Posted on 07/14/2017 2:15:15 PM PDT by richardb72
The Women’s March protest today at NRA headquarters was partially sparked by false allegations that the organization hasn’t defended Philando Castile — an African American and concealed handgun permit holder shot by Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez.
While the March’s co-president, Tamika Mallory, demands that the NRA defend Castile's Second Amendment rights, she ignores statements that do just that by the gun group's female and black spokespersons.
Perhaps the Women’s March organizers don't really want the NRA to be seen defending gun rights for blacks or any other minority groups. Rather, they want people to think of the NRA as a white supremacist organization that ignores women.
The accusations of racism started a month ago on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. After Officer Yanez was acquitted, host Trevor Noah complained that the NRA had been “completely silent” about the shooting. He described Castile as a “legal gun owner” who had done nothing wrong. Liberal, mainstream media publications such as the New York Daily News and Vanity Fair have carried similar attacks.
But whether one believes that Castile disobeyed the officer’s multiple orders not to reach for his gun, the NRA has been anything but silent. Right after the shooting last summer, the NRA posted that the incident was “troubling and must be thoroughly investigated.”
Following last month's jury verdict, NRA national spokesperson Dana Loesch quickly declared that the acquittal was a miscarriage of justice. . . .
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FDM - Facts Don’t Matter
Of course not...they are democrats.
There was an absolute gully washer complete with lightning bolts this afternoon. They should have gotten drenched!
Poetic justice?
He did nothing wrong? From what I recall of the articles, he did just about everything wrong.
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