NRA shows its assholery at ELLEN'S RESTAURANT-Dallas

[Wwcd]

https://shareblue.com/nra-attack-ellens-restaurant-dallas/

NRA unleashes attack on local business for resisting its racism

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Ellen’s, a restaurant in downtown Dallas where the NRA is holding its annual convention, had a message printed on its customer receipts: “Thanks for visiting Ellen’s! A portion of this week’s proceeds will be donated to organizations dedicated to implementing reasonable and effective gun regulation.”

Most Americans consider that a sensible message — especially following the mass shootings at Columbine, Sandy Hook, Aurora, Parkland and the daily murders all around the country. But it angered the NRA.

The group tweeted an image of an Ellen’s receipt. “Attn @AnnualMeetings attendees. Steer clear of Ellen’s in downtown Dallas! Why go there when there are so many other great choices.”

Joe Groves, the owner of Ellen’s, said he added the message because of what he heard from NRA convention attendees. “I’m making a list of the vile, racist, moronic conversations overheard from NRA attendees eating at the restaurant,” he wrote on Facebook. “They don’t even speak softly.”

He told the website Eater that the attendees have insulted his wait staff with racial epithets. One person reportedly asked a Latino staff member, “Your illegals are kept in the kitchen, right?”

Another NRA fan reportedly told black employees they “don’t sound black” and asked if they were from India.

“The only reason we need our guns is because of the blacks,” another attendee reportedly declared.

But these repugnant statements are part of a pattern for the NRA and its supporters. The group has embraced racism and bigotry as part of its pro-gun advocacy.

At the convention, NRA board member Ted Nugent released a gun line branded the “American spearchucker series.”
The racist term “spearchucker” is a derogatory reference to African people.

Nugent has repeatedly used racist terms and the NRA has not removed him from his position with the organization.
Over and over again, Nugent has said “n*****,” and was even defended by the Trump presidential campaign, for which he was a surrogate.

He also described President Barack Obama as a “subhuman mongrel.”

The rest of the NRA isn’t much better.

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[Cha]

1. Good Luck to Joe Groves owner of

Ellen's Restaurant.. brave putting the message on his receipts with the nra convention in town.

[Wwcd]

3. I'll send a short note of support to him & his staff

Next time I'm in downtown Dallas I'll have lunch at Ellen's & leave a nice tip & ask to shake the hand of this brave Joe Groves.

Hey Cha!
You in the path of the lava flow?
Been thinking of you & your beautiful State

[Cha]

6. That would be wonderful.. I'll be

there in spirit with ya!

No, I'm on an entirely different Island.. but my heart goes out to those poor people in Leilani Estates in the path of the lava flow

Mahalo, Wwcd

[Wwcd]

7. Ok.. I'll order something for my friend Cha, & leave a tip in your name too.

[Cha]

14. Yumm! Bon Appetite!

Thank you, traveling girl!

[Wwcd]

18. Lol. Ya, I'll tell them Cha in Hawaii sends her best, &

..believe me, when Cha in Hawaii sends her "best", she means it!

[Cha]

41. AbsoFreakingLutely!

Bon Voyage!

[True Blue American]

21. 400 Earthquakes.

Do you feel them,Cha?

Stay safe.

[Cha]

42. Those poor people! No we don't

feel them up here on Kauai, True Blue American

[Blue_true]

30. Exactly. He is doing the right thing morally and it won't hurt financially.

I despise racists, there is no way that I break bread with our around one, doing so would completely spoil my meal.

[sweetapogee]

45. this is actually good

new for us. When in town eat at Ellen's and know that your business will benefit sensible gun control. Plus you will not be in the same room as humpers.

[Cha]

49. Good point!

[Aristus]

2. This brave man is probably already getting bomb threats and death threats

from the 'law-abiding gun-owners' of the NRA.

If I was visiting Dallas, I'd eat three meals a day there for the duration of my stay. Show him my support for his courageous stand.

[Wwcd]

4. He is getting death threats, according to The Hill artcle

https://www.google.com/amp/thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/386370-dallas-restaurant-says-it-got-death-threats-for-putting-pro-gun%3famp

A restaurant in Dallas says it received a series of threats after it posted a message on its receipts supporting gun control measures during the National Rifle Association (NRA) Leadership Forum this week.

Joe Groves, the owner of Ellen's Restaurant, told BuzzFeed News that the establishment received calls threatening to "shoot the place up," and another by a person suggesting that they would set it ablaze.

"We've had people calling and say they're going to shoot the place up, one that implied he would be burning us down today. Ridiculous people," Groves said.

More at link

[Fred Sanders]

13. Hate speech is free speech....only in America. Why is anyone shocked anymore?

[catrose]

10. Yes he is

He clarified with a Facebook post that he supports the 2nd amendment but wants sensible restrictions (which is what his receipt said in the first place)...to no avail with the NRA crowd, of course.

[lunasun]

5. Check out the DU post on what's going on inside the convention too. Sick hate

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210579106

[Wwcd]

11. Yes, I read that earlier & it just made me sick.

They're blatantly sending 'targeting messages' to their nazi chum.

[DFW]

8. I've never even heard of the place

I'll try to check it out next time I'm back home, and I'll tell the gang at the head office to try it. From the map, it looks like it's 10 to 15 minutes by car from our office, max.

