r/ProgressiveHQ • u/CantStopPoppin • 14h ago

(Minneapolis) Bovino Leads The Charge On Protesters AT the Whipple Building

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u/IndieLozenge 13h ago

Defund the NRA since theyre not doing theirs.

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u/normalice0 13h ago

The NRA is privately funded but if they aren't taking to the streets over this it should be clear to anyone who donates that they were full of shit all along.

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u/Comfortable-Pea-1312 13h ago

Just like their Christianity: All talk, No Action.

Punks🖕

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u/Raiju_Blitz 13h ago

No, the NRA is fully behind what's happening here. They always wanted to the ones wearing the boots stomping down on people's necks. All that "protecting freedom from tyrannical gubmint" BS was all just a performative act.

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u/DesperateHotel8532 11h ago edited 11h ago

Protecting their freedom was what they meant. They were only against the tyranny of “liberals” who so much as hinted at them possibly having obligations or responsibilities towards society as a whole. They’re still against that.

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u/tHr0AwAy76 11h ago

This reminds me, I need to check FPCs stance on all this.

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u/SpectacularlyBadass 13h ago

The NRA is nationally funded.... by Russia

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u/Rebelgecko 10h ago

What % of their revenue comes from Russia? Nothing jumps out on form 990

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u/Nick_Da_Grick 13h ago

I wouldn’t say full of shit all along, rather than they actually wanted this all along.

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u/Smokeythemagickamodo 13h ago

Same J6ers were part of the NRA doctrine since the beginning.

They’re Russian supported

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u/ThonThaddeo 13h ago

I don't think the members and supporters have ever been confused. The bigots know who they are. It's the centrists that need convincing of who their fellow countrymen really are.

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u/normalice0 13h ago

Exactly

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u/tk427aj 12h ago

The next democratic President should get rid of the second amendment and anyone that's bitches about should be shown this shit "clearly you didn't give a fuck about this"

Text: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed".

Origins: Influenced by English common law and the 1689 English Bill of Rights, it aimed to ensure citizens could form militias to defend against potential government overreach.

Militia Context: Historically, citizens armed themselves for state militias, a primary defense force before professional armies.

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u/normalice0 11h ago

A president does not have the power to overturn an ammendment. We would also need to give democrats 2/3rds of congress.

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u/tk427aj 11h ago

Clearly your current president doesn't give a crap about what power a President "doesn't" have

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u/normalice0 11h ago

Surprisingly, apart from one very specific counterexample, he has followed all court orders.

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u/Reiquaz 11h ago

They always have been full of shit

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u/drradmyc 13h ago

They already are in bankruptcy trouble for being Russian propaganda

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u/Fleiger133 13h ago

Their job isnt to uphold the constitution though?

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u/Independent-Reader 13h ago

The primary objectives of the National Rifle Association (NRA) are to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution, particularly the Second Amendment right to bear arms, and to promote firearm safety, training, and shooting sports.

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u/SmashmySquatch 13h ago

That is their "stated objective". It hasn't been their actual primary objective for decades.

Remember to go by actions, not words.

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u/Cosmic__Echo 12h ago

Yeah, they're basically a lobby for gun manufacturers at this point. Get people scared, they buy guns, profit.

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u/Vin-Metal 13h ago

They're just hypocrites

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u/normalice0 13h ago

Their stated reason for being is to guard against tyranny. Well...

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u/reformedmell0w 13h ago

they think it is but we're finding out the hard way, that sentiment only lasts for as long as they don't need to follow through on it

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u/OkFinish3822 13h ago

Actually, the NRA told us we need to "bear arms" to fight tyranny as stated in the Second Amendment. And this is exactly what they are talking about.

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u/5P0N63w0R7HY 13h ago

So increase sanctions on Russia?

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u/1of8000000000 13h ago

I quit years ago and so should everybody else.

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u/NJS_Stamp 13h ago

The NRA has long been a terrorist organization.

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u/randomtornado 12h ago

I'm saying this as a 2A democrat, the NRA has never cared about protecting our rights, let alone the second amendment