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Major Gun Rights Group Condemns Trump Official’s Claim Shooting Was ‘Legally Justified’ (www.mediaite.com)
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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 3 days ago (4 children)

This is actually more important than people may think.

I'm not a US gun nut, more of a US gun nerd.

Gun Owners of America... is... basically the super libertarian, even more pro gun rights than the NRA, gun organization in the US.

They are even more bull-headed and uncompromising than the NRA when it comes to total 2nd Ammendment rights.

They're not as large or powerful as the NRA, but they are almost certainly the second biggest gun lobby group type thing in the US.

If they're saying this... there is a decent chance that a lot of the more libertarian than conservative gun owners are going to listen.

[–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Then they go on to softball the rest:

  • GOA also called on “the Left” to “stop antagonizing immigration and border patrol agents who are taking criminals off the streets and play a crucial role in protecting communities and upholding the rule of law.”
[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

Fair point!

I'm not trying to glaze GOA, I'm just honestly shocked they said anything critical at all, given the overall situation.

[–] LordMayor@piefed.social 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Makes you wonder what those paramilitary militias in the USA think about ICE.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

That is exactly what I am getting at.

GOA has... a fair bit of pull with, or perhaps importance to a lot of those types of folks.

Venn Diagrams and near perfect circles, and all that.

[–] Pogogunner@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The NRA is a gun control group

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

Have we found the GOA member, lol?

[–] Insekticus@aussie.zone 26 points 3 days ago

All shootings are legally justified when words have no meaning from a pathologically lying administration.

[–] smeg 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Of course GOA will defend Pretti, he was white. Weird moment of (still fucked up) consistency out of the gun nut crowd.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is that where we see the second amendment people finally turning?

[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Yes. GOA speaking out is an extremely large Crack, potentially dam breaking.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Trump obviously doesn't give a shit about gun rights. He also doesn't give a shit about gun deaths so he's just been doing nothing about them to give the illusion he supports them. But all he wants really is to use them for their vote and support. This declaration, right there, proves to them that he doesn't care for their cause. I hope this grows in something bigger.