Rolling Stone reports:
U.S. Concealed Carry Association, founded in 2003, is based in Wisconsin and claims a membership of 800,000. USCCA pitches itself as a concealed carry advocacy group, encouraging self-defense with firearms. The gun violence publication The Trace has highlighted USCCA as one of many groups “scrambling to fill the NRA’s void,” with that beleaguered gun rights group raising less money than in years past.
USCCA’s membership pitch is based around obtaining insurance, through the group, meant for anyone who might use a gun to kill in self defense.”Peace of mind” is pitched to would-be members, nay “responsibly armed Americans,” for as low as $29 a month. To get MAGA conventioneers extra interested in its membership, the group is promoting a giveaway for an AR-15 manufactured by Daniel Defense.
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Just days after Donald Trump was shot at with an AR-15 in Pennsylvania, visitors to his 2024 nominating convention can enter to win a free, yes, AR-15.
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— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) July 16, 2024
Just 48 hours after a shooting with an AR-style rifle claimed the life of a father protecting his children and injured several people, including the former President, the Republican National Convention is holding a giveaway for an AR-15 — the same make and model used in Uvalde.… pic.twitter.com/Bpl0z0qedP
— Emily Busch (@EmilyCBusch) July 16, 2024