Beta is toast in Texas

[CosmicCowboy]

He can forget about running for Cornyn's seat after he gets his ass kicked in the Prez primary. He might as well move to New Jersey.

“Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47,” he said, on television, on the Democratic Party debate stage.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/12/beto-orourke-hands-gop-nra-golden-ticket/?utm_source=spotim&utm_medium=spotim_recirculation&spotim_referrer=recirculation&spot_im_comment_id=sp_iyCBIB1C_story%242269174_c_O D6BzN

[hater]

IMO he knows he will never win nomination so he is taking over Blasio as the extremist in the panels

[ducks]

Beto O'Rourke reports Texas lawmaker to FBI over AR tweet 'death threat'

https://www.yahoo.com/news/beto-o-rourke-ar-robert-francis-tweet-death-threat-fbi-140045177.html

[ducks]

In 2018 Francis "Beto" O'Rourke said, "To be clear, they should have them," O'Rourke responded. "If you purchased that AR-15, if you own it, keep it. Continue to use it responsibly." Of course that was when he was running for Senate in Texas. I guess he'll say whatever is politically expedient.

[TheGreatYacht]

I think he knows he has no chance at winning so he is trolling conservatives and getting them triggered.

[ducks]

Does he not want to run in 4-8 years ?

[Spurminator]

I think he knows he has no chance at winning so he is trolling conservatives and getting them triggered.

It's working too.

[CosmicCowboy]

I think he knows he has no chance at winning so he is trolling conservatives and getting them triggered.

The statement was he can give up on a political future in Texas after that statement. Do you not agree?

I am hardly "triggered".

[boutons_deux]

Beto reports a TX shitbag Repug legislator, elected by shitbags, who said he's ready to shoot Beto

[Trill Clinton]

I think he knows he has no chance at winning so he is trolling conservatives and getting them triggered.

its working

1172359875093061632

[boutons_deux]

"yo mama" named you "Briscoe" :lol

[koriwhat]

Beto O'Rourke reports Texas lawmaker to FBI over AR tweet 'death threat'

https://www.yahoo.com/news/beto-o-rourke-ar-robert-francis-tweet-death-threat-fbi-140045177.html

he reported a nothing-burger because o'rourke is a giant pussy tbh.

[CosmicCowboy]

Beto reports a TX shitbag Repug legislator, elected by shitbags, who said he's ready to shoot Beto

now that's triggered.

[koriwhat]

Beto reports a TX shitbag Repug legislator, elected by shitbags, who said he's ready to shoot Beto

talk about hyperbole!!!

you're a loon, a far-left loon at that, and anyone who can't see that is a loon too.

[SnakeBoy]

Beto O'Rourke reports Texas lawmaker to FBI over AR tweet 'death threat'

https://www.yahoo.com/news/beto-o-rourke-ar-robert-francis-tweet-death-threat-fbi-140045177.html

Man what a pussy. The guy is destroying any political future with his presidential run.

[DMC]

Someone needs to take the firm stance. There was an entire room full of politicians who are historically wishy-washy about it. At least you know his plan and if you agree you know who to vote for. With the others, you have to pretty much ignore the gun debate since they won't do anything to scare away voters.

[TheGreatYacht]

Someone needs to take the firm stance. There was an entire room full of politicians who are historically wishy-washy about it. At least you know his plan and if you agree you know who to vote for. With the others, you have to pretty much ignore the gun debate since they won't do anything to scare away voters.

Bingo. When Obama had both branches of Congress he did NOTHING on gun legislation. I think most of these Democratic politicians know that if they were to take away guns or confiscate them there would be a major backlash.

This is similar to the social security issue. Most Republicans would never flat out say that they will take away social security. Trump has said it himself.

[boutons_deux]

'When Obama had both branches of Congress he did NOTHING on gun legislation."

Obama never had the Senate, Bernie and Liebermann weren't Dems, and weren't reliable voters with Dems.

Specifically, Liebermann, from insurance heavy CT, killed the "public option" that Obama ran on.

otoh, Repugs had Congress and the WH from 2001-2006 and did nothing about immigration reform

(because Repug businessmen exploit/ripoff cheap migrant labor, esp in red/slave BigAg states)

[ducks]

Beto O'Rourke just did Republicans a massive favor on guns

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/09/13/politics/beto-orourke-guns-debate/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F

[Spurtacular]

I think he knows he has no chance at winning so he is trolling conservatives and getting them triggered.

