{"id":19722,"date":"2022-05-27T23:59:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T23:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=19722"},"modified":"2022-05-28T01:36:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T01:36:46","slug":"14-acres-of-business-as-usual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=19722","title":{"rendered":"14 acres of Guns &#038; Gear&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"581\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/HL7-NRA.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/HL7-NRA.jpg 581w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/HL7-NRA-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 85vw, 581px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><\/p><p>NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION<\/p><p>HOUSTON TEXAS 2022<\/p><p>14  ACRES  Of  GUNS  &amp;  GEAR<\/p><cite> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8230;as the increasing vitriol of the National Rifle Association (NRA) proved politically effective, some in the gun business realized this messaging could be adopted by the firearms industry to sell more guns. All that was required for success was a dedication to<strong> frighteningly dangerous rhetoric<\/strong> and <strong>increasingly powerful weaponry<\/strong>. Cultural norms and responsibility would have to go.<\/p><p>Ryan Busse<\/p><p>author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gunfight-Against-Industry-Radicalized-America\/dp\/1541768736\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Gunfight%3A+My+Battle+Against+the+Industry+that+Radicalized+America.&amp;qid=1636579688&amp;sr=8-1\">Gunfight: My Battle Against the Industry that Radicalized America<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra-convention.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19725\" width=\"1000\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra-convention.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra-convention-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra-convention-768x414.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19726\" width=\"1000\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra-2-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra-2-768x445.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19727\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra-3-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra-4-copy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19729\" width=\"1000\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra-4-copy.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra-4-copy-300x173.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra-4-copy-768x442.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19730\" width=\"1000\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra5-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nra5-768x421.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Court-Painter-NRA-convention-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19733\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Court-Painter-NRA-convention-22.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Court-Painter-NRA-convention-22-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Court-Painter-NRA-convention-22-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION HOUSTON TEXAS 2022 14 ACRES Of GUNS &amp; GEAR &#8230;as the increasing vitriol of the National Rifle Association (NRA) proved politically effective, some in the gun business realized this messaging could be adopted by the firearms industry to sell more guns. 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