‘It’s who they are’: gun-fetish photo a symbol of Republican abasement under Trump
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#5SQZN)
Thomas Massie's incendiary picture, days after a deadly school shooting in Michigan, seemed carefully calibrated to provoke
It is a festive family photo with seven broad smiles and a Christmas tree. But one other detail sets it apart: each member of the Massie family is brandishing a machine gun or military-style rifle.
The photo was tweeted last week by Thomas Massie, a Republican congressman from Kentucky, with the caption: Merry Christmas! PS: Santa, please bring ammo."
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