Ben Shapiro just put a bullet through his career

[Suck My Glock]

https://bigleaguepolitics.com/as-black-lives-matter-terrorists-burn-down-america-ben-shapiro-endorses-gun-control/

As Black Lives Matter Terrorists Burn Down America, Ben Shapiro Endorses Gun Control

Shapiro does not put America first.


Shapiro reiterated his support for gun control after being questioned during a recent appearance on a call-in show hosted by the Young America’s Foundation, the organization that rails against cancel culture in spite of the fact that they tried to cancel Michelle Malkin just last year.

“Though President Reagan in the 1980s claimed to be pro-gun and defend the 2nd Amendment, President Reagan created stricter gun control laws, and you oppose the legalization of machine guns and fully-automatic firearms. How do you rectify this belief with being pro-2nd Amendment and why do you believe the line should be drawn at these guns?” a questioner asked Shapiro.

The former “Never Trump” leader responded that it is his belief that the 2nd Amendment only applies to “guns that are in common use” and that if the guns are not determined by government officials to be in common use, that they can “theoretically be restricted by the state.” Shapiro said that he would even consider voting to ban these types of guns in his community.

“I think that everybody acknowledges on all sides of the 2nd Amendment debate, particularly even on the more libertarian right, that there are going to be limits,“ Shapiro equivocated.

“There are lines to be drawn. That is, the machine gun is a harder line, but one that I think can be drawn, but I think anything beyond that is going to be very difficult to restrict,” he added.


Well,...Shapiro obviously doesn't know very many libertarians.

 

[tlieberman240]

Lol I don't see how this is "putting a bullet through his career".

He's held the same position with regards to fully auto weapons for years now. This isn't any type of revelation.

 

[Suck My Glock]

It is for gundudes who have been listening to him who didn't know any of that. Apparently he knew to keep his mouth shut about it for the last couple years, cuz I didn't know til I read that. Now I'll be ignoring that bitsh forever.

 

[TheAccountant]

Goes to show how narrow-minded so many people are anymore.

 

[338lapua]

I have hated this loser along with the co ck loving Charlie Kirk since they first opened their mouths. Send Ben to Israel with the rest of the America haters that live there and are hell bent on the destruction of this country. I can't believe how many stupid gun owners have supported this prick in the last few years. Shill for funking Israel.

 

[QuietM4]

The line was drawn in 1986. It’s been there for a while...

 

[tlieberman240]

It is for gundudes who have been listening to him who didn't know any of that. Apparently he knew to keep his mouth shut about it for the last couple years, cuz I didn't know til I read that. Now I'll be ignoring that bitsh forever.

That’s just it though. He hasn’t kept his mouth shut. He’s said plenty of times that he’s in agreement with the ban on fully automatic weapons.

Anybody who hasn’t heard him mention this just hasn’t been paying much attention.

It’s funny that people will say f*ck Shapiro because of his stance on automatic weapons, and then simultaneously be like “tread harder, daddy! Trump 2020!” when Trump bans bumpstocks, mentions the idea of banning suppressors, and implementing red flag laws with rhetoric like “take the guns now, due process later.

And on that note, a huge chunk of the gun owners in this country are the lifetime NRA fudds who probably agree with him anyways lol. The same people who immediately pivoted and said “nObOdY nEeDs a BuMpStOck” right after that presidential pen wrote that special signature.

I doubt this will change much of anything for Ben to be honest.

 

[Jack Dupp]

And that's why the liberals keep changing the world for the worse. Because they stick together but gun guys are willing to eat their own because they don't agree with you 100%.

I don't worship Ben like a lot of conservatives, but I like him and am glad that he is on our side for most things.

 

[tlieberman240]

And that's why the liberals keep changing the world for the worse. Because they stick together but gun guys are willing to eat their own because they don't agree with you 100%.

I don't worship Ben like a lot of conservatives, but I like him and am glad they he is on our side for most things.

Bingo. I listen to his podcast, among others, fairly frequently. He said numerous things I don’t agree with, but he’s a reasonable individual, and I’d rather have him arguing in favor of more conservative and libertarian ideologies as opposed to “progressive” ones.

We don’t need to agree on everything. Hell, I’d be willing to bet that some well versed, intellectual libertarian 2A advocates could potentially even sway him to be more open to the idea of the legalization of said firearms.

 

[admin]

The 'interpretation' of his response into a one line sound byte is disingenuous. His reply had a lot more context around it, but most people will only read a one-liner rather than listen to a 2 minute response.