You think he has no end game?

[ducks]

He never will be vp either

[LkrFan]

He can forget about running for Cornyn's seat after he gets his ass kicked in the Prez primary. He might as well move to New Jersey.

“Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47,” he said, on television, on the Democratic Party debate stage.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/12/beto-orourke-hands-gop-nra-golden-ticket/?utm_source=spotim&utm_medium=spotim_recirculation&spotim_referrer=recirculation&spot_im_comment_id=sp_iyCBIB1C_story%242269174_c_O D6BzN

Chris called in from Texas and dropped some truth bombs
https://twitter.com/ZenAndHopscotch/status/1172495085973491712?s=19

Is David Dennison toast in Texas too? :downspin:

[LkrFan]

Looks like Visa is on Beto's side
https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1172647592137674754?s=19

:tu

[Chris]

Chris called in from Texas and dropped some truth bombs
https://twitter.com/ZenAndHopscotch/status/1172495085973491712?s=19

Is David Dennison toast in Texas too? :downspin:

Don't @ me with your Aunt Crabby/ Zen and Hopscotch tweets. :tu

[LkrFan]

Don't @ me with your Aunt Crabby/ Zen and Hopscotch tweets. :tu

:lol

[Chris]

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1172629791771713537?s=20

[Chris]

The Wounded Knee Massacre (also called the Battle of Wounded Knee) was a domestic massacre of several hundred Lakota Indians, mostly women and children, by soldiers of the United States Army. It occurred on December 29, 1890,[5] near Wounded Knee Creek (Lakota: Čhaŋkpé Ópi Wakpála) on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the U.S. state of South Dakota, following a botched attempt to disarm the Lakota camp.

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

[SnakeBoy]

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1172629791771713537?s=20

No doubt the NRA was jumping for joy last night.

Heard someone saying Beto is making the NRA's talking points better than they could ever hope. NRA says red flag laws will be abused by people just trying to get even with someone else. So Beto calls the FBI on a congressman for no reason.

[Chris]

No doubt the NRA was jumping for joy last night.

Heard someone saying Beto is making the NRA's talking points better than they could ever hope. NRA says red flag laws will be abused by people just trying to get even with someone else. So Beto calls the FBI on a congressman for no reason.

NRA is only included in the conversation because the Left uses them as a punching bag every time there is a mass shooting. NRA is just regular Americans like you and me.

[ducks]

CNN pundit Amanda Carpenter blasted former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke on Friday over his vow during Thursday night's primary debate to seize AR-15s, warning that his remarks had "significantly" improved President Trump's chances of being reelected.

Of O'Rourke's pledge to "take" AR-15s and AK-47s, she said the damage goes far beyond the Dem presidential hopeful's campaign.

"I'm one of those moms who's very worried about school shootings [and] believe in the Second Amendment... I am angry at what Beto O'Rourke said, not because I think it's unworkable. It's because I think it's going to stop any chance of getting anything done in Washington," Carpenter began. "If you want stronger background checks, 'red flag' laws, two things I'm very interested in, Beto just did a huge disservice to that because no Republican can go to the table now in good faith thinking that liberals don't want to take your guns. Because you have Beto on the tape right there."

[TheGreatYacht]

They (Democrats) don't want Bernie to win. Their darling Joe Biden is an old senile POS.

[spurraider21]

NRA is only included in the conversation because the Left uses them as a punching bag every time there is a mass shooting. NRA is just regular Americans like you and me.
its a massive lobbying group

[Spurminator]

NRA is just regular Americans like you and me.

:lmao

[Chris]

A 2017 Pew Research Center study found that 19% of US gun owners consider themselves NRA members.

Journalist Megan Wilson stated that the Pew study places membership at 14 million, far higher than the NRA's own report of 5 million. According to the NRA, some non-members typically claim to be members when surveyed, as a show of support.

[TheGreatYacht]

Conservatives love money from the NRA. Conservatives love money from AIPAC. Conservatives love corruption. Not that Democrats are any better but at least Republicans don't hide it.

[Chris]

NRA says red flag laws will be abused

https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1172674089846288384?s=20

[TheGreatYacht]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDsoY-UXUAAe1hA?format=png&name=900x900

:wow

[SnakeBoy]

https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1172674089846288384?s=20

I don't get your point. The guy shot at a car and then threatened to kill himself.

