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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,665 posts)
Tue Oct 17, 2017, 01:16 PM Oct 2017

Georgia GOP Candidate Holds 'Bump Stock' Giveaway Contest

WASHINGTON — A Republican candidate for governor in Georgia is giving away a "bump stock," the rapid-fire gun modification linked to the Las Vegas shooting, in a campaign contest to highlight his opposition to new regulation on the devices.

State Sen. Michael Williams, who is positioning himself as the most pro-Donald Trump candidate in a crowded GOP field to succeed term-limited Gov. Nathan Deal, said the contest is a celebration of the Second Amendment.

"The tragedy in Las Vegas broke my heart, but any talk of banning or regulating bump stocks is merely cheap political lip service from career politicians," Williams said in a statement announcing the contest. "Georgia's gun owners deserve a governor who will stand with them when liberals and Hollywood elites attack our fundamental rights."

Gun giveaways have become fairly common stunts on conservative campaigns. Roy Moore's campaign gave out an AR-15 rifle the night before he won the GOP nomination in the Alabama Senate race last month.

But Williams may be the first to give away a bump stock, an extremely controversial device that the National Rifle Association and some Republican leaders have said should be regulated more stringently.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/georgia-gop-candidate-holds-bump-stock-giveaway-contest/ar-AAtE2fE?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp

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Georgia GOP Candidate Holds 'Bump Stock' Giveaway Contest (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2017 OP
Stupid is snowybirdie Oct 2017 #1
I'm not saying Williams is a moran, but ProudLib72 Oct 2017 #2
Disgusting. mountain grammy Oct 2017 #3
and the Multnomah Co/Portland GOP bdtrppr6 Oct 2017 #4
Who is he? Tavarious Jackson Oct 2017 #6
Nothing rallies the GOP base more than hoisting a huge middle finger in the face King_Klonopin Oct 2017 #5
Remember during the Bush era when churches regularaly gave away assault rifles in raffles? Initech Oct 2017 #8
This is really a giant "fuck you" to the victims of Vegas. What an asshole!!! Initech Oct 2017 #7

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
2. I'm not saying Williams is a moran, but
Tue Oct 17, 2017, 01:19 PM
Oct 2017

He's a FUCKING MORAN!

Really, how can he pull this shit two weeks after the largest mass shooting in the country?

King_Klonopin

(1,306 posts)
5. Nothing rallies the GOP base more than hoisting a huge middle finger in the face
Tue Oct 17, 2017, 01:43 PM
Oct 2017

of Democrats and victims of gun violence. Shameless.

Initech

(100,023 posts)
8. Remember during the Bush era when churches regularaly gave away assault rifles in raffles?
Tue Oct 17, 2017, 01:54 PM
Oct 2017

I think they did it a few times in the Obama era too. Fuck these people.

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