
For 12 of ISAA’s 13 years, I’ve run the organization almost entirely on my own. I often work 14-hour days. On top of that, I also run Idaho Dispatch solo. “Busy” doesn’t begin to describe my day-to-day life.
We parted ways with MFE at the end of 2023. Today, the ISAA is back to being run by me, with help from my wife Kristin, who sacrifices countless hours to keep us going strong.
“But What About the Dorrs?!”
I’ve known the Dorrs for years. I don’t know the ins and outs of their operations. Some people love them. Some hate them. That’s politics.
My style is different. They’d probably tell you that themselves.
Ultimately, we wanted to bring our admin work back home and keep things local. Other than our website and bookkeeping, Kristin and I do everything.
It’s exhausting—but necessary to cut costs and stay true to our grassroots mission.
Final Thoughts
Brandy, Lauren, and their keyboard parasite crew will keep attacking the ISAA. That’s fine. Just ignore the noise.
If you have questions, ask me directly. That’s what I expect from genuine conservatives, allies, and donors.
But Brandy and Lauren didn’t do that. They just started attacking—and lying.
The only other possibility is that Lauren and Brandy lie to get clicks and, in turn, get paid for their engagement on X. Don’t believe me? Lauren has admitted as much:
I could go on, but I’m far too busy. If you want more details about who these gals are and what their endgame likely is, feel free to watch my (admittedly long) video.