The incoming administration is already gearing up for war against the national Rifle Association( NRA) and the Second Amendment, as declared by President-elect Joe Biden in his tweet Friday evening.
After praising former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-AZ, turned leading gun control activist, for her strength and courage, he pledged to continue working “to defeat the NRA and end our epidemic of gun violence.”
Giffords was an unfortunate victim and survivor of the shooting at a supermarket parking lot rally in Tucson, Arizona in 2011.
In this tragic event, convicted mass murderer Jared Lee Loughner, a registered Independent and known to push anti-establishment rhetoric, entered the Safeway parking lot during a constituent assembly and open fired on the group. Giffords was shot in the head, 6 people were killed, and 12 others were injured. Loughner was immediately arrested and is currently serving life in prison.
The NRA is already preparing to duel with President-elect Biden. However, the conservative gun rights advocacy group would much rather work with the incoming Biden-Harris administration. However, based on recent tweets and past behaviors of both elected officials, this will most likely not be an option. The NRA vows to continue to support and stand behind 2A, and continue to fight for the right of the American people.
