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wraithtekOP•

In the wake of Tuesday’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, how are Republican leaders rising to meet this raw moment, with 19 children dead and a community shattered? They are once again leaning into their role as the American Carnage Party, where the only solution to shootings is more guns. And in a sign that it’s never “too soon” to glorify guns after a slaughter, some are gathering at the altar of the gun lobby in, of all places, Houston — less than 300 miles from the slaughter — to wallow in that orgy of gun fetishism known as the National Rifle Association’s annual convention.

Former President Donald Trump, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota are among the party players set to speak on Friday. Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas was scheduled to attend, but it was reported Thursday evening that he would instead be addressing the convention via a pre-recorded video.

The G.O.P. cannot afford to put much distance between itself and the gun lobby — and not simply because of the huge wads of cash that the N.R.A. has stuffed into the party’s coffers over the years. Increasingly, the party of Trump is about nothing more than ginning up fear and paranoia among its members, of peddling apocalyptic notions that civilization is on the brink of destruction and that armed conflict is just over the horizon. The gun lobby’s message and agenda jibe perfectly with this vision, indeed, nurture it. It is hard to think of a more suitable partner for Republicanism in its current sorry state.

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Hypoglybetic•

The only thing that stops crazy psychotics with guns are very angry people with more guns.

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Set_the_Mighty•

For some reason they don't let armed people attend the orgy. They don't appear to have much trust in their membership.

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Ihavealpacas•

Ironic.

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drempire•

Isn't it

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MagicMushroomFungi:flag-cn: Canada•

"Like pain, on a sunny day at school."

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oliversurpless•

Mostly because their typical member views stuff like this as a dare?

https://youtu.be/WxLfAU5yS0o?t=56

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Boatymcboatface3•

No guns allowed, KY jelly, okie dokie.

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Ihavealpacas•

I bet grinder is going off at the NRA convention

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Boatymcboatface3•

On a be a busy night in Houston. Not like there’s anything wrong with that….

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Ihavealpacas•

What's wrong is that the GOP openly calls for LGBTQ humans to go-to hell and die while behind being in the closet and going against their "moral code"

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mahituna•

What's telling, guns are banned at the NRA conference. Guess they don't trust themselves with guns

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r_horton_heat•

guns are banned at the NRA conference

What about tomatos? I hear they are dangerous. Bigly

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xCthulhu2000•

Pretty sure guns would stop it.

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RTrover•

There are plenty of things that will stop it… by this I mean a very strongly written letter /s

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duhimincognito•

How ironic that they don't allow guns there.

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cachedcookies•

The NRA isn't what it used to be, many current and former members feel that Wayne LaPierre has been a grifter that has sullied the organization.

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ihohjlknk•

The "classic NRA" still exists in Britain where it is exclusively a sporting and hunting recreation club, unlike America where it is a corrupt lobbying group that buys politicians so they can push gun sales regardless of the consequences.

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cachedcookies•

US and UK have a different relationship with guns.

Of course the UK is also the reason why the US has such a "I'll give you my gun when you pry it from my cold, dead hands" mentality too.

Family trauma can be quite lasting.

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icannotsimplyimagine•

So really the UK and Spain are to blame

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cachedcookies•

The US, UK and Spain all come from the same root stock Celt family that moved to Iberia. Like I said, family trauma.

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Iam-micheal-scott•

You can bet the police will be in action in under an hour..

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smurfsundermybed:flag-ca: California•

Put stickers on the cars that say school bus. They won't go near them.

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Iam-micheal-scott•

Typically this joke would make me laugh, instead I just feel sad that this is the reality.

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oliversurpless•

Time honored tradition unfortunately…

“I had a terrible dream this morning. I was broke and living in a room with 12 people I didn’t know.

Only to awake to find out I was broke and living in a room with 12 people I didn’t know!

You laugh at that?

I have to laugh!” - Schindler’s List

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monstersammich:flag-ca: California•

Guns are god now for evangelicals. That’s who they worship.

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MagicMushroomFungi:flag-cn: Canada•

"REMEMBER THE AMMO"
The official state sales pitch.

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MrPocketjunk•

Someone needs to leak the photos of the horror that occurred inside that school, that is how you get people to understand and have a backlash against military weapons in the hands of anyone with $500.

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idc-thanks•

i run a biz that deals with that stuff. the public can not handle it at that level. normal shootings would be okay but with children in this one and the type weapon and attack it’s not a good idea. in general they should know what it’s like but this one i just can’t get behind having that stuff come out. some probably will anyway with the number of kids that have phones now.

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mok000:flag-eu: Europe•

That's why Texas also needs to stop abortions. They need a supply of targets.

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Whatthefucksupdennys•

The limitations on dildo ownership in Texas might slow the orgy. But only until they start using the guns AS dildos. Then it’s full speed ahead.

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oliversurpless•

Ted Cruz (before his patchy ass beard) once cooked bacon by wrapping it around the barrel and shooting a few rounds.

That should count…

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InternetPeon•

I call for an assault dildo ban!

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Kingdeadmeme•

This is the best title I've ever seen

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monkeyheadyou•

Every company who donates any money to any political figure supported by the NRA should be boycotted untill the stop. We can't influence the politicians. So we remove the corporation ability to play both sides.

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panompheandan•

I can assure you that many Texan fake tough guys fantasize daily about a "Purge" scenario.

Which might actually be a good idea as it would probably help cull the herd and make Texas bluer......

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brightburn_org•

TEXAS: how stupid do you have to be not to see the insanity of politicians professing to be “pro-life” while doing nothing to stop these mass murders of innocent children?

How sociopathic do the politicians have to be to not feel shame about their hypocrisy?

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DietMTNDew8and88:ivoted: I voted•

What will stop the NRA is are families of every mass shooting victim in the US over the last 30 years filing a class action lawsuit against the NRA for wrongful deaths, and keep suing them until they file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy

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cnh2n2homosapien•

Goregy

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