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Jay Printz

Board Member

Jay Printz

Board Member

Biography

Peter “Jay” Printz served as a sheriff in Montana until 1999 and was the lead plaintiff in the 1997 lawsuit, Printz v. United States. The NRA-backed litigation attempted to void the “Brady Law,” which mandated background checks on gun purchases. The purpose of the law was to prevent prohibited purchasers—including convicted felons, domestic abusers, and fugitives from justice—from acquiring firearms. The NRA stoked paranoid fears about the “Brady Law,” falsely claiming it would lead to door-to-door gun confiscation. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s majority opinion in Printz said that the federal government could not compel local law enforcement officials to conduct background checks, but left the Brady Law largely intact. Printz has served on the NRA Board of Directors since 1998.


All Statements (27 total)

Statements by Category (27 total)

  • Foreign Policy
    On March 25, 2016, Printz posted an NRA video entitled "The Truth About Benghazi" to his Facebook page with the caption, "You flat out lied, Hillary!!! You belong in jail, based on your lying, conniving, traitorous conduct. You lied & good people died!"

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  • Conspiracy Theory
    On March 25, 2016, Printz posted an NRA video entitled "The Truth About Benghazi" to his Facebook page with the caption, "You flat out lied, Hillary!!! You belong in jail, based on your lying, conniving, traitorous conduct. You lied & good people died!"

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  • Republican Party (GOP)
    On March 25, 2016, Printz posted an NRA video entitled "The Truth About Benghazi" to his Facebook page with the caption, "You flat out lied, Hillary!!! You belong in jail, based on your lying, conniving, traitorous conduct. You lied & good people died!"

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  • Foreign Policy

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  • Women's Rights

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  • Repressive Regimes

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  • Political Violence
    On March 11, 2016, Printz posted a meme from the Molon Labe Forum Facebook page to his profile page. The meme consisted of the following text: "Liberals think conservatives are violent because we own guns. When was the last time a group of conservatives blocked a freeway, turned over cop cars, rioted, looted, threw Molotov cocktails, burned buildings?"

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  • Race
    On March 11, 2016, Printz posted a meme from the Molon Labe Forum Facebook page to his profile page. The meme consisted of the following text: "Liberals think conservatives are violent because we own guns. When was the last time a group of conservatives blocked a freeway, turned over cop cars, rioted, looted, threw Molotov cocktails, burned buildings?"

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  • Republican Party (GOP)
    On March 11, 2016, Printz posted a meme from the Molon Labe Forum Facebook page to his profile page. The meme consisted of the following text: "Liberals think conservatives are violent because we own guns. When was the last time a group of conservatives blocked a freeway, turned over cop cars, rioted, looted, threw Molotov cocktails, burned buildings?"

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  • Republican Party (GOP)
    On December 6, 2015, Printz posted a meme to his Facebook page that contained an image of an eagle attacking President Barack Obama and the text: "Alright you little prick... I've had just about enough of your bullshit."

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  • Political Violence

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  • Environment
    On October 29, 2013, Printz shared an article from the Daily Caller entitled "Global Cooling: Are We Headed Into a 'Little Ice Age'?" to his Facebook page. Printz added the following caption: "WELL, WELL, WELL..........Hey, [former Democratic Vice President/Senator] Al Gore............you asshat liar."

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  • Conspiracy Theory
    On October 29, 2013, Printz shared an article from the Daily Caller entitled "Global Cooling: Are We Headed Into a 'Little Ice Age'?" to his Facebook page. Printz added the following caption: "WELL, WELL, WELL..........Hey, [former Democratic Vice President/Senator] Al Gore............you asshat liar."

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  • Religion
    On April 19, 2013, Printz posted a meme to his Facebook page that contained an image of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a quote attributed to him: "Islam is as dangerous in a man as rabies in a dog." In fact, Churchill never said any such thing.

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  • Republican Party (GOP)

    In September 2011, Printz posted a photo. for his Facebook profile picture that depicts the barrel of a revolver facing the viewer. The caption on the image reads: "Liberals: This is the only view you need to see."

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  • Republican Party (GOP)

    On January 16, 2010, Printz wrote a blog for the American Daughter Media Center and suggested that a states’ rights argument could be used to invalidate the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Printz wrote, “The only way the Dems can [implement health care reform] is to drag out the constitutional challenges until Obama, in a second term as president, may have a chance to replace two conservative Supreme Court justices with liberals. The American public must deny Obama a second term, and the certain destruction of states’ rights.”

