Anti-Gun Left Gets Butthurt At Reminder of NRA’s Original Mission

By Bob Owens

Associated Press reporter Brian Slodysko, his fellow members of the anti-gun media, and gun control groups are very upset that Indiana Governor Mike Pence has asked the National Rifle Association to help train the state’s National Guardsmen to safely conceal carry their personal handguns while on duty.

The National Rifle Association has been instructing Indiana’s National Guard members on how to use concealed weapons after Republican Gov. Mike Pence directed the state’s military bases and training centers to beef up security in response to recent attacks in Tennessee.

According to a survey by The Associated Press, Indiana is the only state to enlist the NRA’s help in the training, which the gun-rights group says it will conduct free of charge for any guardsman who wants to carry a concealed handgun.

Although National Guard members traditionally have not been allowed to carry weapons while conducting most stateside duties, Pence is one of 14 governors who decided to arm them in the wake of a gunman’s attacks last month on two U.S. military sites in Chattanooga that left four Marines dead.

Gun control advocates argue it’s inappropriate for a state to involve a political lobbying organization in training members of the military, and even …read more

Source:: Bearing Arms