More extreme than the NRA: Some Texans align with 'a little nutjob group'

[TexasTowelie]

FORT WORTH -- Let me explain something you should know about Texas.

Here, the National Rifle Association is considered moderate.

If you've spent recent days railing on social media against the NRA or its lobbying power, please realize that in Texas, many Republicans take an even more extreme position against almost any gun laws or background checks at all.

Some Freedom Caucus lawmakers are backed by the Colorado-based National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR), which opposes any government licensing, regulation, qualifications, background checks or restriction of guns, weapons or ammunition at all — “the way our Founders intended.”

In Texas, that Ron Paul-affiliated group lobbies for doing away with the state's license to carry and handgun training requirements.

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/bud-kennedy/article200720774.html

[callous taoboy]

1. I'm assuming both of my brothers are affiliated.

DU, you can't believe the transformation my 2 older brothers, both now in their 60's, have gone through over the years. Both used to be long-haired hippies living in Austin in the 70's. Back then a fraud like Trump would have been a target of their ire, but now they are in the cult, both are weaponed up (AR-15s and the like). Both conceal carry. We do not talk politics AT ALL anymore. Not worth my time.

[flamin lib]

2. My brother has gone full Sovereign Ctitizen . We no longer speak at all.

[callous taoboy]

3. Do you see signs of mental illness in this?

[flamin lib]

4. Only if every one in that movement is sick. No I see a closed loop of confirmation

bias. Started with Fox News and went to YouTube and a channel called Logic before Authority. Now family members tell me he waits up until 4AM to get a yet more batshit crazy feed.

This is his only link to outside information.

[callous taoboy]

5. My parents, my brothers... It's like we're living in two different universes.

And all of them used to be so reasonable and unlikely to fall for the crap on Faux News, Alex Jones etc.

[Javaman]

6. the Southern Poverty Institute has determined that Texas has more hate groups than

any other state in the nation.

this group existing, doesn't surprise me.

there will always be someone that will take things to 11.