He's not an absolutist on the 2nd - few few people are, actually. But he's not advocating for what the article suggests he is. Here's a clip from one of his podcasts yesterday (9/25), starting at the 31:53 mark:

https://youtu.be/lhmMvpNftMo?t=1913

 

[338lapua]

And that's why the liberals keep changing the world for the worse. Because they stick together but gun guys are willing to eat their own because they don't agree with you 100%.

I don't worship Ben like a lot of conservatives, but I like him and am glad they he is on our side for most things.

Bingo. I listen to his podcast, among others, fairly frequently. He said numerous things I don’t agree with, but he’s a reasonable individual, and I’d rather have him arguing in favor of more conservative and libertarian ideologies as opposed to “progressive” ones.

We don’t need to agree on everything. Hell, I’d be willing to bet that some well versed, intellectual libertarian 2A advocates could potentially even sway him to be more open to the idea of the legalization of said firearms.

Democrats used to be reasonable too. Ben is a snake in the grass waiting to strike.

 

[superdrag67]

The line was drawn in 1986. It’s been there for a while...

This. Who cares what he thinks. OMG, someone on the right who has zero control over legislation doesn't think we should all have machine guns. It wouldn't matter if he did, it's never going to change. I'd wager 95% of Republican politicians would say the same thing if pressed on it and had to give their honest opinion. And no, I don't listen to or follow Shapiro.

 

[tlieberman240]

The 'interpretation' of his response into a one line sound byte is disingenuous. His reply had a lot more context around it, but most people will only read a one-liner rather than listen to a 2 minute response.

He's not an absolutist on the 2nd - few few people are, actually. But he's not advocating for what the article suggests he is. Here's a clip from one of his podcasts yesterday (9/25), starting at the 31:53 mark:

https://youtu.be/lhmMvpNftMo?t=1913

BCM has been a long time supporter/sponsor of his podcast. Pretty much repeated verbatim every podcast lol. I'm not trying to downplay it; just stating that he's specifically plugging a sponsor here.

I love BCM so no complaints here

 

[tlieberman240]

Democrats used to be reasonable too. Ben is a snake in the grass waiting to strike.

By that logic, I assume you won't vote for any republican or conservative candidate at this point, since most of them are pretty much in agreement. That includes Trump in November.

Because he's a snake in the grass who has already struck.

 

[QuietM4]

The line was drawn in 1986. It’s been there for a while...

This. Who cares what he thinks. OMG, someone on the right who has zero control over legislation doesn't think we should all have machine guns. It wouldn't matter if he did, it's never going to change. I'd wager 95% of Republican politicians would say the same thing if pressed on it and had to give their honest opinion. And no, I don't listen to or follow Shapiro.

This won't affect Shapiro's career in the least bit.

Machine guns are basically illegal already....finite (transferable) supply and very high cost. He might as well have said that Ferrari's should be illegal. 99.996% of the general public couldn't afford to own one anyways, so does it really matter?

Trump, on the other hand, has actually done something...he banned bump stocks. But, I'm sure that won't stop most people (including nearly everyone on this forum) from voting for him.

 

[OH-MAN]

How bad would the ammo shortage be if everyone had machineguns?

 

[tlieberman240]

How bad would the ammo shortage be if everyone had machineguns?

Lol no idea but even if they were legal, I’m sure only so many people would have them due to cost.

Like 240Bs and 249s and stuff wouldn’t sell for $1,000 just because they were legal. Full auto ARs would obviously be realistic in price. But I think people would still buy roughly the same amount of ammo regardless because ammo prices would roughly be the same.

OR better yet!!!

The market would adjust to meet the increased demands for Ammo and manufactures would be making more of it. At least, that’s what I would hope.

 

[admin]

The 'interpretation' of his response into a one line sound byte is disingenuous. His reply had a lot more context around it, but most people will only read a one-liner rather than listen to a 2 minute response.

He's not an absolutist on the 2nd - few few people are, actually. But he's not advocating for what the article suggests he is. Here's a clip from one of his podcasts yesterday (9/25), starting at the 31:53 mark:

https://youtu.be/lhmMvpNftMo?t=1913

BCM has been a long time supporter/sponsor of his podcast. Pretty much repeated verbatim every podcast lol. I'm not trying to downplay it; just stating that he's specifically plugging a sponsor here.

I love BCM so no complaints here

I watch his podcasts almost daily, and that was the first time I saw him advertise for BCM, so it stuck out to me.