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The National Rifle Association drew resentment and ridicule over its response to the news that New York Attorney General Letitia James is looking to disband the gun lobbying group over alleged financial misconduct.
Following James announcement Thursday, the NRA tweeted:
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Fred Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old daughter Jaime was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, turned the tweet back on the group:
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Parkland survivor Cameron Kasky said the NRAs hands seem pretty cold and dead right now tbh.
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Buns_of_Fire
(17,158 posts)ProfessorGAC
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(6,229 posts)I know a guy who knows a guy who paints houses?
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stonecutter357
(12,694 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,697 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)then called what it really is "Slush Fund for LaPierre and others" Anyone who wants to subsidize his lifestyle is welcome to send money.
TlalocW
(15,374 posts)A Glock and a bag full of Russian rubles, which would their cold dead hands try to catch?
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patphil
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(35,267 posts)Duppers
(28,117 posts)"Your dick may not be bigger..."
keithbvadu2
(36,667 posts)To the NRA and the gun industry, dead children are merely collateral damage/acceptable losses for gun industry profits, dues, and political donations.
dlk
(11,514 posts)Mopar151
(9,975 posts)Plenty of cold, dead hands dipping in the till......
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)Federal Judge Rejects NRAs Discrimination Claims in Murder Insurance Case
[link:https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/judge-tosses-nra-complaints-enforcement-834774/|]
Murder Insurance.
[link:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nras-carry-guard-comes-under-fire-as-murder-insurance/|]