Following this weekend’s deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas, The Roots‘ Questlove turned to Twitter to offer criticism to the National Rifle Association and its supporters, specifically the ones who hold political office.
“just woke up…can’t believe this is where we are now as a nation. Mind you this is w/o context —how in god’s name do they have auto? How?,” Questlove tweeted upon hearing the news of Sunday’s (October 1) shooting at a Vegas concert.
“So, just (really) waking up. It’s not gonna be called “terrorism” is it…& a lot of “our hearts are with” & no NR—man lemme stop,” he added in a separate tweet.
Hours later on Monday (October 2), the Grammy Award-winning drummer began to share the names of politicians who have accepted money from the NRA. He also included the dollar amount each politician accepted from the organization.
Questo began with Missouri Senator Roy Blunt, who reportedly accepted $11,900 from the NRA during the 2016 election cycle.
“$11,900 from NRA,” Questlove wrote in a retweet of a message Blunt sent offering his condolences to the families of the Las Vegas victims.
After calling out several more politicians, he shared the link to a story from Splinter News titled “Every Member of Congress Who Took Money From the NRA and Tweeted ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ to Las Vegas.”
Questlove previously criticized the NRA for their silence following the shooting death of Philando Castile.
“.@NRA we know that NOONE fights so hard for ‘the right to legally bear arms’ more than you do. That said… #PhilandoCastile? Anyone?,” the musician tweeted last year.
For decades, the NRA has advocated for gun rights, and has also kept its members aware of firearm-related bills. According to a report from Business Insider from September, the group spent $3.2 million on lobbying to advance its agenda in the first six months of 2017 — which is more than it spent in all of 2016.
Yep because making more gun regulations will stop criminals who get them ILLEGALY frim getting them fuckin idiots pandoras box was opened when we created firearms they arent going away i love my 6 pistols and 3 ar-15’s my keltec ksg and my fn scar… try and take em the same outcomes gonna be wjat our founding fathers did to the british when they thought they would take there right to bear arms away
Sorry cuz…you don’t need those AR’s…I understand you’re overcompensating for the fact that you can’t pleasure a woman with that pinky toe you call your penis but no regular citizen should have an automatic weapon…..more gun regulations lead to harsher penalties for illegal weapons charges I don’t know how they do it in incestville where you’re from but if you get caught with an illegal pistola up here you’re going to be in jail for at least a year
Its a semi automatic weapon meaning you pull the trigger for every bullet so how about you go educate your retarded little self on things you feel so implored to speak on to have a automatic weapon or a silence weapon even you need to go thru ridiculous testing and government background and psyche tests as you should… and every one of my guns are legal and lawfuly registeted also have a class II concealed carry permit for carrying..and nah man i havent had any trouble what so ever pleasuring women check with your mom and sister their jaws dropped when it came out and filled them jaws up almost had to make them dislocate the jaw bone to make it fit man you little liberal fucks are straight retarded only intelligence crammed in your little pea brain it what facebook ot CNN says man pathetic love how you pathetic ass sheep are so afraid of everything even outlaw your own shadows if you could man its pathetic and FYI ive been shooting since i was 8 21 years of shooting now… wanna know how i was taught to never inflict violence with a gun unless your protecting yourself or loved ones? I was shown a hanging deer carcus and a gun and told this is what guns do it is permenant it is forever and there is no coming back so never aim it at anything unless your certain… but pussies like you were just told to dial 911 and wait till you get stabbed or shot 50 times before cops show up even when you couldve made a difference i dont expect ANYBODY to protect me someone threatens my life i take theirs pure and simple must be nice to be so weak and fucking pathetic and helpless… so while we are at it should we outlaw box trucks too? Pretty sure those have killed more this year than mass shooters
Sorry bruh I stopped reading at Its….you have too much time on your hands to type that much in a hip hop website’s comment section but I do appreciate that my post made you that emotional 😉
Sounds like a pussy response bet youve had your entire life for those and actualy no i enjoy self employment unlike your dumbass so i can have as much or little freetime as i like while still making probably 10X what you make dumb fuck
@Djf blah blah blah…u weak little pussy
Says the man without a gun as my ar with a 60 round magpul drum sits in the other room not to mention 5 years worth or golden glove boxing trophies and 3 years jr high and highschool wrestling lmao id try any dumb fuck on this forum
You are the epitome of a failure in today’s society with that last comment please tell me you’re trolling. I see you liking your own posts too dude are you ok? Your insecurities are showing through the computer screen my young vaginal secretion
Not to mention people like you just make me laugh not get emotional lmao its dumbasses like you who are too ignorant to even read up on basic facts before opening your mouths or even open your ears and listen unless its in the newyorker or la times exactly why pussies like you are losing every political seat youve ever cared about to people who actualy have common sense and life experience outside of the internet get used to people like me running the country dumb fuck and the majority of the country agrees which is why firearms stocks skyrocketed after the vegas shooting why is that you ask? Cause pussies like you are scared and go buy glocks and dont know how to even use them just to feel safe its priceless
sorry quest not with you on this one.