[Wwcd]

15. Thanks. We do what we can & sending it out there is a great way to do our part.

[dalton99a]

9. Kudos to Ellen's Restaurant

[Kirk Lover]

12. "The only reason we need our guns is because of the blacks," another attendee reportedly declared.

But if you want to arm EVERYBODY...that would include the "blacks"....fucking MORON.

[Hoyt]

16. Our gun problem is definitely fueled by fact most of today's gun-fanciers are racists.

[Downtown Hound]

31. Hey, at least one of them gave an honest answer for once

None of this, "I need it to defend against the government" crap. The NRA has always been about one thing: protecting white privilege. Nice to hear them finally admit it.

[Hoyt]

39. That's true. trump has made it acceptable to admit one is a vile racist gun-fancier.

[Wwcd]

17. Such an infuriating remark!

Hate. It is pure mocking hate.

[jayschool2013]

25. Make no mistake

Their bromide "good guy with a gun" has a very specific implicit definition.

[DBoon]

27. You assume they think of African Americans as "people"

See above referenced Ted Nugent quote

[smirkymonkey]

28. That appears to be lost on them.

Idiots. Sometimes, it's hard to believe people like this exist.

[IronLionZion]

48. Also the number one excuse for police to shoot black people

They thought his cell phone looked like a gun. Thought a 12 year old's toy looked like a gun. Thought a customer in Wal-mart purchasing a BB gun looked like a etc.

Meanwhile white people have pointed loaded weapons and law enforcement and lived to do it again.

[Wwcd]

19. Crosspost from DUer catrose.. Thanks!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/107838915




To send a note of support here's the addess & FB page.

Ellen's Restaurant
1790 N Record St, Dallas, TX 75202

https://m.facebook.com/EllensDallas/

(I see the NRA Nazis have shown their ugly selves on Ellen's FB)

[calimary]

40. Thanks! If I lived in the area, I'd go eat there.

Vote with my pocketbook.

[Hekate]

20. Ellen's Restaurant sounds like a great place with a great owner. Kudos to him. nt

[lindysalsagal]

22. 2nd amendment nuts don't recognize anyone else's rights. Only gun freedom matters.

[SWBTATTReg]

23. Pathetic. These so called Americans think nothing about trampling on the rights of other

Americans. Their fellow Americans! They can simply take their business elsewhere. Plain and simple.

But no, they have to act like big babies and reveal to all their hate and bigotry against anyone who isn't sucking a 2nd amendment pacifier in their mouth.

Big Babies!!! Obvious to all except themselves.

These NRA types are paranoid to the extreme, radicalized, dangerous, and seriously in need of long term therapy. Perhaps this therapy can involve the suckling of empty gun barrels, stuffed w/ ambien?

[Major Nikon]

24. I don't often make the trip to that side of the metroplex

But next time I'll need to make a point to go there.

[Blue Owl]

26. NRA -- National Racism Association

n/t

[Bernardo de La Paz]

34. Beat me to it :) Great minds . . . nt

[Nitram]

29. There's a long history of whites using guns to terrorize or kill blacks.

It's part of the modern NRA's DNA. Back in the 50s and early 60s they were all about gun safety.

[Gothmog]

32. The next time that I am in Dallas, i will have to eat at Ellens

[ailsagirl]

33. Their ignominy boggles the mind

They're even worse imbeciles than I imagined.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

35. What's so astonishing to me is that the NRA claims to

be in favor of responsible gun ownership. This definitely proves they are not. And given the vile and racist statements that so many attending the convention, it's clear that guns need to be taken away from a lot of people.

[TxDemChem]

36. Welp, looks like hubby and I

Will be eating at Ellen’s this month

[mbusby]

37. Doesn't sound...

...like a 'well regulated militia' showed up there. They can all burn in hell (or whatever else is more convenient).

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

38. From the "About Us" page of their website:

At Ellen's, we usually call it as we see it, so brace yourself.
We don't take ourselves too seriously, so we hope you won't either.
. . .
Just remember, our filter is sometimes broken.

I couldn't find an email to send an "attaboy" to.

[sharedvalues]

43. If we care about racism in America, we must unite against the GOP

The GOP - and its arm the NRA - have intentionally amplified racism.

Republican billionaire donors actually support courting racists because it gets votes for their pro-billionaire policies.

The first step to fixing racism in America is ELECTING DEMOCRATS. So we can tear down the Republican coalition of billionaires and racists and propagandists.

[podex101]

44. Same people.....

https://www.themaven.net/pinacnews/police-brutality/off-duty-cop-threatens-man-with-gun-falsely-accusing-him-of-shoplifting-candy-eDrIDm5npUW3tmertpftDw/?full=1

I hope the video comes out.

[IronLionZion]

46. NRA threatens violence and intimidation against civilians for a political agenda

Sounds like a terrorist organization to me.

Another NRA fan reportedly told black employees they “don’t sound black” and asked if they were from India.

“The only reason we need our guns is because of the blacks,” another attendee reportedly declared.

People from India have gotten shot and killed recently. I'm darker than many of the black people in my life. My Mom doesn't want my brother or me to wear hoodies.

[Wwcd]

47. This is appalling. I am so sorry for the fear they have brought to yours & so many lives.

I'll apologize on their behalf since we'll never hear such a thought from them.