John Fetterman attacked NRA members as 'lunatic fringe of gun ownership'

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman attacked National Rifle Association (NRA) members as the "lunatic fringe of gun ownership."

In April, Fetterman spoke at the Fight for Gun Safety in Pennsylvania hosted by Giffords where he spoke on how he would address gun violence if elected to the Senate.

"I’m not afraid of anything, and certainly not the NRA," Fetterman said. "And let me be clear, the NRA does not represent the overwhelming majority of what gun owners really believe and want."

"That is the lunatic fringe of gun ownership. And they are disproportionately represented and that skews the conversation," he continued. "And pushing back at, I would never make the mistake of thinking, that’s representative of your average gun owner in America."

The NRA has self-reported that the organization has approximately 5 million members as of 2022.

According to World Population Review, two out of five Pennsylvanians own a gun with there being 236,377 registered firearms in the state alone.

Fetterman’s campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

The Keystone State Democrat came under fire last week after past statements of him defending former President Obama’s "bitter" comments about Pennsylvania gun owners resurfaced.

While running for president, Obama made his infamous comments about Pennsylvanians from small towns being "bitter" while clinging to "guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them" as reasons behind their frustrations.... (Read more)

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