No, this isn’t surprising, but it’s still horrifying.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) has endorsed Donald Trump for president.
NRA chief lobbyist Chris Cox announced the endorsement Friday during the gun lobby’s annual conference in Louisville, Ky.
More here.
NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre railed against Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, saying that if she wins the presidency, “we’ll all be kissing our Second Amendment freedoms goodbye.”
Now there’s some scorn to wear like a badge of honor.
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johnk says
instead of supporting Trump. Agree … horrifying.
Christopher says
…is at least as much anti-Clinton than it is pro-Trump. The NRA is part of the Clinton-hating cabal that goes beyond a mere policy difference on guns. I think it was last year’s gathering where Wayne LaPierre said something like one demographically diverse President is enough. This prompted Jon Stewart to comment that LaPierre “skipped the dogwhistle and went right to regular whistle”.
kbusch says
By the view of authoritarians, it’s not the standard constitutional process that preserves or destroys the Second Amendment. It is the Ruler whom we vote to reign over us who does that. Thus, electing Clinton Empress or Queen or whatever it is they think she’s running for will do all sorts of far-reachingly bad things to their way of life.