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NRA's Carry Guard comes under fire as "murder insurance"
The National Rifle Association wants to financially cover gun owners who shoot another person, but some critics are asking if the new product is essentially "murder insurance."
Gun-control advocates say the new insurance product could foster more violence and give gun owners a false sense of security to shoot first and ask questions later.
Some are dubbing it "murder insurance," and say that rather than promoting personal responsibility and protection, it encourages gun owners to take action and not worry about the consequences. And, they say, it's being marketed in a way that feeds on the nation's racial divisions.
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"The reason I call it murder insurance is because if you look at the way this is marketed, it's really sold in the context of 'There's a threat around every corner, dear mostly-white NRA member,' and that threat is either a black man or a brown man or some other kind of person of color," said Guns Down director Igor Volsky.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nras-carry-guard-comes-under-fire-as-murder-insurance/
Gun-control advocates say the new insurance product could foster more violence and give gun owners a false sense of security to shoot first and ask questions later.
Some are dubbing it "murder insurance," and say that rather than promoting personal responsibility and protection, it encourages gun owners to take action and not worry about the consequences. And, they say, it's being marketed in a way that feeds on the nation's racial divisions.
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"The reason I call it murder insurance is because if you look at the way this is marketed, it's really sold in the context of 'There's a threat around every corner, dear mostly-white NRA member,' and that threat is either a black man or a brown man or some other kind of person of color," said Guns Down director Igor Volsky.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nras-carry-guard-comes-under-fire-as-murder-insurance/
Typical right-wing NRA mentality: cover the wrong person for profit. The insurance should cover the victim of a shooting, and should be mandatory for the purchase of a deadly weapon. This NRA Trumpian scheme is the equivalent of a "get out of jail free" card for stand-your-ground murderers like George Zimmerman.