Dudley Brown Helps Spring Accused Killer Kyle Rittenhouse

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1. A couple of the more salient 1600+ comments from WaPo publication of same news item:

   Wisconsin state law thankfully is very clear about this:

   (a) A person who engages in unlawful conduct of a type likely to provoke others to attack him or her and thereby does provoke an attack is not entitled to claim the privilege of self-defense against such attack, except when the attack which ensues is of a type causing the person engaging in the unlawful conduct to reasonably believe that he or she is in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm.

   He took a weapon he could not legally carry to a Black Lives Matter protest in case he wanted to dole out some vigilante justice. He got exactly what he wanted and did exactly what he went to that protest to do — shoot people. Unlawful conduct? Check.

   Likely to provoke others? You can't argue that Rittenhouse was completely justified shooting an unarmed person for running toward him, but that counter-protesting with an assault rifle in favor of police violence was not likely to provoke a violent reaction. It's a ridiculous argument to make. 

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2. What's the relationship between NAGR and NFGR?

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   1. They're all Dudley's douche-orgs.

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   2. The National Association for Gun Rights, Inc. is approved as a non-profit tax-exempt advocacy organization under section 501(c)(4) .

      "The National Association for Gun Rights’ legal defense arm, the National Foundation for Gun Rights works to expand pro-gun precedents and defend gun owners. "  It is a 501(c)(3) organization.

      Under Internal Revenue Service rules, a 501(c)3 is a non-profit for religious, charitable or educational purposes. These types of non-profits typically conduct research and can only engage in a limited amount of lobbying, advocacy or political activity.

      Donations to 501(c)3 groups are tax-deductible.

      A 501(c)4 is a social welfare group and can engage in more advocacy and lobbying. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling allows businesses and unions to donate unlimited money to 501(c)4 groups, and they can be tied to so-called “super PACs” which raised and spent millions on political advocacy during the 2012 election.

      Donations to 501(c)4 groups are not tax-deductible, and donors are often not disclosed.

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   3. NAGR is Dudley Brown’s national lobbying and advocacy organization, and basically functions as his cash cow. The NFGR is still Dudley’s org and cash cow, but has a slightly different mission- legal defense of gun owners that ran afoul of local gun control laws. 
       

      RMGO focuses on Colorado and local “ 2nd amendment” issues and politicians, specifically funding “pro-gun” politician's campaigns, and threatening, intimidating or recalling those perceived to be anti-gun. 
       

      When I did a deep dive into Brown’s finances a couple of years ago, he was a multi-millionaire whose organizations take in much more from gullible donors than they put out in donations. It’s a great racket for him.

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      1. Does Dudley aspire to become the new Wayne LePierre, long-time (since 1991) executive vice president and CEO of the National Rifle Association [and with other titles since 1977]??

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3. Makes perfect sense . . .

   . . . for the Dudlettes, the expression of Second-Amendment gun rights has always been about the right to shoot other people with military grade assault weapons without any restriction or gubbermint interference.

   . . . and, btw, you can bet your bullets that Dudley is taking his cut on the fundraising.

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4. Queen Dudley's contributions were small potatoes compared to those of – I shit you not – Ricky Schroder and the My Pillow guy.

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