Trying to think of a reason to post this... I dunno...

[David Morris]

The NRA is a shill for gun makers. That's their funding source. They are
beholding to no one else.  But they preach to the addled, gun drunkards,
and their paranoid/patriotic rebels.

Davis Morris

On Sun, Jul 2, 2017 at 11:57 AM gary webb <gwebb8686 at gmail.com> wrote:

> The whole gun debate/2nd amendment, like most of everything else these
> days, has totally run off the rails. What was initially a state militia vs.
> federal government protection in the Bill of Rights, became an individual
> right in the late 20th Century, has now spiraled into a seed bed of
> contradictions as witnessed in this video. Why would true individual
> liberty proponents, i.e. 2nd amendment advocates, cheer on a militarization
> of the police? Unless its just a cheap ploy to scare a constituency, NRA
> members and avid gun enthusiasts, who are already scared, to drum up sales
> because of guns and ammo sales have been tanking for a while?
>
> I don't know, things just getting stranger...
>
> On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 11:23 PM, Jade Becker <jbecker13 at georgefox.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> That's pretty horrifying. My wife saw that I was watching this and
>> thought it must be satirical. Nope...
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 7:13 PM, jesse gooch <jlguuch at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Oh my…
>>> That’s too insane for words. I love the repeated use of “THEY.” So
>>> ominous and threatening.
>>>
>>> On Jul 1, 2017, at 3:48 AM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> ...maybe a Vineland connection? Maybe she's a female Brock Vond?
>>>
>>> In any case, I don't think this cultural moment should be allowed to
>>> pass without being referenced and, perhaps commented upon, by the denizens
>>> of Pynchon List, some of the smartest human beings whose collective musings
>>> I feel blessed to be able to connect with on occasion.
>>>
>>> So here it is... the NRA's apparent declaration of war:
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtGOQFf9VCE
>>>
>>> Now, can anyone here please tell me what any of the things that she's
>>> ranting about in this video have to do with "protecting second amendment
>>> rights"? Because this all seems like an epic overreach to me. I mean, why
>>> would entertainers sharing their political opinions require recourse to a
>>> second amendment-based response?
>>>
>>> I'm not over-reacting, am I? This shit isn't normal, right?
>>>
>>> YOPJ
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Jade Becker
>> (530) 518-6859
>> George Fox University | Class of 2017
>> Writing Consultant, George Fox University Academic Resource Center
>> *The Crescent*, Editor-in-Chief
>>
>
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