Comment by wsatb

Comment by wsatb 5 days ago

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It's not hard to find examples.

"You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple."

- Kash Patel

“I don't know of any peaceful protester that shows up with a gun and ammunition rather than a sign."

- Kristi Noem

“With that being said, you can’t have guns. You can’t walk in with guns. You just can’t.”

-Donald Trump

Gud 5 days ago

And are these really 2nd amendment advocates to begin with? They don't strike me as principled people in general.

  • wsatb 5 days ago

    That's MAGA, which is the overwhelming majority of the right in the United States.

0xDEAFBEAD 5 days ago

If you mean to say that officials in Trump's administration are hypocritical, then say that. But many are accusing thousands of rank-and-file gun rights supporters of hypocrisy on a thin to nonexistent evidence base.

Here's how one gun rights group responded to some of the statements you quoted:

https://xcancel.com/gunrights/status/2016268309180907778#m

https://xcancel.com/gunrights/status/2015572391217467562#m

  • wsatb 4 days ago

    You didn't say "rank-and-file gun rights supporters", you said "right-wingers". These are all MAGA, which today, whether you like it or not, is the majority of "right-wingers". MAGA lives on a lack of principles, and that's why it's popular. Things are getting real now, huh?