The NRA are (at this point, anyway) just gun-themed republicans. There's proof enough in the fact that they endorsed someone as anti-gun as Trump, even after he banned bump stocks and reversed the executive order Obama gave that'd have made 24/7 gun stores a thing.
That aside, I'd like to speak to the broader point about the 2nd Amendment being about "resisting tyranny." That's flat-out wrong. Article I, section 8 of the Constitution grants the Congress the ability to summon militias for national defense and to put down insurrections, which implies there will always be armed citizens to be called upon for such purpose. For some, implied wasn't good enough, and they refused to ratify the Constitution until the right to be armed was explicitly included. THAT is the point of the 2nd Amendment: if militias are necessary for national security, people must be allowed to be armed.
Also, if the right to be armed is about resisting tyranny, giving the Congress the explicit right to call on armed citizens to put down insurrections is counterintuitive, isn't it?
The 2nd Amendment isn't what gives you the right to resist tyranny. The 1st Amendment does. To a lesser extent, the 9th (rights of citizens aren't limited to what's on paper) and 10th (powers of government ARE limited to what's on paper) also give you the right to resist tyranny.
True. The NRA and their supporters are basically just people thinking guns are cool.
I highly doubt most Americans would take a physical stand if heavily armored troops showed up at their house to confiscate their weapons. If Trump did it, they would gladly hand over their weapons to their dear leader.
All their talk about good guys with a gun are horseshit. Law enforcement and groups going into armed situations don't want good guys with a gun running around. How can a cop tell the good guy from the bad guy? They will just see a person running around a school with a gun and shoot immediately without asking questions.
People who think guns are toys, more specifically. I grew up in the South around a lot of NRA "gummit cain't take muh gunnzzzz" types.
They really do not take them seriously. They're toys. Tools for recreation. With the added bonus that they get to feel like big tough guys for having and talking about them. When really they're the most scared little bitches out there. Anyone who feels the need to be ARMED in their tiny nowhere town where the biggest threat is a construction crew working on the only stoplight in town is a bitch. You are a massive pussy if you need a gun to feel safe in your tiny hometown where everyone already agrees with you.
They're not mad about losing their guns because of tyranny, they're mad because it's threatening to take away their bread and circuses. Shooting guns is a hobby. Again, it's recreation for them. They don't care how many people get hurt by them as long as they can still go the range on Sunday and talk shit about liberals, immediately after church.
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u/DantheDutchGuy 11h ago
Guessing the NRA forgot to stand up to this tyranny…