(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Despite recent mass murders, a typical NRA Convention! [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-04-16 Yeeha!! Just days after a raft of mass shootings, the NRA convention is in full swing! These patriots refuse to be impacted by the rampant carnage that they have helped promulgate. As is the usual case, there are endless displays of deadly weapons and the accessories that make those weapons even more lethal. To the delight of the attendees there were rows and rows of the mass murderer’s favorite weapon, the AR-15, with all its variants. There were many different kinds of extended magazines on display, as well. It is the perfect accessory for those just itching to take out a bunch of pansies at an elementary school library, without having to reload. And, of course, there are laser sights to make a murderous rampage even more efficient. And these are just a fraction of the offerings at the convention. Yes indeed, all the implements that the gun and violence worshiper could ever hope for. But there are also some new displays: One of the most popular new displays features Donald Trump NFT cards. Yes, you too can buy Donald Trump Digital Trading Cards for only 200 dollars each. But wait, you may ask, weren’t these cards being sold for only 100 dollars just a short time ago? Well, yes they were, but that was before Joe Biden’s inflation hit the market. Another new display features child sized caskets. Why pay for a full sized casket, when you can get a special sized casket, just for children, at a fraction of the cost? Has your child been gunned down by one of the millions of high powered weapons that the NRA has flooded the streets of America with? Well, don’t fret. These caskets are NRA approved and are adorned with the NRA logo. So, not only can you demonstrate your NRA bona fides, but you will be contributing funds to the premier organization that fights night and day to keep mass murderers, terrorists and violent street gangs well supplied. In addition, you will get a signed certificate of appreciation from Wayne LaPierre himself acknowledging the blood sacrifice of your child on the insatiable altar of gun worship. But, of course, most gun worshipers have come to the convention to see the long line of celebrities in attendance. If you are one of the lucky ones, for just 100 dollars you can get a selfie with Kyle Rittenhouse, a true NRA hero! The highlight for many attendees, however, was a speech given by Donald Trump. He promised that if he was reelected he would protect their beautiful second amendment! During his speech he digressed and told the crowd about a beautiful, perfect phone call he had with Vladimir Putin. “You know, I have a great relationship with Vlad. I call him Vlad because he and I are so close. If I was still president there would be no war in Ukraine, you know that, in fact there would be no Ukraine. But most importantly, Vlad wanted to thank me, and all of you, for the wonderful work that you have done! Vlad said that he is very grateful to the NRA and its single minded obsession with flooding our streets with high powered weaponry. The resultant deaths of tens of thousands of Americans every year means that if the US and Russia ever go to war there will be hundreds of thousands of Americans that Russia won’t have to kill because the NRA has already seen to that! What a guy!” Trump then returned to what was presumably his original point. “You know, thanks to you at the NRA, America is great again and we are indeed number one. Thanks to you, the US leads all first world countries in the number of children killed by guns.” The crowd broke into a chant “USA, we’re number one! USA, we’re number one!” Trump continued, “Because of all your hard work the US leads the world in medical expenditures due to gun violence.” The crow erupted again, “USA, we’re number one! USA, we’re number one!” “And, because of you, there are millions more guns in the US than people. No other country can say that!” The crowd was chanting at a fever pitch. “USA, we’re number one! USA, we’re number one!” Trump assumed his best Il Duce posture and nodded approvingly as he basked in the adoration of the wild-eyed gun worshipers. Meanwhile, in the back room, Marco Rubio, Joni Ernst, Ted Cruz and countless other Republican legislators could be seen lining up to personally receive checks from Wayne LaPierre, after bowing before him and kissing his ring. Yes indeed, a typical NRA convention. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/16/2164233/-Despite-recent-mass-murders-a-typical-NRA-Convention Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/