CNN’s Asha Rangappa Gets Rude Awakening After Suggesting White Conservatives Don’t Like Black Gun Owners – Opinion

Final week, Opinion’s Becca Decrease reported on Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) tweeting out a Christmas picture that confirmed him and his household holding weapons whereas standing in entrance of a Christmas tree.

For many who missed it, test it out under:

Merry Christmas! 🎄
ps. Santa, please deliver ammo. 🎁 pic.twitter.com/NVawULhCNr

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 4, 2021

Naturally, a freakout on the left commenced afterwards, with a few of Massie’s Democrat colleagues within the Home additionally weighing in and doing a little advantage signalling alongside the best way. Others together with some By no means Trumpers steered it was “a horrible option to rejoice the beginning of Jesus,” an argument Opinion’s Brandon Morse tackled right here.

However simply yesterday, CNN’s Asha Rangappa, who I’ve been reliably advised is a “authorized analyst” however who oftentimes doesn’t sound like one, lastly weighed in together with her official scorching tackle the matter. And as per the norm, it was an actual doozy.

“If there have been black or brown households all posing with weapons in entrance of their Christmas bushes on social media,” she wrote, “do you suppose these similar GOP reps could be celebrating it as 2nd Modification freedom, or utilizing it to worry monger a few ‘race warfare’ or ‘invasion’ or some such?”

In fact, in actuality, the one “race warfare fearmongering” happening was that which was being finished by Rangappa herself. She was set straight rapidly by individuals who pointed to only a few of the numerous examples of black of us with weapons who white conservatives apparently recognize and admire:

Yeah it’s a thriller https://t.co/a2YoRll3u0 pic.twitter.com/pzmJLWk2Gq

— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) December 8, 2021

This was one of the shared photographs on proper wing twitter final 12 months… https://t.co/5DEWqO66GN pic.twitter.com/7UByCj9dcD

— Joseph Chalfant (@JoeChalfant) December 8, 2021

The “white conservatives are scared of black gun homeowners” argument goes again thus far I’ve misplaced rely, and it’s so nonsensical that it defies logic. White conservatives aren’t solely not “terrified” of black gun homeowners, however they really encourage authorized gun possession to them in the identical method they do with different white folks, ladies, Hispanics, homosexual folks, and so forth.

The truth is, it’s been my expertise that gun rights are a really shut second solely to the First Modification by way of how passionately conservatives defend the rights outlined within the Structure, maybe as a result of the 2 are so intently intertwined. Accordingly, white conservatives are very happy to welcome new Second Modification proponents into the fold no matter race and/or political affiliation.

And if Rangappa doesn’t imagine me, perhaps she’ll imagine an precise black conservative – Opinion’s personal Kira Davis.

“Asha, Black ladies are the quickest rising group of gun homeowners in America and we’re pleased with it,” Kira tweeted in response to Rangappa’s nonsense. “I’ve but to fulfill a conservative who didn’t suppose that was fairly rattling superior. Please get out extra. Thanks.”

Belief me once I say it’s at all times good to take heed to Kira. Individuals who don’t normally find yourself regretting it as a result of whether or not liberals prefer it or not, Kira is normally proper.

And so am I. Like 95% of the time. Although my dad would say that I believe I’m proper 100% of the time. I plead the fifth on that one. However I digress…

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