and agenda took people to the near boiling point. that is the exact same thing that sells guns. you need to understand that if you think back to the most tumultuous time of your life, say january 1st, 2022 about january 7th, 2021, all the things that went on and that incredible 12 or 13 months, you had hate, you had counterattacks, you had racial strife we had george floyd s murder, with black lives matter, in other words, the most hateful, divisive unbelievable time in america. that corresponds to the highest gun sales rate in the united states ever. the nra figured out how to get this to the boiling point and drive gun sales, and drive people to do irrational things. we cannot hope to survive as a democracy if we keep doing this to ourselves. we got to ratchet it back. they don t just drive gun sales, they dry policy. you understand the nra s playbook better than anyone. they hold their convention in
near boiling point. that is the exact same thing that sells guns. you need to understand that if you think back to the most tumultuous time of your life, say january 1st, 2022 about january 7th, 2021, all the things that went on and that incredible 12 or 13 months, you had hate, you had counterattacks, you had racial strife we had george floyd s murder, with black lives matter, in other words, the most hateful, divisive unbelievable time in america. that corresponds to the highest gun sales rate in the united states ever. the nra figured out how to get this to the boiling point and drive gun sales, and drive people to do irrational things. we cannot hope to survive as a democracy if we keep doing this to ourselves. we got to ratchet it back. they don t just drive gun
in on this hatred of fear and division and won them elections. and agenda took people to the near boiling point. that is the exact same thing that sells guns. you need to understand that if you think back to the most tumultuous time of your life, say january 1st, 2022 about january 7th, 2021, all the things that went on and that incredible 12 or 13 months, you had hate, you had counterattacks, you had racial strife we had george floyd s murder, with black lives matter, in other words, the most hateful, divisive unbelievable time in america. that corresponds to the highest gun sales rate in the united states ever. the nra figured out how to get this to the boiling point and drive gun sales, and drive people to do irrational things. we cannot hope to survive as a democracy if we keep doing this to ourselves. we got to ratchet it back. they don t just drive gun
as much taco bell that we can seldom, but we have to sell, and they came up with this campaign a fourth meal, if we can get people eating taco bell one more meal a day. at a certain point, it s like you sold the guns we ve sold for a hunting in recreation, or the guns are sold for self-defense, maybe a small handgun to keep on the bedside table or something. there s gotta be other reasons for people to keep buying guns. that seems like part of what is happening. it s not an accident that the most tumultuous time in your life, and my life, the time between january 1st 2020, and january 7th 2021, when george floyd was murdered, covid lockdowns, race riots, counterprotests. these things were ripping the nation apart, right? that corresponds perfectly to the highest gun sales ever in the history of the united states. if you are an industry and a
handgun to keep on the bedside table or something. there s gotta be other reasons for people to keep buying guns. that seems like part of what is happening. it s not an accident that the most tumultuous time in your life, and my life, the time between january 1st 2020, and january 7th 2021, when george floyd was murdered, covid lockdowns, race riots, counterprotests. these things were ripping the nation apart, right? that corresponds perfectly to the highest gun sales ever in the history of the united states. if you are an industry and a lobbying organization, the nra, that these things that will drive your outcomes, then why would you not try to encourage more of these outcomes? the spillover effects are horrific, we are allowing kids, 18 year old kids, to go buy a gun that they should not have