Kansas Democrat Tries To Link Slain Deputies To NRA, Fails Miserably

By Tom Knighton

Anti-gun politicians desperately want to paint the NRA as the villain in any way imaginable. That generally includes linking them to crimes they had nothing to do with, such as the Parkland massacre.

At least with Parkland, the case is being presented that the NRA is responsible because they have opposed assault weapon bans. While I disagree completely, at least something approaching a legitimate argument is somewhere in the rough vicinity.

Kansas Democrat Brent Welder, however, went completely off the rails when he tried to link his opponent, U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder, to the murder of two sheriff’s deputies. The reason Yoder was responsible? He’s supported and supports the National Rifle Association.

Deputies Patrick Rohrer and Theresa King were shot while transporting a suspect near the county courthouse on Friday. The investigation is ongoing, but investigators think the suspect may have obtained one deputy’s gun and used it to kill the two deputies.

Welder noted that his campaign office, which is near the courthouse, went into lockdown after the shooting.

“I’m grateful our staff and volunteers are safe, but two sheriff’s deputies were killed yesterday because someone who shouldn’t have had a gun …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms