OK, on second thought, maybe this isn’t quite a hot take … it’s more of a warmed-over take, a rehash of the idea that if blacks bought guns (and they do), the GOP and NRA would suddenly find reasons to support comprehensive gun control.
This time, though, the idea is coming from the author of “The Atheist Muslim,” Ali A. Rizvi. Check this out awesome use of 280 perfectly good characters:
There are over 3 million Muslim Americans. If they all went out, bought semiautomatic firearms, and posted pictures of themselves posing at malls with their legally bought weapons — hashtag #MuslimAmericansForThe2ndAmendment — you might get the GOP to rethink its gun policy. pic.twitter.com/n7GtD1PhSo
— Ali A. Rizvi (@aliamjadrizvi) October 12, 2017
Alternative tweet: Gun control advocates are bigots who want to restrict the rights of minorities.
— ✞ (@Twisted_Artist) October 12, 2017
Um, no. We’d happily take 3 million Muslim Americans genuinely for the Second Amendment over one white New York Times columnist floating the idea of repealing the Second Amendment. Of course, these 3 million would have to pass background checks — they can’t just go out and buy firearms that easily — and comply with open-carry laws before posing at malls.
Does Rizvi really think it’s that simple? And does he really think gun rights advocates would have a problem with Muslim Americans who respected those rights and were willing to fight to defend them?
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C’mon.
Disagree. Protecting 2nd amendment is about protecting the 2nd Amendment not about race. You need to talk to people outside of Toronto. https://t.co/au9hoO5kFX
— SalenaZito (@SalenaZito) October 14, 2017
Better yet, just stop tweeting until you’ve actually talked to some people outside the bubble.
https://twitter.com/maxwellarm/status/918529652288667648
Go for it, no one is stopping them.
— ?¯_(ツ)_/¯ (@beerboyeee) October 12, 2017
(a) Yay gun rights; (b) Minorities—especially minority women—damn well should be able to defend yourselves; (c) You got 280 characters? ?
— Andrew S. (@shoutingboy) October 12, 2017
Oh, and be aware, if you give guns to Muslim women you just might turn them into Republicans.https://t.co/Arda8hDQG1
— Andrew S. (@shoutingboy) October 12, 2017
Hey, they might even decide to join the NRA to help ensure their right to gun ownership is protected.
You'd also presumably have 3Million more pro 2A voters ?
— Sports and Law (@mercernole) October 12, 2017
91 million gun owners.
24 million veterans.
No problem.
All citizens have that right.
No fear of law abiding citizens.— Tom Schade (@SchadeTom) October 12, 2017
#2a applies to all Americans who legally obtain guns
— Jan McGinn (@JKMcGinn) October 12, 2017
No objections from me.
— John Hornbuckle (@JohnRHornbuckle) October 12, 2017
Good for them! I would be happy to see more Americans with guns.
— pissy piss prince ? (@Nosstea_) October 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/FreeMindsAz/status/918695970644230146
Also, we had a Muslim American arm himself and kill a bunch of Americans and we didn't trade our freedoms for illusory security.
— Scott Paterno (@ScottPaterno) October 14, 2017
About that picture Rizvi used to illustrate his tweet, though:
The girl in the pic is cute, and that AK is not a semi-auto. It's the real thing, capable of full auto mag dumps!
— Richard Lucas (@rlucas999) October 14, 2017
Good trigger discipline but please keep the muzzle downrange. Otherwise ?
— Damn True (@DamnTrue) October 13, 2017
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