NRA take a dig at Tim Walz and it totally backfires
By Josh Marcus,
6 hours ago
The National Rifle Association, the influential firearms lobbying group, was mocked online for allegedly getting the facts wrong on a video claiming vice presidential candidate Tim Walz doesn’t know how to use a shotgun.
“Tim Walz previously claimed he kept a shotgun in his car so he could hunt pheasants after football practice,” the group wrote introducing the video, posted on X on Tuesday. “This is Tim Walz attempting to load his shotgun this past weekend.”
The clip then features a video of Walz using a shotgun over circus-like music, and captions that claim “that dog don’t hunt” and urging viewers to defeat “confiscation Kamala.”
X users quickly added a community note to the post, linking to a video suggesting Walz was in fact unloading the shotgun.
“Clearly unloading and checking the action,” one user, a Colorado cattle rancher, commented .
“You guys have an impressive miss rate for an organization founded to teach people marksmanship,” added journalist James Stout.
The Independent has contacted the NRA for comment.
The group’s new CEO Doug Hamline, meanwhile, was reportedly involved in the gruesome killing of a fraternity house cat while in university.
“I do not in any way condone the actions that took place more than 44 years ago,” he told The Independent in a recent statement. “I took responsibility for this regrettable incident as chapter president although I wasn’t directly involved. Since that time I served my country, raised a family, volunteered in my community, started a business, worked with Gold Star families, and raised millions of dollars for charity. I’ve endeavored to live my life in a manner beyond reproach.”
The online spat comes as both campaigns seek to attract the support of gun owners.
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