Loaded topic in /r/RedditDayOf leads to large scale invasion

The purpose of RedditDayOf is to present, every day, links about a given topic. The person who post the highest upvoted link sets the subject for the tenth day after.

The third of February was the day of Firearms. User Gabour, which happens to be moderator of r/GunControl (self-evident) and r/GunsAreCool (sarcastic name), won the day with this piece on suicides by guns. Keeping his direction, he sets the topic for today (February, 13th) as the totally consensual The benefits of gun control.

All the pieces are in place, the war is closing in, and nothing can deflect it.

Let us skip to the situation now. Two kind of links have been posted for the RedditDayOf the benefits of gun control. The first kind are on-topic, discussing the benefit of gun control. Somehow, they are downvoted into oblivion:

• Without guns we could settle our fights like in this video and we could all have a laugh - [0:31] [+25 | -30]

• More guns means more gun homicide. Gun control reduces gun proliferation. Fewer guns means fewer homicides. And that's an enormous benefit of gun control. [+35 | -41] (by Gabour)

• Former Australian Prime Minister - 'I went after guns. Obama can, too.' [+37 | -37]

• Faking waves: how the NRA and pro-gun Americans abuse Australian crime stats [+74 | -71]

• If a bullet cost $5000... - [1:41] [+39 | -35]

• Charlton Heston did not help the NRA's advocacy for gun ownership. [+26 | -29]

• Gun Accidents could be avoided - [9:02] [+26 | -32]

• Legal purchase of a handgun appears to be associated with a long-lasting increased risk of violent death [+37 | -40] (by tyleraven, a r/GunsAreCool contributor)

• Guns and Suicide in the United States [+38 | -41] (tyleraven again)

• Gun Ownership as a Risk Factor for Homicide in the Home [+29 | -31] (tyleraven, ter)

• Safe gun storage requirements and education correlate to fewer gun deaths [+32 | -32]

On the other hand, many people have gone rogue, and rebelled against an opressive government subreddit topic. They tend to be, coincidentally, heavily upvoted.

• Gun Control Tramples On The Certain Virtues Of A Heavily Armed Citizenry [+65 | -19] (by whubbard, a r/Guns contributor)

• Two of the many reasons us guy guys want the "useless" Ar-15's and such [+41 | -19] (by h0m3g33, r/Guns again)

• http://fr.reddit.com/r/RedditDayOf/comments/18gedy/penn_teller_bullshit_gun_control/ [+100 | -20] (h0m3g33 again)

• For the benefit of understanding "gun control" we must know what they are trying to ban. [+31 | -7] (by Occupy_RULES6, contributor of r/ProGun)

• So why don't we just ban alcohol? [+42 | -16] (by ifman, contributor of r/Firearms and r/Guns, among others)

The invasion is not confined to a single thread; in spans everything posted in the day. The only survivor seems to be rather neutral. Even the official announcements take a lot of flack.

And this is only the global picture. If you ever want to look at more closely at the pop-corn factory... What could I sell you? Accusations against Gabour (I don't know if they hold a kernel of truth, and I wouldn't expect it)? r/ProGun openly brigading the subreddit? Surprinsingly, the discussion seems relatively sane, although the votes are extremely unbalanced, but would you like some low-brow confrontations?