One of the most popular booths at this year’s Minnesota State Fair bears a simple sign: “Never Walz.” The booth offers t-shirts and prizes for fairgoers – all emblazoned with the “Never Walz” logo. The line for the booth grows so long at times that it poses traffic problems for police officers patrolling the fairgrounds.
Bryan Strawser, chairman of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, is not surprised by the booth’s popularity. He’s watched Gov. Tim Walz’s career since the vice-president candidate first served in Congress. Walz, Strawser told the Second Amendment Foundation, poses a clear and present danger to the Second Amendment rights of the entire country, should he and Kamala Harris take control of the White House.
“If elected, Walz would become more effective at pushing gun control that any vice president we’ve had in decades, because he can speak the language. He’s a hunter – that part’s not fake. He really does hunt,” Strawser said. “People will perceive him as having more credibility on the issue. Biden and Harris are not gun owners, but he is. He could win some folks over who don’t know any better.”
When Walz served in Congress from 2007 to 2019, he was an A-rated, NRA-endorsed congressman.
“He never voted for any anti-gun legislation, and he even celebrated the Heller decision with us,” Strawser said of the landmark 2008 Supreme Court opinion that said individuals have a Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.
Everything changed when Walz ran for governor. Another candidate was endorsed by the Democratic Party – known in the state as the Minnesota Democrat-Farmer-Labor party, or DFL. Walz could only run to the left of the DFL-endorsed candidate in the primary, Strawser said, and this included changing his long-held positions on guns.
“He completely flipped,” Strawser said. “Even before the state convention, he came out in favor of red-flag laws, an assault weapon ban, raising the purchase age to 21 and more. As governor, he proposed universal background checks, raising the age to 21, magazine restrictions and a ban on assault weapons.”
Strawser said he and his members have little doubt that if elected, Walz will call for more restrictive gun laws at the national level.
“I think he will push for magazine restrictions, bans on certain rifles, national universal background checks and, if he can get it through, raising the age to 21 for all firearm purchases,” he said.
Strawser warns that Walz is hard to pin down on his positions, but he should not be underestimated. He is a serious politician, and he is known to have a temper.
“Our members think he’s a political chameleon. You cannot trust what he says about the Second Amendment because of how he’s flipped. If you talk to Democratic gun owners like him, they too worry about how far he will go. We have a chapter of liberal gun owners here. They are very disappointed with him. They can’t get him to change his positions, and they can’t figure out why he flipped,” he said. “It’s hard to know what Walz really believes. He was in Congress for 12 years and told constituents he believed in the Second Amendment. Now, he’s on the other end of that equation.”
Based on his actions as Minnesota’s governor, Strawser said it’s not too difficult to determine how Walz would infringe upon the Second Amendment as vice president.
“Walz would have signed any gun-control bill they put in front of him,” he said.
This story is courtesy of the Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Journalism Project. Click here to make a tax-deductible donation to support the project.
Hmm posting not going well lately, well trying again he sounds like a less masculine version of Kirsten Gillibrand
Me thinks he speaks with a forked tongue.
Any time now they post a picture of Walz and Harris dressed in hunting clothes proclaiming how they support(not) the 2A. Hell, they may even take Spanish classes to show their support for all the illegals.
Not to mention Chinese, Korean etc
From my very limited research on walz, and that’s all that’s really needed, he is a two faced, lying pos politician. Even if I was a democrat I wouldn’t vote for him to be a sewer cleaner.
Is there anyone reading this that served with him that can comment on him and his service time?
ya mean Tampon Tim the Valor Theif?
Yep. I saw some officers I would not have wanted to follow into a bar fight let alone battle. Would like to know if his command feels like they dodged a bullet when he retired right before deployment
If the SOB was competent the Chain of Command would never have “allowed” Walz to quit as his Bn deployed. iE: he was a shitbird waste of oxygen.
I imagine Tim Walz can properly spell the word ‘thief’.
And the current champion for stolen valor is Donald Trump, with his shit eating grin and thumbs up as he stood on the graves of America’s heroes to film a campaign ad.
Donald Trump didn’t go to Arlington for the first anniversary memorial, Donald Trump couldn’t find time to go to the second anniversary memorial, he only went to the third anniversary memorial because it coincided with his presidential campaign.
Shameless hustler standing on hallowed ground and using the sacrifice of American’s veterans to advance his political career.
Pretty sure .40 can spell. More likely a slip of a keyboard key. But you’re the one that struggles with context so bad so i get it
Hey Slimer49r, Trump qualifies for a Purple Heart. How about you? Piss you off bigtime when the skank almost missed?
“Hey Slimer49r, Trump qualifies for a Purple Heart.”
Let’s judge his heroism by Trump’s own standards:
He’s no hero because he got shot.
I like people who don’t get shot.
See how that works?
And nothing changes the fact that Trump ignored the 13 dead soldiers memorial on the first anniversary, Trump ignored those casualties on the second anniversary, he only showed up when the memorial coincided with his political campaign.
The fact is, Donald Trump released 5000 Taliban terrorists, the very ones who made the attack that killed these 13 soldiers.
“Trump Denies Releasing 5,000 Taliban Prisoners — But His Administration Negotiated For Their Release
Joe Walsh
Forbes Staff
Sep 13, 2021,07:15pm EDT”
“In reality, a commitment to release up to 5,000 Taliban prisoners and 1,000 prisoners from the U.S.-backed Afghan government’s side was included as a confidence-building move in a February 2020 peace agreement inked by the Trump administration and the Taliban in Doha.
