Keith Olbermann
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(5,126 posts)When has ANY DEM ever encouraged or supported people going out and practicing their Second Amendment Rights
on people because they have a different political opinion?
https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/the-issues/preventing-gun-violence/
With 33,000 Americans dying every year, Democrats believe that we must finally take sensible action to address gun violence.
Democratic Party Platform
In a country as great as ours, no child should be afraid to go to school or walk around their neighborhood. No spouse should be afraid to come home at night. No American should be afraid to go to work or their place of worship. And no human being should be afraid to go to a shopping mall or baseball field, nightclub or movie theater, concert or college campus.
https://www.americanprogressaction.org/article/guns-and-political-violence-play-central-role-in-maga-republican-campaign-ads/
"Join the MAGA crew. Get a RINO hunting permit. Theres no bagging limit, no tagging limit, and it doesnt expire until we save our country." Former Gov. Eric Greitens (R-MO)
In a June 2022 ad, Eric Greitens and a SWAT team are depicted breaking into a house. After storming the house with explosives and automatic weapons, Greitens states: Join the MAGA crew. Get a RINO hunting permit. Theres no bagging limit, no tagging limit, and it doesnt expire until we save our country. Eric Greitens (candidate for Missouri Senate)
In a February 2022 ad that aired during the Super Bowl, Arizona senate candidate Jim Lamon is in a showdown with President Joe Biden, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Lamon shoots at the Democrats, disarming them and forcing them to flee the town. Jim Lamon (candidate for Arizona Senate)
In an October 2021 ad, Teddy Daniels is dining with elite suit-and-tie swamp scum before he decides that hes tired of these elitist suits who have sold out our country. Daniels continues to degrade the elitists, claiming that they dont care about protecting freedom of speech, your right to bear arms, or even election security. Daniels then touts his military service while firing a number of different semi-automatic weapons that produce explosions. He ends the ad by stating, Its time for we the people to take our country back from corrupt swamp creaturesin both parties. Teddy Daniels (candidate for Pennsylvanias 8th congressional district)
A March 2022 ad shows Josh Clark holding an firearm, explaining hes giving away an AR-15 every week until the election to ensure that Georgians are equipped and ready to protect their family and to fight against tyranny and evil when necessary
against all enemies, foreign and domestic. The ad then shows Clark shooting an AR-15 at targets, with his children and others also taking turns firing the weapon. Josh Clark (candidate for Georgia Senate)
In a recent July 2022 ad, Jerone Davison uses an AR-15 to scare off a dozen angry Democrats in klan hoods.
Jerone Davison (candidate for Arizonas 4th congressional district)
DEMS IN KLAN HOODS? WHAT ALTERNATE REALITY IS THIS MAN FROM? Oh yeah, Arizona.
A January 2022 ad shows Mallory Staples, along with her children, preparing to fire their respective firearms. During this scene, Staples states [shell] make sure we always have the right to protect ourselves and our families. Mallory Staples (candidate for Georgias 6th congressional district)
In an August 2021 ad, Mike Collins uses a firearm to blow up Nancy Pelosis plan for America. He then states: Conservatives have gotten steamrolled thanks to spineless politicians for far too long, and its time to fight back. And if you think Im just going to fight the Democrats, think again. Because in the swamp, its RINO season too, before shooting at a cardboard rhino.
Mike Collins (candidate for Georgias 10th congressional district)
In an April 2022 ad, celebrity doctor and Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz is depicted firing a rifle and later loading an automatic weapon while explaining, [Our] Second Amendment is not just about hunting; its about our constitutional right to protect ourselves from intruders, or an overly intrusive government. Mehmet Oz (candidate for Pennsylvania Senate)
A 2022 campaign ad shows J.R. Majewski carrying a rifle as he walks through a destroyed building, stating hes willing to do whatever it takes to return this country back to its former glory. J.R. Majewski (candidate for Ohios 9th congressional district)
In a November 2021 ad, Blake Masters explains, while holding a short-barreled rifle, that this is designed to kill people and he supports good Americans right to own such weapons. Masters then warns that the Taliban took away guns after Biden handed them Afghanistan, implying that when gun rights are stripped away, so will every other right. Blake Masters (candidate for Arizona Senate)