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‘Sometimes You Need a Dictator,’ Trump Says Following Threats to Cancel Election
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NRA, remember about rising against dictators?
The NRA only works in the government when minorities exercise their second amendment right. Look up Ronald regan and the black panther party
Yeah, but Rubles...
I don't think the NRA cares of Dems or repubs buy their guns, hell if we all start to shoot each other well all buy more guns and bullets!
Wasn't the NRA Russia funded or something?
Yes, but even worse, they're also arms industry funded. Their objective is to sell guns, not protect against tyranny.
You are thinking about what happened with Marina Butina.
The NRA was founded as a pretty reasonable organization - here’s a quote from their president, Karl Frederick, in 1934:
It got taken over by Birchers and racists in the 1970’s, being rational and non partisan for most of its life before them.
Didnt know it went that far. what a way to ruin a legacy of an organization.
Nope they are an American organization. Now in 2016 Russia pumped some cash into our politics, and did so through the NRA which is where I think that comes from. Back I nthe day NRA was actually a good org, focused on gun safety, education, training. Now their a bullshit political group basically. My grandfather was a lifetime NRA member and denounced his membership almost 20 years ago because they got so far away from their roots and he couldn't bear it anymore.
They can sell the guns, just asking to sell them to depose a dictator, not to support him.
Unfortunately, arms sellers have no ideology or morals.