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I’m looking for a statement by the NRA condemning what’s happening, reminding people that this kind of government oppression is what the 2A is all about and tha

by orf 6y ago

I’m looking for a statement by the NRA condemning what’s happening, reminding people that this kind of government oppression is what the 2A is all about and that regardless of your political views we should stand united in our willingness to bear arms against this incursion into our freedoms. I haven’t found it yet. Lots of stuff about demonic Democrats stripping freedoms though. Strange.

1123581321 6y ago
I understood the OP to be talking about individual enthusiasts of the constitutional amendment, not the republican lobbying organization—my apologies if I had that wrong.
- krapp 6y ago
  The vast majority of 2nd Amendment supporters (vocal enough to be advocates) are also staunch supporters of the NRA and its rhetoric. This is the reason the Second Amendment and gun rights are almost exclusively associated with The NRA and Republicans in the US, and why gun sales in the US always peak during Democratic administrations. Also, there is a long and established relationship between militia movements in the US and right-wing/white supremacist ideology, which serves to create sympathy among gun rights advocates with authoritarianism which just happens to target leftists, immigrants and minorities.
  - 1123581321 6y ago
    I think you’re attributing too much weight to a narrow overlap between constitutionalists and white supremacists. But I appreciate that you have reasoned through that meme and I am sorry I accused you of posting it thoughtlessly.
  - formerly_proven 6y ago
    I thought 2A supporters aren't fans of the NRA, because the NRA is "complicit in legislating the right to [some] guns away"?
    - krapp 6y ago
      I can only speak from what I've observed, living in the American south I have yet to encounter a vocal advocate of the Second Amendment who isn't also a vocal advocate of the NRA. There are 2A supporters opposed to the NRA, but they seem (anecdotally) to be a minority with no real influence on the gun rights/gun control dialogue or politics.

by orf 6y ago

1123581321 6y ago

I understood the OP to be talking about individual enthusiasts of the constitutional amendment, not the republican lobbying organization—my apologies if I had that wrong.

krapp 6y ago
The vast majority of 2nd Amendment supporters (vocal enough to be advocates) are also staunch supporters of the NRA and its rhetoric. This is the reason the Second Amendment and gun rights are almost exclusively associated with The NRA and Republicans in the US, and why gun sales in the US always peak during Democratic administrations. Also, there is a long and established relationship between militia movements in the US and right-wing/white supremacist ideology, which serves to create sympathy among gun rights advocates with authoritarianism which just happens to target leftists, immigrants and minorities.
- 1123581321 6y ago
  I think you’re attributing too much weight to a narrow overlap between constitutionalists and white supremacists. But I appreciate that you have reasoned through that meme and I am sorry I accused you of posting it thoughtlessly.
- formerly_proven 6y ago
  I thought 2A supporters aren't fans of the NRA, because the NRA is "complicit in legislating the right to [some] guns away"?
  - krapp 6y ago
    I can only speak from what I've observed, living in the American south I have yet to encounter a vocal advocate of the Second Amendment who isn't also a vocal advocate of the NRA. There are 2A supporters opposed to the NRA, but they seem (anecdotally) to be a minority with no real influence on the gun rights/gun control dialogue or politics.