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Republican Arizona Senate Candidate Tells Voters To Strap On A Gun

Arizona GOP Senate hopeful Kari Lake told supporters they can "strap on a Glock" to be prepared for the intensity of the 2024 campaign and urged military and law enforcement veterans to be "ready," as her race heats up in a key battleground state.

“We need to send people to Washington, D.C., that the swamp does not want there,” Lake said toward the end of a Sunday speech to a crowd of Arizonans in Mohave County. “And I can think of a couple people they don’t want there. First on that list is Donald J. Trump; second is Kari Lake.”

She described standing up to the “swamp” in Washington, saying: “They can’t bribe me, they can blackmail me. That’s what they don’t want me in Washington, D.C. And that’s exactly what President Trump wants me they’re fighting with him.”

“He’s willing to sacrifice everything I am. That’s why they’re coming after us with lawfare, they’re going to come after us with everything. That’s why the next six months is going to be intense. And we need to strap on our — let’s see. What do we want to strap on?” Lake asked as some in the crowd chuckled. “We’re going to strap on our, our seat belt. We’re going to put on our helmet or your Kari Lake ball cap. We are going to put on the armor of God. And maybe strap on a Glock on the side of us just in case.”

“We’re not going to be the victims of crime,” Lake continued. “We’re…  

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 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

Do you believe political leaders should use metaphors of violence (e.g., 'strap on a Glock') to energize their base? Why or why not?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

How does a call to arms by a political candidate affect your view of the safety and civility of political campaigns?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

What are your thoughts on linking gun ownership with protection of constitutional rights in political discourse?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

Is encouraging the carrying of firearms by supporters an appropriate way for a political figure to promote a ‘fight’ against their opposition?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

How do you feel about a political candidate suggesting supporters 'strap on a Glock' for a campaign?

 @MandatePloverTranshumanistfrom Arkansas commented…2wks2W

Yeah, this will be just like the parents of a couple mass shooters who said yeah well I didn’t really think they actually do something right - so the supporters & family of this woman just are gonna use that excuse until it happens & then they’ll be look the other way

 @TenaciousNomineeDemocrat from Georgia commented…2wks2W

Nothing screams political violence then promoting strapping on a Glock. Just sayin. If you can’t win at the voting

booth you promote violence. Seems to be the new Republican mantra

 @BustardLunaLibertarian from Tennessee commented…2wks2W

A lot of us who oppose her and Trump own guns too. We just are for some sensible regulations. And we don’t feel it’s appropriate to walk around the town square of a locked and loaded AR.

 @Minarchist-08Libertarian from Washington disagreed…2wks2W

Every gun law is an insensible infringement. You, as a self-styled "Libertarian" ought to know that. The government has thermonuclear bombs and tomahawk missiles and we can't have semi-automatic weapons? Give me a break. They're doing this to make us easier to control.

 @SparklingClamDemocrat from Texas commented…2wks2W

Kari: "Well I don't have truth on my side (or yours because you agree with me), so let's strap on guns and God and pretend we are righteous saviors of America."

Another MAGA Authoritarian encourages America to prepare for violence in November.

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