you americans are so dumb and blind with your so important right to bear arms. keep ignoring the real issue if you want, things will only get worse. of course criminals will always find a way to get guns but that’s for the criminal world. no civilized nation needs to have all of these guns available to its citizens. cops don’t even carry guns in england. how many mass shootings do you see there?
Julio. That is a Latino name. I am also a Latino sir. Take a look at Mexico, a country I lived in for over a year. I am actually an American/Brazilian. I absolutely love the people and cloture of Mexico. Hard working, god fearing people. The citizens of Mexico aren’t allowed to legally own firearms. How is that working out for their country sir? Ask my why I am dying to go back and haven’t in the last 15 years or so…
I do not understand how the NRA is to blame. They stand for citizens rights to carry guns. Blame the psycho path. Become a politician and create gun regulations. Yoy want to make a maximum magazine count? But will the criminals follow these regulations. Gun control takes guns out of citizens hands… Does it take them out of criminals hands?….NO. Instagram: Gunsnuggler
It’s to regulate the type of guns that can be sold. Most shootings, including the recent one, has such a large bodycount because anyone can buy military grade guns with extended clips and all sorts of high tech advancements that social not align with the second amendment. That amendment was to allow someone to protect their land, not shoot 60 bullets in a half minute.
You have no idea what the immendmant was for. At the time any weapon was “military grade.” We are the people who interpret what it means. People are now trying to ban “bump stocks”, which are what created the “Automatic fire” on his rifles. They are perfectly legal to own. Please read my LET’S BAN comment above.
Don’t be a myopic dumbfuck. The NRA has blood on its hands.
“The Smokin’ Grooves tour may have to make some changes to its lineup after the Roots lead singer, Black Thought, a.k.a. Tareek Trotter, didn’t show up to two performances last weekend. While the tour stopped at Jones Beach, N.Y., and Camden, N.J., Trotter was dealing with prison guards. It seems that Trotter was arrested not long before the Saturday performance at Jones Beach Amphitheatre on charges of gun possession.
Trotter is out on bail and should continue with the tour pending results of a hearing toady.” Excerpt from the Rolling Stone 1997
So every time a black man kills someone, someone like Ted Nugent should list all of the politicians that donate to the NAACP? GTFOH. NRA has nothing to do with a maniac shooting up a crowd. He could have used a tanker full of gasoline. Would this moron be on about banning patrol and lighters? What about when your buddy “Black Thought” was arrested carrying a concealed 9mm? Was that for hunting purposes, or to defend himself? The frontman for your ban seemed pretty eager to exceed Ise his right to bare arms. Seems like that didn’t workout for him because some duck yard liberal managed to pass a law that… I think we all know how this ends. Dumbass race baiting PC hypocrite. I am now erasing all of your shit from my Spotify list. Idiot.