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[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago (3 children)

In case you're wondering why Trump chose this particular gun store:

A lot of the media has focused on whether Trump actually purchased a gun and violated the law, but less attention has been paid to Trump’s decision to visit Palmetto State Armory, as opposed to any other gun store in South Carolina.
In late August, a white man opened fire in a Dollar General store in a predominantly Black Jacksonville neighborhood, killing three people, all of whom were Black. The shooter, who then killed himself, used a Glock handgun and an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle, at least one of which was painted with a swastika. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said the shooter “hated Black people” and acted alone.
At least one of the guns came from Palmetto State Armory, a store in Summerville, South Carolina. The Jacksonville sheriff’s office shared photos of the firearms used in the attack on its Facebook page. One of the guns is clearly engraved with the Palmetto State Armory logo. The shooter had also drawn swastikas on the gun.
When the Jacksonville shooting happened, Trump did not issue any statement on the tragedy. But you could argue that this campaign stop is a kind of tacit statement. He put the spotlight on Palmetto State Armory, praised its inventory, and tried to offer it business.
Palmetto State Armory has openly embraced far-right ideology. In 2020, it began marketing its products using imagery and language associated with the “boogaloo,” slang for racist violence and even a call for full-on race war. It has also come to mean war to topple the government.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sick-racist-message-behind-why-160041585.html

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They sell cheap shit, lots of right-wing graphics, and you should use a disposable credit card if you shop with them. They sell a huge amount of firearms though, so I really doubt Trump went there as a nod to the racist shooter. They are just a big-ass, well-known firearms supplier.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah I hate Trump, but Palmetto State Armory is a huge vendor. If I bought a gun this year (prior to learning about their right wing nonsense) there's a good chance it would have been from them, and I don't even live in South Carolina.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I understand it's been ongoing for nearly a decade at this point, but I'm still constantly surprised by how open this guy is about his racism, misogyny, etc. while still remaining so fucking popular.

I mean, I understand why. I just hate what it says about a significant percentage of the American people. It's fucking embarrassing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I’m still constantly surprised by how open this guy is about his racism, misogyny, etc. while still remaining so fucking popular.

Racism and misogyny are why he's popular. Multiple studies have shown that is evidently why people voted for him in 2016. I, too, have been ashamed of my fellow countrymen for sinking to such depths. I now consider Republicans and Trump supporters to be my enemies, and not merely people I disagree with politically.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah I know. Hence the second part of my comment.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Fucking Nazis ruined the Electric Boogaloo 2 meme joke?

Fucking savages.