Elon Musk Considers the Right of Gun Ownership ‘An Important Safeguard Against Potential Tyranny of Government’

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David Rufful
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Elon Musk, who is the richest person in the world, revealed to CNBC how he feels about gun rights and the Second Amendment.

“I strongly believe that the right to bear arms is an important safeguard against potential tyranny of government,” Musk explained.

“Historically, maintaining their power over the people is why those in power did not allow public ownership of guns,” Musk said.

However, Musk also said he is in favor of “tight background checks” for all firearm sales.

He supports restricting assault weapon sales to individuals in “special situations,” such as gun range proprietors or individuals residing in a “high risk location, [such as an area with prolific] gang warfare.”

“Regarding recent events, the shooters are obviously doing this to generate the most amount of attention possible,” Musk said.

“Why is the media doing exactly what the mass murderers want?” Musk wrote to CNBC in an email.

Musk has been critical of NBC in recent weeks. MSNBC’s Medhi Hasan argued on-air that Republicans are “pro-neo-Nazi” and criticized Musk for being “not-so-bright” by purchasing Twitter to allow for free speech.

“We are living through an unspeakably dangerous moment,” Hasan said. “The pro-QAnon, pro-neo-Nazi faction of the Republican party is poised to expand dramatically come the midterms.

“We’re just two years away from Donald Trump very possible reseizing executive power. If that happens, we may look back on this .. as a pivotal moment, when a petulant & not-so-bright billionaire casually bought one of the most influential messaging machines & just handed it to the far-right,” Hasan said.

Musk didn’t let this one slip by without responding. He fired back, “NBC basically saying Republicans are Nazis.”

“Same org that covered up Hunter Biden laptop story, had Harvey Weinstein story early & killed it & built Matt Lauer his rape office. Lovely people,” Musk added. Take a look:

Here’s the video of Hasan:

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