John — radical far-right gun extremists, emboldened by an ally in the White House, reached new and menacing levels of ugliness.
Angry far-right extremists protested COVID-19 stay-at-home orders with rifles at state capitols across the country. It's been disturbing, dangerous, and egged on by Donald Trump — like when he tweeted, "LIBERATE MINNESOTA!" "LIBERATE MICHIGAN!" and "LIBERATE VIRGINIA, and save your great 2nd Amendment. It is under siege!"
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There's a reason NBC News said "extremists see a call to arms" when they reported on Trump's "LIBERATE" tweets. And here are just some of the most recent scenes from these armed protests:
- In Kentucky over Memorial Day weekend, a gun rights rally turned into an anti-lockdown protest and ended with the mock hanging of an effigy of Governor Andy Beshear. In addition to hanging an effigy of the Governor from a tree in front of children, the protesters marched on the Kentucky capitol building against the stay-at-home order.
- In North Carolina, one leader of the armed stay-at-home protests posted online: "Are we willing to kill people? Are we willing to lay our lives down? We have to say yes."
- Armed protestors have shown up to the Michigan capitol multiple times now, menacing lawmakers inside the capitol building. Physical threats against Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer were reported on the private Facebook pages organizing the protests.
President Trump, the NRA, and other far-right gun groups have used the tragedy of COVID-19 to push an extreme "guns everywhere" agenda. And they have legitimized the increasingly menacing and rage-filled armed protests against elected officials. This needs to stop now.
Support our movement today as we fight the NRA and Donald Trump's dangerous rhetoric and extreme "guns everywhere" agenda.
Thanks for standing up for public safety, public health, and common-sense gun safety reforms for America.
Sincerely,
Rob Wilcox
Deputy Director of Policy and Strategy
Everytown for Gun Safety