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  • Republican Party (GOP)

    Three days after U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) died of brain cancer on August 25, 2009, Printz posted a photo on his Facebook Wall of a hearse driving off a bridge, captioned “Kennedy Funeral.” Below the image, Printz commented, “This is shown with the same amount of respect that the senator had for Mary Jo Kopechne.” On the day that Printz posted the photo, Kennedy was lying in repose at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum.

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  • Republican Party (GOP)

    On June 29, 2009 Printz posted a photo on Facebook that depicts George W. Bush and Dick Cheney using the waterboarding torture technique on then-Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. Below the image, Printz commented, “I had a dream last night!!

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  • Other Statements

    On June 25, 2009, Printz posted a photo on his Facebook Wall that reads, “You think healthcare is expensive now? Just wait till it’s FREE!

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  • Other Statements

    Printz posted a photo on Facebook on June 24, 2009 that depicts two clouds with their middle fingers extended. He captioned it, “Hey Al Gore, Here is what Mother Nature says about your global warming.”

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  • Republican Party (GOP)

    On June 23, 2009, Printz posted an image on Facebook that reads, “Liberalism is a mental disease.”

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  • Other Statements

    On June 23, 2009, Printz posted an image on his Facebook Wall that asks, “Why should I pay for your healthcare?

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  • Conspiracy Theory

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  • Republican Party (GOP)

    On November 8, 2008, Printz posted an image of a tombstone on his American Daughter Media Center blog. The inscription on the tombstone indicates that America died on November 4, 2008—the day that Barack Obama was elected President of the United States. The cause of death was listed as “suicide.”

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  • Conspiracy Theory

    On a November 5, 2008, the day after Barack Obama was elected president of the United States, Printz authored a blog for the American Daughter Media Center. The blog promoted a conspiracy theory that President Obama would implement a massive gun confiscation scheme. Printz wrote, “Well, my friends, it looks like we had better put in a good supply of powder and lead!!!!” and posted an image that stated, “When they come for your guns…give them your bullets!

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  • Republican Party (GOP)

    On a November 5, 2008, the day after Barack Obama was elected president of the United States, Printz authored a blog for the American Daughter Media Center. The blog promoted a conspiracy theory that President Obama would implement a massive gun confiscation scheme. Printz wrote, “Well, my friends, it looks like we had better put in a good supply of powder and lead!!!!” and posted an image that stated, “When they come for your guns…give them your bullets!

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  • Other Statements

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  • Other Statements

    In an October 12, 2008 blog entitled, “More on Global Warming…”, Printz implied that an early snow in Boise, Idaho refuted the phenomenon of climate change.

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  • Republican Party (GOP)

    In a September 6, 2008 blog for the American Daughter Media Center entitled, “Fraternal Order of Police Endorses McCain!” Printz wrote, “Just to let you all know, there’s a thin blue line behind McCain.”

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  • Conspiracy Theory

    Printz contributed a July 8, 2008 blog to the American Daughter Media Center win which he praised a t-shirt that read, “The difference between [then-Democratic presidential candidate Barack] Obama and [Al Qaeda leader] Osama [bin Laden] is just a little B.S.” The shirt, which featured a picture of Barack Obama in a turban, made a play on the similarity between the spelling of Obama and Osama.

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  • Republican Party (GOP)

    Printz contributed a July 8, 2008 blog to the American Daughter Media Center win which he praised a t-shirt that read, “The difference between [then-Democratic presidential candidate Barack] Obama and [Al Qaeda leader] Osama [bin Laden] is just a little B.S.” The shirt, which featured a picture of Barack Obama in a turban, made a play on the similarity between the spelling of Obama and Osama.

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  • Republican Party (GOP)

    In a November 1, 2006 blog on the American Daughter Media Center, Printz called U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) a “worthless piece of human debris.”

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  • Conspiracy Theory

    Printz wrote an October 27, 2006 blog for the American Daughter Media Center entitled “They Never Give Up,” in which he stated that the United Nations “just never stop in their attempts to disarm us all.”

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  • Conspiracy Theory

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  • Conspiracy Theory

    In a May 22, 2006 blog on the American Daughter Media Center, Printz praised NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre’s book, The Global War On Your Guns, which claimed that the United Nations was plotting to ban private firearm ownership in the United States. Printz wrote, “The United Nations is quietly, insidiously planning to strip American citizens of their Second Amendment rights, which are the keystone in the Bill of Rights. Because without the rights of citizens to keep and bear arms, all of the other rights can easily be taken away.”

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  • Conspiracy Theory
    Printz is a member of a number of Facebook groups that feature racist, misogynistic and/or violent imagery:

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  • Republican Party (GOP)
    Printz is a member of a number of Facebook groups that feature racist, misogynistic and/or violent imagery:

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