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J.D. Martinez's 2nd Amendment Stance Isn't Controversial; It's Patriotic

By David Harsanyi
Friday, August 31 2018

Someone recently dug up an old pro-Second Amendment Instagram post by Boston Red Sox star J.D. Martinez, in which the potential Triple Crown winner posted a picture of Adolf Hitler featuring the quote, "To conquer a nation, First disarm it's (sic) citizens." Martinez captioned the post, "This is why I will always stay strapped! #thetruth." Needless to say, the discovery triggered a torrent of stories about the "controversial" nature of Martinez's 5-year-old post — because, apparently, disagreeing with a Hitlerian sentiment is now a provocative position.…

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