{"id":1496366,"date":"2022-05-29T11:59:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T15:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1496366"},"modified":"2022-05-29T11:59:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T15:59:52","slug":"gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-accuses-nra-of-being-a-grifting-scam-following-uvalde-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-accuses-nra-of-being-a-grifting-scam-following-uvalde-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger Accuses NRA Of Being A \u2018Grifting Scam\u2019 Following Uvalde Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fgop-rep-adam-kinzinger-accuses-nra-of-being-a-grifting-scam-following-uvalde-shooting%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=1496366&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>Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger accused the National Rifle Association (NRA) of being a \u201cgrifting scam\u201d following the organization\u2019s conference in Texas just days after a mass shooting at an elementary school in that state.<\/p>\n<p>Kinzinger, a military veteran who once held an A-rating from the NRA, shared the fiery comments during an interview on ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a journey of, you know, getting sick of seeing the mass shootings. I\u2019m a strong defender of the Second Amendment. And one of the things I believe that for some reason is a very rare thing is that as a person who appreciates and believes in the Second Amendment, we have to be the ones putting forth reasonable solutions to gun violence,\u201d Kinzinger argued.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican who once had an A-rating from the NRA, tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonkarl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jonkarl<\/a> that the organization has \u201cgone from defending rights of gun owners\u201d to \u201ca grifting scam.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only thing the NRA cares about is raising money on your back.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u5VDjCkDR9\">https:\/\/t.co\/u5VDjCkDR9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DtYs5fc2x9\">pic.twitter.com\/DtYs5fc2x9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisWeekABC\/status\/1530919753816088579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The GOP congressman also spoke out against the NRA\u2019s focus on raising money instead of offering answers to gun violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, I woke up the morning after the Vegas shooting. I had shot a bump stock before. I heard the audio from that shooting. I knew that was a bump stock and I called for banning bump stocks, which by the way, was ultimately done, and because of that the NRA basically said Kinzinger is a RINO or whatever their language was, and I realized especially then, the only thing the NRA cares about is raising money on your back,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has become a grifting scam,\u201d he later added.<\/p>\n<p>Kinzinger has also advocated for raising the minimum age for gun purchases to 21 years old, a move Democrats have supported.<\/p>\n<p>Others have pushed back against the option, arguing that an 18-year-old can join the military and give his or her life for the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger accused the National Rifle Association (NRA) of being a \u201cgrifting scam\u201d following the organization\u2019s conference in Texas just days after a mass shooting at an elementary school in that state. 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