As the NRA host body began to wither and die, the demon slug that had been animating it slithered out and moved into a new willing host. The cycle continues.
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Yeerk or Goa’uld?
I wasn’t expecting an Animorphs reference . Gosh does that take me back.
Follow the money: Which foreign government finances them?
I think it rhymes with "Russia."
GODDAMN YOU TO HELL BISMARCK!
Prussia?
Meet the new gun lobby leader, same as the old gun lobby leader.
Just like the nra, their money is coming from russia as well. Guaranteed.
Also, little known fact for regressives. You get caught with so much as a .22 shell in mother russia you are fucked fucked. Zero tolerance for firearms.
Video on Russian gun laws: https://youtu.be/MBOxBo4P36A?si=
I'm not sure where you are getting your information on that but Russians can buy guns too. In some aspects their laws are more liberal on the issue than some of the most restrictive American states.
Fuck Putin.