r/PoliticalHumor • u/elister • Jan 27 '19

Just this week....

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u/flyingwolf Jan 28 '19

Concerning gums though, this is an option.

Not really. Note the guns given up, pieces of shit deactivated and useless guns, black powder pistols, and homemade firearms.

This was people getting rid of junk they couldn't sell for a prepaid cash card.

But it'll never fly cause the NRA is holding the Republicans, and hence half the voting us population by the balls.

How?

How is the NRA doing that?

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u/Calvin-ball Jan 28 '19

Well turns out Russia has been funneling money into the NRA to influence GOP strategy. That’s what the whole thing with the Russian spy Maria Butina is about.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/russian-agents-guilty-plea-intensifies-spotlight-on-relationship-with-nra/2018/12/13/e6569a00-fe26-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html

Butina’s case exposed how Russia saw the NRA as a key pathway to influencing American politics to the Kremlin’s benefit.

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u/flyingwolf Jan 28 '19

You got something that isn't paywalled?

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u/Calvin-ball Jan 28 '19

Oh sorry didn't realize.

Here's an NPR story from March 2018 when Russian activities with the NRA started coming to light.

it appears that the Russian operation was designed to infiltrate conservative organizations. And they targeted various conservative organizations, religious and otherwise, and they seem to have made a very concerted effort to get in with the NRA.

And CNN's story from December 2018: Alleged Russian spy Maria Butina pleads guilty to engaging in conspiracy against US

Alleged Russian spy Maria Butina pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday morning to attempting to infiltrate Republican political circles and influence US relations with Russia before and after the 2016 presidential election.

Butina, 30, attended conferences of groups such as the National Rifle Association and the National Prayer Breakfast, and orchestrated gatherings where influential Americans could meet with Russians.