The National Rifle Association (NRA) criticized comments by a senior federal prosecutor warning that approaching law enforcement with a gun could justify a fatal police response, saying such statements risk “demonizing law‑abiding citizens” as the nation reels from the killing of a man in Minneapolis by a U.S. border agent.
The NRA was responding to remarks by Bill Essayli, the first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, who said that “if you approach law enforcement with a gun, there is a high likelihood they will be legally justified in shooting you,” adding, “Don’t do it.”
In a statement, the gun‑rights group called that view “dangerous and wrong,” urging public officials to refrain from broad generalizations and to wait for the outcome of a full investigation into Alex Pretti’s death.
I’d be willing to bet the Republicans abandon the NRA before they abandon trump.
Edit: the NRA also said this
“For months, radical progressive politicians like Tim Walz have incited violence against law enforcement officers who are simply trying to do their jobs. Unsurprisingly, these calls to dangerously interject oneself into legitimate law-enforcement activities have ended in violence, tragically resulting in injuries and fatalities,” wrote the NRA.
While completely ignoring they supported Rittenhouse showing up to a dangerous situation armed. Don’t think the NRA stopped being pieces of shit.
I stand corrected. I assumed in another thread the NRA would remain silent.
This doesn’t justify their existence, however. They are still ultimately simply a propaganda political scheme for weapons manufacturers
They only have a problem with the ‘walking around armed might provoke law enforcement to shoot you, so don’t do it’ narrative.
They don’t like telling people not to carry guns. That’s all.
Unsure if they still are but recall NRA was completely compromised by Russia in Trump’s first term. That whole bit with Butina (unsure if spelled correctly basically slept with a bunch of higher ups due to being affiliated with the NRA) who now (or used) to be in Russias equivalent of congress. Yeah can’t trust that organization. Sure the money dried up somewhat but still some channels available to push out some messages on their behalf.
Ironically enough before the Cincinnati revolt in the 70s, the NRA stance for decades was against CCW…
Okay NRA, are you actually concerned? Then start endorsing democrats.
Until then, you’re hypocritical pieces of shit and you can shut the fuck up. You helped put us here.
So according to the NRA shooting law enforcement when armed is always self-defence?
