HYPOCRISY. Parkland Survivors Call Out NRA for Gun Ban

[DonViejo]

Source: The Daily Beast




The National Rifle Association is taking flak from Parkland’s school shooting survivors for banning guns at an upcoming convention to keep Vice President Mike Pence safe, a move they say exposes the pro-gun group’s hypocrisy. In an online announcement ahead of the NRA Leadership Conference in Dallas on May 4, the NRA advised attendees that no guns or “weapons of any kind” will be allowed into the convention center to adhere to Secret Service rules. The student-activists pushing for gun control in the wake of Parkland’s deadly Feb. 14 shooting were quick to question why the NRA is willing to forgo guns for the vice president, but not for schoolchildren. “You’re telling me to make the VP safe there aren’t any weapons around but when it comes to children they want guns everywhere?” Parkland survivor Matt Deitsch tweeted Saturday. Fred Guttenberg, the father of 14-year-old Parkland victim Jaime Guttenberg, wondered what happened to the NRA’s “good guys with guns” narrative. “According to the NRA, we should want everyone to have weapons when we are in public. … I thought giving everyone a gun was to enhance safety.”

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[MousePlayingDaffodil]

1. But this is rather stupid . . .

The "no guns" directive is from the Secret Service. Not sure how you work out NRA "hypocrisy" from that.

Trying too hard.

[PSPS]

5. Sorry, but it's you who is "trying too hard."

The NRA rolls over for the SS, but has a tantrum when a city, school, neighborhood or almost all citizens in general want to do the same thing. That's even worse hypocrisy than if they issued the directive themselves (which they would have done here anyway if it weren't for the SS.)

[BumRushDaShow]

6. If their positions had not been so extremist then this wouldn't have been an issue

because having "common sense" means you account for exceptions. Yet since they refuse to admit to the expectation of any "common sense exceptions" then they are being called out on it.

I.e., they need to dial back the "We demand that guns should be anywhere and everywhere at any time, every time" bullshit mentality.

[padfun]

11. They dont allow them at their own conventions either.

And about these "gun free zones":

White House
Congress

Aren't they in danger now that guns aren't allowed?

[atreides1]

12. Pence is a coward

If he is as devout and faithful as he and his supporters make him out to be, then he really has nothing to fear...but it's so much easier to let the Secret Service take the lead...and opposed to trusting his "God" to protect him from harm!!!

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. Walking takling hypocrites!! nt

[riversedge]

3. Check out NRA members' response to the no gun policy. These are from a TX gun forum. Some outraged,

Michael Esposito @meesposito
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Retweeted jane (@moderatemama):

@fred_guttenberg Check out NRA members' response to the no gun policy. These are from a TX gun forum. Some outraged, others seemingly advocating for better background checks. Unreal. @cameron_kasky

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[riversedge]

4. Cameron Kasky: The NRA has evolved into such a hilarious parody of itself.

This young man gets it!!




Cameron KaskyVerified account
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Cameron Kasky Verified account @cameron_kasky

The NRA has evolved into such a hilarious parody of itself.

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Matt Deitsch
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Apr 28

Replying to @cameron_kasky

Wait wait wait wait wait wait you’re telling me to make the VP safe there aren’t any weapons around but when it comes to children they want guns everywhere? Can someone explain this to me? Because it sounds like the NRA wants to protect people who help them sell guns, not kids.

[PatrickforO]

7. Well, yeah - hey if they are advocating open carry in schools then why in the hell

not have open carry at political conventions?

Heck, we can trust gun owners.

They are law abiding.

It isn't guns that kill people, its people that kill people using guns.

Blah, blah, blah.

[paleotn]

8. But, but, but.....

I thought only "good guys" with guns could protect and mentally deficient albino? What did I miss?

[3Hotdogs]

9. If Pence is such a snowflake, they should tell him to stay da fuck home.

He could tell the Secret Service to back off in his support of the Second Amendment.

Am I correct that previous N.R.A. conventions have been gun free? Don't they have gun selling booths at the convention?

[rickford66]

10. Arm them all.

After a first shot, no one would come out alive. The NRA and Secret Service understand reality.

[SunSeeker]

13. K & R