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still_one

(92,381 posts)
Fri Jun 5, 2015, 09:37 PM Jun 2015

Gun lobbyist courted by Ted Cruz calls for Obama’s assassination

Gun lobbyist Larry Pratt has proposed a Second Amendment solution for lawmakers with whom he disagrees, and now he wants gun owners to train their sights on President Barack Obama.

“The Second Amendment was designed for people just like the president and his administration,” Pratt told right-wing radio host Roger Fredinburg.

Right Wing Watch reported that Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America, understood his apparent call for the assassination of the president might create a stir.

“If the New York Times and the Rolling Stone, and whoever else wants to have a hissy fit – yes, our guns are in our hands for people like those in our government right now that think they want to go tyrannical on us, we’ve got something for them,” Pratt said. “That’s what it’s all about.”

Pratt, who has also called for a Second Amendment solution to anti-gun pundit Piers Morgan, made the comments in April during a discussion about an attempt by Congress to ban armor-piercing bullets.

“The Second Amendment is not about hunting, it’s not about target shooting – it’s about Democrats who want to take our rights,” he said.

Despite his periodic calls to threaten elected officials with gun violence and ties to white supremacists, Pratt enjoys a position of influence in Republican politics.


http://www.rawstory.com/2015/06/gun-lobbyist-courted-by-ted-cruz-calls-for-obamas-assassination/


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totodeinhere

(13,058 posts)
4. It would not surprise me if he already got a visit from the Secret Service.
Fri Jun 5, 2015, 11:33 PM
Jun 2015

A lot of what they do is not publicized.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
5. An Infowars favorite; also AJ's pick for POTUS in 2016 is Rand or Cruz. And he's used as source
Sat Jun 6, 2015, 12:33 AM
Jun 2015

Last edited Sat Jun 6, 2015, 01:26 AM - Edit history (1)

material in so many places and has a million listeners a day. But he never gets arrested, even after applauding the ambush in Vegas.

Nor does Beck, who's romanced killing Obama, Democrat and liberals before. Even to the point that some of his follower committed crimes and are doing time.

A court has allowed CCW in D.C. (Think John Wilkes Booth.) Courts have determined that threatening him online is protected by the 1A. Some states have areas that will not follow any federal laws.

I think with all the provocation, they really intend to kill the president to create chaos and take over in a right wing coup with great violence.


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