{"id":1493278,"date":"2022-05-26T13:44:58","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T17:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1493278"},"modified":"2022-05-26T13:45:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T17:45:14","slug":"elon-musk-gun-ownership-an-important-safeguard-against-tyranny-of-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-gun-ownership-an-important-safeguard-against-tyranny-of-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk: Gun Ownership \u201cAn Important Safeguard Against Tyranny of Government\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-gun-ownership-an-important-safeguard-against-tyranny-of-government%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1493278&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><\/p>\n<h2>Tech entrepreneur says he supports Second Amendment rights<\/h2>\n<div id=\"authorDate\">\n<p>\u00a0on&#038;nbsp26th May 2022 @ 3.00pm <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure title=\"Elon Musk says gun ownership is &#039;an important safeguard against potential tyranny of government&#039;\">\n<div class=\"articleImage\">\n<p><span class=\"creditNew\">\u00a9\u00a0press<\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>Elon Musk says gun ownership is &#8216;an important safeguard against potential tyranny of government&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has spoken out in support of American citizens&#8217; God-given Second Amendment rights.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Musk told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/05\/25\/elon-musk-backs-tight-background-checks-for-all-gun-sales-in-wake-of-mass-shooting-in-texas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>\u00a0via emails on Wednesday that gun\u00a0ownership is <em>&#8220;an important safeguard against potential tyranny of government.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He said he is in favor of <em>&#8220;background checks&#8221;<\/em> for firearm sales and that he only supports restricting assault weapon sales to individuals in special situations.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that a special situation for restricted sales would be when there&#8217;s a <em>&#8220;high risk&#8221;<\/em> that weapons could be used in <em>&#8220;gang warfare.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Musk continued by noting that the right to bear arms serves as a critical check against the possibility of tyrannical governments.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Regarding recent events, the shooters are obviously doing this to generate the most amount of attention possible,&#8221;<\/em> Musk wrote, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<figure title=\"Democrats are hoping to strip Americans of their Second Amendment rights\">\n<div class=\"articleImage\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gun-ban-alcohol-illinois-mayor-coronavirus-114320.jpg\" alt=\"democrats are hoping to strip americans of their second amendment rights\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"creditNew\">\u00a9\u00a0press<\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>Democrats are hoping to strip Americans of their Second Amendment rights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>&#8220;Why is the media doing exactly what the mass murderers want?&#8221;<\/em> Musk asked.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I strongly believe that the right to bear arms is an important safeguard against potential tyranny of government. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Historically, maintaining their power over the people is why those in power did not allow public ownership of guns,&#8221;<\/em> Musk noted.<\/p>\n<p>Musk, who plans to purchase Twitter and transform it into a platform that upholds the principle of free speech,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neonnettle.com\/news\/19105-elon-musk-democrats-have-become-the-party-of-division-hate-\">said\u00a0last week that he plans to vote Republican<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;In the past I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party,&#8221;<\/em> Musk\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1526997132858822658\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;But they have become the party of division &#038; hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Now, watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold \u2026&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A few hours later, left-wing outlet\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/spacex-paid-250000-to-a-flight-attendant-who-accused-elon-musk-of-sexual-misconduct-2022-5?utmSource=twitter&#038;utmContent=referral&#038;utmTerm=topbar&#038;referrer=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Insider<\/a>\u00a0reported <a href=\"https:\/\/neonnettle.com\/news\/19113-elon-musk-accused-of-sexual-harassment-just-hours-after-dumping-democrats-for-gop\">unsupported claims<\/a> of sexual misconduct allegations made against Musk.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1527505449905528846\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">denied<\/a>\u00a0the veracity of the claims.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;In my 30 year career, including the entire MeToo era, there\u2019s nothing to report, but, as soon as I say I intend to restore free speech to Twitter &#038; vote Republican, suddenly there is \u2026&#8221;<\/em> Musk\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1527629698267615232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure title=\"SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell revealed that no such allegation have been made against Elon Musk at the company\">\n<div class=\"articleImage\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/spacex-president-gwynne-shotwell-elon-musk-false-124522.jpg\" alt=\"spacex president gwynne shotwell revealed that no such allegation have been made against elon musk at the company\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"creditNew\">\u00a9\u00a0press<\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell revealed that no such allegation have been made against Elon Musk at the company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SpaceX president and COO Gwynne Shotwell\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neonnettle.com\/news\/19143-female-spacex-president-sexual-misconduct-allegations-against-elon-musk-are-false-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a>\u00a0in an email to employees last week that the allegations against Musk are untrue.<\/p>\n<p>Shotwell revealed that no such allegations have been made at the company.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Personally, I believe the allegations to be false; not because I work for Elon, but because I have worked closely with him for 20 years and never seen nor heard anything resembling these allegations,&#8221;<\/em> Shotwell noted in the email to employees, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/05\/23\/spacex-president-gwynne-shotwell-defends-elon-musk-over-sex-misconduct-allegations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/neonnettle.com\/news\/19050-elon-musk-shreds-biden-while-weighing-in-on-2024-election\">[RELATED] Elon Musk Shreds Biden While Weighing in on 2024 Election<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tech entrepreneur says he supports Second Amendment rights \u00a0on&#038;nbsp26th May 2022 @ 3.00pm   \u00a9\u00a0press Elon Musk says gun ownership is &#8216;an important safeguard against<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":498,"featured_media":1891772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1493278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1493278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/498"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1493278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1493278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1891772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1493278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1493278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1493278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}