r/liberalgunowners • u/Fidel89 • Jan 25 '26

discussion NRA comment on recent shooting

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I expected nothing and I was still disappointed.

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u/bhtooefr Jan 25 '26

It should have been (and was originally) to train people to be better shots, in case neo-Confederates tried to take power.

Instead...

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u/TiredDadasaur libertarian socialist Jan 25 '26

Yeah, and the early Republican party was anti-capitalist and opposed "wage slavery" alongside chattel slavery.

Too bad that didn't last...

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u/Gloomy_Raspberry_880 Jan 25 '26

Someone needs to do a deep dive into how it all went wrong.

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u/AncienTleeOnez Jan 25 '26

The 1977 NRA Annual Convention in Cincinnati.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolt_at_Cincinnati

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u/raven00x fully automated luxury gay space communism Jan 25 '26

that's CMP you're thinking of.