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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhen are Police Organizations going to stop endorsing NRA backed candidates?
6 officers shot in Philly today. The FOP endorsed Trump in 2016.
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When are Police Organizations going to stop endorsing NRA backed candidates? (Original Post)
Cattledog
Aug 2019
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MontanaMama
(23,364 posts)1. No shit.
It is a counter intuitive relationship.
3Hotdogs
(12,444 posts)2. Like Forest says, "Stupid is, as stupid votes."
TwilightZone
(25,505 posts)3. The prevailing opinion is that that GOP is pro-law enforcement.
Hence, the endorsements. I don't think they even consider the NRA connections.
Besides, from what I've seen, police organizations and members of law enforcement are, on average, more in line with NRA views on gun rights than the public at large.
msongs
(67,465 posts)4. the same day they purge themselves of all the crooked cops nt
spanone
(135,911 posts)5. Many police departments would like assault weapons banned.
MicaelS
(8,747 posts)6. Lots of individual cops support the 2A..
As currently interpreted. That's why.