Are Republicans the Only Legitimate American Citizens?

Republicans would not openly claim that they are the only American citizens. But this thought is lurking underneath the surface in their minds.

After the recent school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, a reporter interviewed a man, who claimed that “You can’t do anything about guns around here, because everyone has guns.”

Maybe every Republican has a gun, or lots of guns, but not every American has a gun. As a matter of fact, only about one in four Americans has a gun. This figure is based on dividing the number of guns by the number of people. Of course, there are a lot of children who do not own guns. So, it remains possible that all adult Republicans own guns. And some Democrats too.

“Everyone has guns” means that people who do not own guns are not part of “everyone,” that is, are not legitimate citizens of the United States.