[Chris]

I don't get your point. The guy shot at a car and then threatened to kill himself.

a.) You still can't take away a citizen's guns(s) unless it was an illegal firearm or unlawfully possessed to my knowledge.

b.) You can kill yourself with other things besides guns.

Do you see how it is asinine? Going to make plenty of money for New York though.

[hombre]

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/poll-majority-backs-banning-assault-style-rifles-opposes-federal-gun-confiscation-program/

[Proxy]

Beta... says the person who need an AR to feel adequate

[Spurminator]

a.) You still can't take away a citizen's guns(s) unless it was an illegal firearm or unlawfully possessed to my knowledge.

Obviously you can. See article posted by you.


b.) You can kill yourself with other things besides guns.

Yes, but you can't shoot at cars with something other than guns.

[Spurminator]

A 2017 Pew Research Center study found that 19% of US gun owners consider themselves NRA members.

Journalist Megan Wilson stated that the Pew study places membership at 14 million, far higher than the NRA's own report of 5 million. According to the NRA, some non-members typically claim to be members when surveyed, as a show of support.

Thanks for the totally new information that the NRA is a membership organization that collects dues to support their lobbying efforts. I never claimed they didn't exploit regular Americans.

My :lmao still stands.

[Pavlov]

a.) You still can't take away a citizen's guns(s) unless it was an illegal firearm or unlawfully possessed to my knowledge.

b.) You can kill yourself with other things besides guns.

Do you see how it is asinine? Going to make plenty of money for New York though.Robert King, 51, was accused of illegally possessing and firing a pistol that struck a parked car in New Lebanon, Albany’s News 10 reported.

Cops said that after his arraignment, King said something about hurting himself, so authorities filed an extreme risk protection order.

These aren't red flags to you?

Everything is hunky-dory with this guy?

[Winehole23]

its a massive lobbying group"The A in USA stands for Armalite."

[koriwhat]

i can not believe anyone would back this fucking loser o'rourke the wannabe mexican.

his run for senate in 2018... keep your AR-15.
his run for president 2019... hell yeah we're taking your AR-15!

pandering 101 for a power hungry retard millionaire who's never worked a day in his life and loves to wear a dress just like the bitch that he is.

[koriwhat]

Beta... says the person who need an AR to feel adequate

or maybe you're just a pussy?

[Chris]

https://twitter.com/bigleaguepol/status/1172947121085067264?s=19

:lol

[koriwhat]

https://twitter.com/bigleaguepol/status/1172947121085067264?s=19

:lol

:tu

[Kim Jong-il]

:tu
Can your scrawny crackhead muscles even lift an AR-15?

[koriwhat]

Can your scrawny crackhead bones even lift an AR-15?

come to my apartment and find out. i might get one for that low low price of $349.

ps: you've never answered me in our last exchange. what drugs do you suppose i am on or do regularly? what makes me a druggy tbh? you won't and can't answer this you fucking retard parrot.

[koriwhat]

ps: if i had to guess i'd say this troll Kim is Chump's but i could be way off. the only reason i am saying this is because today he's trying his hardest to get my attention. fuck off faggot(s)!

[Chris]

ps: if i had to guess i'd say this troll Kim is Chump's but i could be way off. the only reason i am saying this is because today he's trying his hardest to get my attention. fuck off faggot(s)!

mono/stretch/DoK troll

[koriwhat]

mono/stretch/DoK troll

i could see that too... mono loves to mimic BlaKKKe tbh.

[TheGreatYacht]

Zionist Jews Want To Take Your Guns Away!

https://youtu.be/PTnggxL-3LE

[Proxy]

or maybe you're just a pussy?
Meh, I’m not the one that needs an AR to feel like I can take care of myself

[Spurminator]

Zionist Jews Want To Take Your Guns Away!

https://youtu.be/PTnggxL-3LE

Weird how the Zionists simultaneously want to take guns away and are also in the pocket of the NRA.

[TheGreatYacht]

Weird how the Zionists simultaneously want to take guns away and are also in the pocket of the NRA.

Divide and conquer the masses

[Xevious]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDsoY-UXUAAe1hA?format=png&name=900x900

:wow
The idea that Republicans (and the NRA quite honestly) are more pro-2A than Democrats is fiction. The only difference is Democrats pretty much tell you their intentions. In fact, the only president in the last few decades that didn't inact some measure of gun control was Obama.

