Tim Hogan 浩勤 Profile picture
UMass Political Science, Int'l Rel & 中文 Minors. JD Univ. Hawaii. Liberal. Still have my Kennedy/Johnson button. https://t.co/j9jJ1DodWX Jin Jiyan Azadî

Sep 2, 2020, 9 tweets

1. Democrats tend to focus their ads on other Democrats. It's understandable but, at this point, few if any Democrats will vote for Trump. The independents and a few never Hillary Dems are the key focus. But suppression of Trump's base, that is tabu when directed at a

2. historically targeted class like Black Americans, is fair play IMO. How would I suppress his votes without violating the Twitter rules on election disinformation? First I would make Trump part of the KGB that is anti-gun owner. Plant the seed that this is all intended to

3. disarm Americans. One think about Trump supporters is they are disposed to accept lies and conspiracy theories with little grooming necessary in advance.

One strategy might be to reach out to the real gun owners. Not the #GRU infiltrated @NRA

4. gang of sleazy thieves like Wayne LaPierre but the folks who teach our kids how to safely handle firearms. The millions of veterans and law enforcement people active and retired who believe in the right to bear arms does not include the right of some west Texas crackhead

5. to sell AK47s to drug gangs. I'd commit to those real gun owners to ease off of some of the irrational NFA restrictions for those fully qualified gun owners. That qualification would require a fuller background and an oath to acknowledge that anyone who is in the definition

6. of the Militia in the USC will have to swear obedience to the state authority and form if called upon. Otherwise you get revolvers, pump shotguns and bolt-action rifles. That's it. And if you're a loyal American and not part of Trump's GRU directed mob, you can have a full

7. auto with suppressors for range use. No more open carry of long guns in cities. No more gun show loophole. Family transfers can be handled by ATF. Rational gun safety and continuing the long tradition of Americans as gun owners. But only for loyal Americans.

8. No KGB loving Trumpers need apply.

And Wayne, I'm dying to know. How was the prom? 😎

9. Are you a member of the Constitution's "well organized militia" that Justice Scalia apparently didn't know existed when he wrote his Heller opinion? You might be surprised to find out you are. @neal_katyal @tribelaw
law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10…

Share this Scrolly Tale with your friends.

A Scrolly Tale is a new way to read Twitter threads with a more visually immersive experience.
Discover more beautiful Scrolly Tales like this.

Keep scrolling