I know we should know better than to expect consistency but like
It's weird the 2A crowd is silent on this one right?
Even for them that's weird
@coriander according to the NY Times some people are upset
@coriander « Some high-profile gun rights activists and groups bristled on Saturday at government officials’ claims that federal agents may have been justified in killing a Minneapolis man during a protest because he was carrying a pistol.
The right to bear arms in public has been a mainstay of the gun rights movement.
On Saturday, a Los Angeles federal prosecutor, Bill Essayli, became a magnet for outrage when he wrote on social media that “If you approach law enforcement with a gun, there is a high likelihood they will be legally justified in shooting you. Don’t do it!”
Gun Owners of America, one of the country’s largest gun advocacy groups, said in its own posting that it condemned his “untoward comments.”
The group said that “federal agents are not ‘highly likely’ to be ‘legally justified’ in ‘shooting’ concealed carry licensees who approach while lawfully carrying a firearm. The Second Amendment protects Americans’ right to bear arms while protesting — a right the federal government must not infringe upon.” »
@coriander they are all doing doublespeak about it to cover their asses and are like “the Left is at fault” and “we will wait to see what The Police say” but they are definitely uncomfortable about some things coming from the federal government right now
@Lady Yeah I actually saw something from the NRA taking issue with Essayli's comments just now
@coriander most second amendment activists are not actual gun nuts and are just pretending. and they probably will not care. but i could see actual gun nuts breaking with the government over this, including a lot of cops and military, who are already quite upset at how things are being handled i imagine