[Spurminator]

Divide and conquer the masses

So your headline is wrong. If it's just about division, then they don't actually care about taking guns away. Which means you're contributing to the Zionist objective by stoking fear of gun confiscation. Stop being such a Zionist.

[TheGreatYacht]

So your headline is wrong. If it's just about division, then they don't actually care about taking guns away. Which means you're contributing to the Zionist objective by stoking fear of gun confiscation. Stop being such a Zionist.

The elites (mostly Zionists) play both sides. Their goal is to get conservatives and liberals to hate each other. Get Christians and Muslims to hate each other. Identity politics. Divide and conquer.

A lot of normies when they see the tittle/headline of a piece they don't like they won't even bother. This is cognitive dissonance and it's a big problem on both sides left and right. It is up to us to hear all sides and come up with our own conclusions. Most people don't like hearing opposing views.

[Spurminator]

The elites (mostly Zionists) play both sides. Their goal is to get conservatives and liberals to hate each other. Get Christians and Muslims to hate each other. Identity politics. Divide and conquer.

A lot of normies when they see the tittle/headline of a piece they don't like they won't even bother. This is cognitive dissonance and it's a big problem on both sides left and right. It is up to us to hear all sides and come up with our own conclusions. Most people don't like hearing opposing views.

This is just further explanation for why posting a headline that says Zionist Jews Want To Take Your Guns Away! is advancing their supposed objective to divide us.

Either they're playing both sides of the gun argument or they're playing one side. You claimed the latter, now you're saying you meant the former.

[boutons_deux]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDsoY-UXUAAe1hA?format=png&name=900x900

:wow

Marx advice to arm the populace came from his knowledge that the only way for Labor (proletariat) to remove Capital/royalty/Religionists from power is through violent overthrow, eg, French, Russian, and (the first) American revolutions.

[TheGreatYacht]

This is just further explanation for why posting a headline that says Zionist Jews Want To Take Your Guns Away! is advancing their supposed objective to divide us.

Either they're playing both sides of the gun argument or they're playing one side. You claimed the latter, now you're saying you meant the former.

The headline was to show right-wingers that Zionists are not their friends either :lol

87% of right-wingers support Zionism/Israel

[Chucho]

Yauschwitz unraveling.

[Chucho]

Marx advice to arm the populace came from his knowledge that the only way for Labor (proletariat) to remove Capital/royalty/Religionists from power is through violent overthrow, eg, French, Russian, and (the first) American revolutions.

You said the same thing the first time he posted that meme, thank you Professor.

[boutons_deux]

You said the same thing the first time he posted that meme, thank you Professor.

you didn't understand it, either time

[Chucho]

you didn't understand it, either time

There's nothing complex about you or what you regurgitate.

[TheGreatYacht]

https://mobile.twitter.com/KyleKulinski/status/1173295980072099840

[Chris]

Why have the not so sure option? :lol It just waters down the other two choices. Dumb poll.

[Chris]

If you're "not sure" then just don't vote on the poll.

[ElNono]

Why have the not so sure option? :lol It just waters down the other two choices. Dumb poll.


If you're "not sure" then just don't vote on the poll.

because opinions are not always black or white... AND there's a "not sure" option. Makes complete sense.

The bigger problem is that Beto's suggestion lacks details.

Plus, it's doesn't take much math to extrapolate the yes/no options into a total percentage... (which is not 14%)

[DMC]

I know some here who only have video game experience with firearms think it's stupid to harp on gun facts when talking about gun control, but when some politician is leaning on a concept of "high impact round, high velocity, made for a battlefield" the someone has to call ass. The round isn't being questioned. The .223 round is what's being referred to. The AR-15 does not make a round more powerful or faster. It doesn't make it more accurate. The semi-auto aspect and the magazine capacity make the gun a mass attack weapon, and the "cool factor" means little video game incels will likely want one because it's what they think the military uses. It's a heavy gun for the most part, and serves no real purpose if you aren't defending a base or against zombies. It's fun to shoot, sure, but it's just a platform for the round. The round itself determines the velocity (rifling and barrel length help) and I've yet to see or hear any politician talk about banning the .223 round. If they did, people would just use a larger round. In fact, the .223 is almost the smallest round legally permitted for game hunting in Texas. It's a centerfire cartridge with a bullet not much bigger than a 22 long rifle round.

