Thread by @igorvolsky

1/ @NRA has called for armed insurrection for years & it funded the Jan. 6th event & the lawmakers behind it

-NRA donated $50,000 to organization that sponsored Jan. 6th event

-@GunsDownAmerica finds that @NRA donated $525,813 to 135 (of 147) seditious lawmakers in 2018 & 2020

@NRA @GunsDownAmerica 2/ @NRA & top leaders regularly encourage insurrectionism, urging Americans to purchase firearms & ammunition to protect liberty and fight against government tyranny. On Jan 6, as a mob of thousands stormed the U.S. Capitol, they echoed NRA’s message of armed revolution

@NRA @GunsDownAmerica 3/ Once the House & Senate reconvened on Jan. 6, most of the lawmakers beholden to @NRA acted as legislative insurrectionists.

135 of the 147 lawmakers who voted to overturn the election received @NRA funding. They got $525,813 from @NRA between 2018 and 2020.

@NRA @GunsDownAmerica 4/ @NRA is partly responsible for inciting this insurrection and it has since proudly doubled down on its messaging, warning its members that President-Elect Joe Biden will “dismantle” the Second Amendment.

https://twitter.com/NRA/status/1348411742729199617

@NRA @GunsDownAmerica 5/ @NRA's false and and deeply irresponsible rhetoric provides a permission structure for extremists to cause more violence at a time when law enforcement officials are warning of credible threats of violence in the days surrounding the Inauguration.

@NRA @GunsDownAmerica 6/ Despite head spinning evidence of illegality, graft, & corruption @NRA continues to be a tax-exempt org

As the new administration and Congressional lawmakers investigate the causes of the January 6th insurrection, they must examine the role of @NRA & hold it accountable

@NRA @GunsDownAmerica 7/ Corporate America also has a role to play. Many of the lawmakers who received money from @NRA also receive thousands from corporate America. It’s time for corporate America to stop funding those who voted to overturn the will of the people.