Then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged prisoner swaps were controversial but argued they would clear the way for peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government last summer, and warned “the decisions and conduct of both parties to intra-Afghan negotiations will affect the size and scope of future U.S. assistance.”
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“Taliban Commander Who Led Attack on Afghan City Was Released From Prison Last Year, Officials Say
U.S. pressed Kabul government to free thousands of Taliban fighters in bid to encourage peace talks and many have returned to the battlefield
By Alan CullisonFollow
and Saeed ShahFollow
Updated Aug. 3, 2021 3:18 pm ET
KABUL—The Taliban commander overseeing an assault on the key southern city of Lashkargah is one of 5,000 former prisoners released by the Afghan government last year under pressure from the U.S., Afghan and Western officials say.
The commander, Mawlavi Talib, is one of thousands of former prisoners freed to further peace talks who have returned to the battlefield to join the Taliban onslaught against cities around the country… “
The actual facts of history are just so fascinating.
And you’re the same guy that compared the Doolittle Raiders to hamas.
Tell us again how you respect the American soldier.
No, I said one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. You know I have expressed that the Hamas combatants are committing crimes against humanity and should be brought to justice, but I also believe elements within the IDF are also guilty of crimes against humanity.
Here’s an interesting thesis that you may find enlightening, the title is a quote from General Curtis Lemay who led the bombing campaign against Japan:
“If We Had Lost The War, We All Would Have Been Prosecuted As War Criminals”: The Bombing Campaign Against Japan in World War Two
Travis Siegel
University of Iowa
Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Iowa
Spring 2021
https://iro.uiowa.edu/esploro/outputs/undergraduate/If-We-Had-Lost-The-War/9984109954602771
Stop dodging the question.
Piss you off bigtime when the brain washed teen skank almost missed?
Well never mind, Mr Trump ain’t backing off, which means yall might get another chance.
Kameleon learned from Slow Joe. Get a vice president even dumber than you are!
… and slow joe lernt it from his boss obama bin-muzzlim
After last night’s ” interview ” ith the 2 of them, it’s hard to decide which one is the dumber one – Harris that kept looking at her shoes for the answer to the softball questions and still NOT answering, or Tampon regaling us with how he’s already fucked up Minnesota and is looking forward to the chance to do it to the other 49. Was really looking forward to a rogue satellite falling from orbit on the set. Proves that 2 half-wits don’t make a whole-wit.
2 dumb asses are still an ass.
A whole bunch of dumbasses make a dumbass stampede.
These folks are dangerous, and good at what they do.
I see your point. That said, I believe that they are intelligent, and that they (and their allies) calculate that what they are trying to do has a very good chance of success.
xz…Uh while you’re building them up why not send them a contribution?
Ain’t a build up. It’s a warning to their intended victims. Who look to me like they are sleepwalkin with all this “they are stupid” talk. Rattlesnakes are stupid and going extinct. Leftists are dangerous. and multiplying like roaches.
I believe you are correct in pointing out that blacks voting antigun Dem are like Jews voting for Nazis. But pretending the Dem rope-a-dope act is driven by stupidity is stupid, because they are winning.
“he’s already fucked up Minnesota”
I’m sure red states like Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, West Virginia, etc. would love to be as fucked up as Minnesota:
“Minnesota is the 4th best state to live: Nationwide ranking system
By Nick Longworth Published August 29, 2024 4:00pm CDT FOX 9
U.S. News says its rankings draw on several factors, such as health care, crime and education.
The rankings calculated weighted averages from 71 metrics across eight categories.
Minnesota is promoted as being home to several Fortune 500 companies.“
“Minnesota is ranked 6th in the nation for business, a new study finds
minnesota
By Mackenzie Lofgren
July 12, 2024 / 11:39 AM CDT / CBS Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — A recent study shows that Minnesota is ranked sixth in the nation for business, with high marks coming from areas judging the state’s competitiveness, workforce, infrastructure, economy, quality of life and business friendliness.
This comes on the heels of additional accolades the state has received recently, like their ranking for best state for independent retailers, according to a B2B Reviews study, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was named the best U.S. airport in 2024 by Travel + Leisure.“
“Minnesota is among the best states in US
By FOX 9 StaffPublished May 9, 2024 8:28am CDT FOX 9
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – U.S. News & World Report named Minnesota as one of the best states in the nation.
The ranking uses 70 metrics and thousands of data points to analyze how states are doing in various categories, such as education, healthcare, economy, crime and corrections, infrastructure, fiscal stability, natural environment, and opportunity. The states are ranked based on their overall score and receive rankings in individual categories.”
Utah New Hampshire and Nebraska were the top 3 in that report……… somehow I think most people would find a lot to disagree with in the rankings and methods in this report but any port in a storm I guess.
By all means miner, do anything and everything possible to not talk about the gun rights aspect. The operative point in this.
OK Minor Irritant, why don’t you move here ? Plenty of properties to choose from that retirees and fixed-income homeowners are forced to sell due to HIGH taxes. Of course, you probably belong to one of the favored classes, so you’d qualify for all sorts of free shit to subsidize your existence here. Oh whoopie, a lovely airport – as if the working stiff Minnesotan can afford a vacation every week or two. You really are too fucking stupid for words… stick to the subject being discussed.
These people have no ethics, morals, etc.
its only about self-preservation for them, that’s it.
What an awful person to be.
“its only about
self-preservationabsolute power for them, that’s it.What an awful person to be” is how I would say it.
Hey Strawser (chairman of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus)….
why do you use the terminology of the Left with “assault weapon”?
You do not win by complying with the biased vocabulary of the Left.
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