Blah blah yeah it's the platform of choice for idiots, but talk about the real issue. If you want to remove the gun, don't say how lethal it is because the gun proponents know more than you, and they'll point out that every centerfire round on the shelf is more lethal than the .223, and the .223 is just cheaper to buy in bulk than the .308 (5.56 NATO vs 7.62, I'm sure the video gamers here know) and it doesn't kick as much so you can stay on target while firing.

The level of pure ignorance these people exhibit when they start talking about this shit is astounding. Beto said people keep machine guns because they are family heirlooms. That's bullshit. The subgun community transfers these things back and forth for tens of thousands. There might be a few Thompsons that are heirlooms, but if they weren't registered in time they are basically illegal. If they were, they are worth 40K or so, and often families will sell them. No one has a 1919 beltfed as a family heirloom. No one has a pushpin MP5 with a transferrable sear as a family heirloom.

Stupid fucks.

[spurraider21]

Why have the not so sure option? :lol It just waters down the other two choices. Dumb poll.
triggered by poll choices

If you're "not sure" then just don't vote on the poll.
fine, exclude them from the poll results. more people voted no than yes.

which was the point

[ElNono]

I know some here who only have video game experience with firearms think it's stupid to harp on gun facts when talking about gun control, but when some politician is leaning on a concept of "high impact round, high velocity, made for a battlefield" the someone has to call ass. The round isn't being questioned. The .223 round is what's being referred to. The AR-15 does not make a round more powerful or faster. It doesn't make it more accurate. The semi-auto aspect and the magazine capacity make the gun a mass attack weapon, and the "cool factor" means little video game incels will likely want one because it's what they think the military uses. It's a heavy gun for the most part, and serves no real purpose if you aren't defending a base or against zombies. It's fun to shoot, sure, but it's just a platform for the round. The round itself determines the velocity (rifling and barrel length help) and I've yet to see or hear any politician talk about banning the .223 round. If they did, people would just use a larger round. In fact, the .223 is almost the smallest round legally permitted for game hunting in Texas. It's a centerfire cartridge with a bullet not much bigger than a 22 long rifle round.

Blah blah yeah it's the platform of choice for idiots, but talk about the real issue. If you want to remove the gun, don't say how lethal it is because the gun proponents know more than you, and they'll point out that every centerfire round on the shelf is more lethal than the .223, and the .223 is just cheaper to buy in bulk than the .308 (5.56 NATO vs 7.62, I'm sure the video gamers here know) and it doesn't kick as much so you can stay on target while firing.

The level of pure ignorance these people exhibit when they start talking about this shit is astounding. Beto said people keep machine guns because they are family heirlooms. That's bullshit. The subgun community transfers these things back and forth for tens of thousands. There might be a few Thompsons that are heirlooms, but if they weren't registered in time they are basically illegal. If they were, they are worth 40K or so, and often families will sell them. No one has a 1919 beltfed as a family heirloom. No one has a pushpin MP5 with a transferrable sear as a family heirloom.

Stupid fucks.

The reason heirlooms are brought up is the same reason game hunting or competitive shooting is brought up whenever there's some regulation about particular bans on ammo, transportation, etc. It's stupid and retarded, and you can always find a seemingly innocuous example where some minority get their hobby screwed up because of a larger alleged positive overall mission. People also bitched about seatbelts back in the day too, this is more of the same, except idiocy is apparently en vogue today. I was reading a FB post of a friend of mine, who is admittedly a great guy, IMO, but he's a gun nut and blinded by the idiocy du jour (sad!). He re-posted something he clearly thought was 'smart', that said something along the lines of "Why would you trust the government with your guns if they can't even stop a telemarketer?" and, the reality is that 99% of the time, if you try to go out there and shoot up a few people, you're going to find out real quick how effective the government is to put a bullet between your eyes and/or hunt you down. It's actually a complete oxymoron, as the main claim to posses all the guns and ammo is the fear you admittedly have over the government (which in and of itself is a completely ridiculous thought, not because govt couldn't turn into a tyranny, but because it implies the military will be with the govt and you'll be shooting at drones with rockets, tanks, etc, a battle you already lost).

I would agree, however, that all the discussion about rounds or technicalities are really a distraction. It's just talking points (which make sense to an extent coming from politicos), but hinder the real discussion: extremism on anything, including this, is bad and will never lead to any kind of compromise solution. The NRA is wrong when it says no regulation is the best regulation. Beto is wrong when he says he would confiscate guns. What's really troubling here is that we can't even agree on minor common ground, like background checks. And so we're gonna continue talking about bullshit while nothing happens.

