Reply #23: Under fire for promoting violence, Beck doubles down to rally support for "radical" gun group

[Ian David]

Under fire for promoting violence, Beck doubles down to rally support for "radical" gun group

October 18, 2010 3:28 pm ET by Will Bunch

Under fire for violent rhetoric and at least two cases in which fans of his nationally televised conspiracy rants went on shooting sprees against cops, Glenn Beck is doubling down on guns.

Exactly one week before Election Day, the Fox News host is traveling to Colorado to speak on behalf of a self-proclaimed "radical" gun rights group that has compared the rival National Rifle Association to the appeasement of Neville Chamberlain and which lobbied ferociously against Colorado's efforts to pass gun laws in response to the 1999 massacre of 13 people at Columbine High School.

The Rocky Mountain Gun Owners -- founded by Colorado-based GOP activist Dudley Brown who also runs a national umbrella group called the National Association for Gun Rights -- is bringing Beck to Colorado Springs as part of a western swing for Beck that includes the right-wing media maven's standard high ticket prices and the sponsorship of an odd assortment of extreme right-wing groups.

Here's Brown's official announcement of the Oct. 26 event:

On Tuesday evening, October 26th, at the Colorado Springs World Arena, Rocky Mountain Gun Owners is proud to sponsor...Glenn Beck! Barely two weeks from today, Glenn Beck and I will be speaking to a group of thousands of conservatively-minded citizens.Seating is limited so you'll have to act quickly.

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