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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow long before the NRA says "everyone needs an AR-15 because of all the bad guys who have an AR15?"
If it hasn't already happened, it will. Just think of all the money to be made on AR-15 sales and ammo sales! #MAGA!!!
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How long before the NRA says "everyone needs an AR-15 because of all the bad guys who have an AR15?" (Original Post)
Still In Wisconsin
Sep 2019
OP
They've pretty much done that since assault style weapons fuel today's irrational gun market.
Hoyt
Sep 2019
#2
It absolutely happened. But what part of said Senator does the NRA own, as opposed to Putin?
Still In Wisconsin
Sep 2019
#7
True Dough
(17,245 posts)1. You could be onto something there
Hate to think it could become reality, but you can't put anything past those fuckers.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)2. They've pretty much done that since assault style weapons fuel today's irrational gun market.
If an NRA rep stood there with a gun in his hand, yelling "from my cold dead hands" or some such BS, it'd be a AR15.
raccoon
(31,105 posts)3. They'll probably think that every baby should be issued one
Theyll probably think that every baby should be issued one at birth.
That is, every baby of a white complexion.
greymattermom
(5,751 posts)4. Nope
Every white person needs a couple dozen at least.
Turbineguy
(37,281 posts)5. How fast can they ramp up production?
RainCaster
(10,815 posts)6. "Everyone needs to buy a senator like we did" the NRA
Yes, that's what really happened
Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)7. It absolutely happened. But what part of said Senator does the NRA own, as opposed to Putin?
Or, are the NRA and Putin basically one entity now? I've always looked at the NRA as the lobbying wing of the gun industry, whereas Putin is obviously just a hostile foreign actor.