CNN finds self-proclaimed NRA Republican who now questions why he owned an AR-15

Gun purchases always go up when a Democratic president starts talking about bans and confiscation — it’s why President Barack Obama was unofficially named “gun salesman of the year.” And the talk about bans and confiscation usually follows a tragedy like the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas. But then there are those who have a change of heart and decide they no longer want the AR-15 they once purchased. After seeing a spate of videos in 2018 of people sawing their AR-15s in half, we’ve now seen a man smashing his AR-15 with a hammer “as instructed by his local police.” And voice actress Tara Strong had a good idea: Have President Joe Biden “try” a national AR-15 buyback and then send all the AR-15s to Ukraine.

CNN managed to find a self-proclaimed “NRA Republican” who’s seen the light after the Uvalde shooting and now questions why he ever owned an AR-15. So was this guy one of those “gun nuts” who was compensating for a small penis last week but this week is being interviewed on CNN by Poppy Harlow? He apparently “donated” his AR-15 to the police department so they can kill people with it.

Richard Small is a self proclaimed "NRA Republican" and long-time gun owner who says the Uvalde, Texas, shooting made him question why he owned an AR-15-style gun. Watch his conversation with @PoppyHarlowCNN https://t.co/pAZJCGs8jZ

— CNN (@CNN) June 1, 2022

Oh boy, one person. Congrats.

— Brian (@Kosh800) June 1, 2022

He doesn’t have to own one, and he shouldn’t decide who can.

— Dr. JCash (@JMCash90) June 1, 2022

Was he going to shoot people with it?

— 6toe (@6toe2) June 1, 2022

I wish she would have asked him where or when he had ever fired it.

— M A Young🌻🇺🇦 (@Marissa4Young) June 1, 2022

So he doesn't trust himself with it? Thinks owning might lead him to commit a horrific crime with it?

— mp1022 (@frank_devoe) June 1, 2022

So, does he thinking he’s mentally unstable and capable of using a firearm illegally? Seems more logical than being scared of a firearm that is an inanimate object that can’t do anything without humans.

— 弱旅 (@_underdog_) June 1, 2022

The ONLY reason to question why you should own an AR-15, is because you may not be able to stop yourself from doing bad things with it. If you are going to be a responsible gun owner, that inanimate object will never become a weapon against the innocent.

— High Toby (highway robbery on horse back) (@TobyShane78) June 1, 2022

Made me question it as well. And I decided, since the police no longer protect citizens, we need more AR 15s.

Also:

Seeing crowds of people burn cities down
Watching the police stand down to rioters
Seeing police allow autonomous zones…

Yep…need more

— Tennessee_Texan (@TexanTennessee) June 1, 2022

Any chance you’ll do a story about how having mass shooters among us actually compels law-abiding people to arm themselves?

— Kevin Tolbert (@KevinPTolbert) June 1, 2022

Maybe you should interview women who aren't Republicans that refuse to give up our semi-automatic rifles due to the actions of psychopaths

— Kimberly Morin (@Conservativeind) June 1, 2022

Him owning a gun or not will make zero difference in mass shootings. Just logic.

— Maya N (@Umightwant2know) June 1, 2022

I’m going to get rid of something there’s no danger of me using in an illegal manner. Look at me!

— Insightful Bachelor (@Racerx1166) June 1, 2022

This seems like an odd news story. What is the “news” part?

— Brad Clark (@bradrclark) June 1, 2022

The news is that this guy is an outlier who filled CNN’s narrative.

Related:

Here’s a man destroying his AR-15 with a hammer ‘as instructed by his local police’ https://t.co/X7ZcuZW3nK

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 30, 2022