[CosmicCowboy]

Beto just killed the chance of any common ground. "Because you want to take the guns" becomes the answer to any new background checks, registration, etc.

[boutons_deux]

How about "we want to TAKE YOUR FUCKING GUNS" .. in a buyback that scraps the guns?

The buyback to be financed by 25% additional FEDERAL sales tax on all gun sales.

[SnakeBoy]

What's really troubling here is that we can't even agree on minor common ground, like background checks. And so we're gonna continue talking about bullshit while nothing happens.

Well it's always been resist everything because they really just want to take your guns. Finally a hint of movement towards some kind of agreement and along comes dumbass Beto saying Hell yeah we're going to take your guns.

[RandomGuy]

Well it's always been resist everything because they really just want to take your guns. Finally a hint of movement towards some kind of agreement and along comes dumbass Beto saying Hell yeah we're going to take your guns.

There is plenty of agreement on many things with guns that Republican establishment would oppose out of hand.

Two-thirds of Americans support assault weapons ban: Fox News poll
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/457481-two-thirds-support-assault-weapons-ban-fox-news-poll

The minority view, captured by narrow special interests of the gun manufacturers is not, as you seem to think here, the view of a majority of the country.

[boutons_deux]

The minority view, captured by narrow special interests of the gun manufacturers is not, as you seem to think here, the view of a majority of the country.

citizens' "views" don't matter. never do, haven't for a long time.

All that matters to legislators is the $10Ms from NRA / GOA / BigGuns'n'Ammo / GunDealers

[DMC]

How about "we want to TAKE YOUR FUCKING GUNS" .. in a buyback that scraps the guns?

The buyback to be financed by 25% additional FEDERAL sales tax on all gun sales.

You're pretty math stupid if you think 25% of selling new guns to buy them back will rid the nation of guns. Well, we know you're fucking stupid but this is some new ground.

[SnakeBoy]

Democrats Want Red Flag Laws for Everyone Except Gang Members
https://nationalfile.com/democrats-want-red-flag-laws-for-everyone-except-gang-members/

[boutons_deux]

String Of Child Shootings Cast Light On Texas’ Shocking Gun Violence

The state has been devastated by some of the country’s deadliest mass shootings — but it also ranks as the worst in accidental gun violence involving children.

Five children were shot in four separate incidents over theweekend in Texas

Texas ranks first in the nation for unintentional shootings involving children

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/string-of-child-shootings-highlights-another-gun-violence-issue-for-texas_n_5d813a59e4b0ddcef509dffb?guccounter=1

Who Will Think of the Children?

Will Gun Fellators, the Dead Cold Hands Pricks, Think of Their Own Children?

[boutons_deux]

White House disavows gun proposal

that the White House is circulating in Congress (https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/9/18/1886362/-White-House-disavows-gun-proposal-that-the-checks-notes-White-House-is-circulating-in-Congress)

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1886362 (https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1886362)

Trash Klown Kar

[boutons_deux]

Texas has always been gun-friendly. Could the NRA start having to spend money to keep it that way?

The NRA and its state affiliate have contributed more than $700,000 to state elected officials and candidates since 2000.

That's a drop in the bucket in Texas, where there are no limits on political giving.

These contribution totals do not include Texas’ congressional delegation. Money given to federal officials like U.S. Sen Ted Cruz or former Congressman Beto O’Rourke are regulated by the Federal Elections Commission and subject to different reporting procedures, rules and caps.

About 4 in 5 of the 347 candidates and officials elected to state office who received money from the NRA and TSRA were Republicans.

But Democrats got NRA cash, too.

Rounding out the top 10 is John Whitmire, an influential Houston Democrat who’s spent nearly 40 years in the Texas Senate and chairs the Committee on Criminal Justice.

Ray Sullivan, Perry’s former chief of staff, said the NRA’s influence in Texas has been

more about membership and organization than the money. :lol

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/09/19/texas-has-always-been-gun-friendly-could-the-nra-start-having-to-spend-money-to-keep-it-that-way/ (https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/09/19/texas-has-always-been-gun-friendly-could-the-nra-start-having-to-spend-money-to-keep-it-that-way/)

the political class is 100% corrupted by BigDonor. Citizen voting is useless