Thomas ZimmerApr 29, 2023

The Party of the Gun

Republicans uniformly embrace the gun cult and will only ever double down on the gun-toting militancy they have made a key element of their political identity.

It’s grotesque.

https://twitter.com/ronfilipkowski/status/1652283410788884480?s=46&t=1xecvNVImNo8TKt3oEvqnA

Ron Filipkowski on Twitter

“Nikki Haley rolls out the mandatory Republican candidate gun photo.”

Twitter
Show threadlemo
@tzimmer_history that's a Sig MG 338, new weapon used by us Navy seals. Effective range of 1500m. Very serious piece of hardware. Hard to imagine any sort of home defense with that.
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Show thread: j@fabrica:~/src;  Apr 29, 2023
@lemonadewasapopulardrink @tzimmer_history Am I crazy or does she have her finger inside the guard but no mag loaded?
Show threadlemoMay 3, 2023
@josephholsten @tzimmer_history That's a belt fed machine gun. Pretty obvious what with the M13 (or equivalent for .338 Norma mag) belt links littering the table.
Show thread: j@fabrica:~/src;  May 3, 2023
@lemonadewasapopulardrink @tzimmer_history Ah! I was wondering since they didn’t look like brass. I’ve never actually had a chance to operate a full auto weapon, much less one after 1986.
Show threadlemoMay 3, 2023
@josephholsten @tzimmer_history I recommend taking a gun safety course, because the absence of a magazine does not mean the weapon is not loaded and ready to fire as you can still have a round chambered.
Show thread: j@fabrica:~/src;  May 3, 2023
@lemonadewasapopulardrink @tzimmer_history Absolutely agree! To me a finger in the guard means “I intend to destroy what’s down range”, so doing that with a weapon with no mag makes me nervous the operator doesn’t know what they’re doing (esp your round in chamber ex). Admittedly, it’s been a couple decades since I last took a course, I could use a refresher.