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Old 02-15-2018, 11:57 AM   #151
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"Today's NRA is a virtual subsidiary of the gun industry," said Josh Sugarmann, executive director of the Violence Policy Center. "While the NRA portrays itself as protecting the 'freedom' of individual gun owners, it's actually working to protect the freedom of the gun industry to manufacture and sell virtually any weapon or accessory."
I looked at the website of that group, and I see a lot of "statistics" presented with no cite of the source. I also see incredibly stupid statements that show total ignorance of how firearms work.
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Old 02-15-2018, 12:35 PM   #152
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I looked at the website of that group, and I see a lot of "statistics" presented with no cite of the source. I also see incredibly stupid statements that show total ignorance of how firearms work.
I can only think of this:

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Old 02-15-2018, 12:42 PM   #153
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The modern day NRA exists for one simple reason: to sell guns.
Giving the people what they want! 👍

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Old 02-15-2018, 12:52 PM   #154
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Giving the people what they want! 👍
Get over it
The vast majority of people don't want. 78% of US adults don't own a gun.
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Old 02-15-2018, 12:55 PM   #155
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The Constitution is part of the problem.
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The right to bear arms never included
assault weapons, no matter how you spin it.
A bold statement to consider the document that's provided one of the best forms of government and most successful nations a "problem". Sure, our process is flawed, but there's ways to make changes to the laws if the amendment garners the support.

As for assault weapons, private citizens are actually behind the curve considering the weapons available for modern military use. So, "the spin" as you would call it, requires the good citizens to have a check and balance available to thwart tyranny.

But of course the spin from the gun grabbers is that Government is not to be feared. There are many who disagree.
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We need Spiderman to start something akin to the Religious thread.
Any thread about firearms is a faith-based topic for the left.
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Old 02-15-2018, 01:57 PM   #157
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As for assault weapons, private citizens are actually behind the curve
Correct. Some reasons being that owning an assault weapon requires a Federal Class 3 Weapons License, which costs $200, and that assault weapon prices start in the 4 figure range.
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The vast majority of people don't want. 78% of US adults don't own a gun.
Shame on them
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Shame on them
Why?
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The vast majority of people don't want. 78% of US adults don't own a gun.
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Two weeks ago, the PEW Research Center released a survey showing that gun ownership by households is up to 44% — a 7-percentage point increase in the past two years. Another 5% of households won’t reveal whether they own a gun.
And odds are good that some of the people who said that they didn't own a gun really did, but were just screwing with the pollsters. People lie to pollsters, a lot.


http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/...-about-it.html
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Do you have a point or do you just like to post shit you find all day?
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Access blocked. I guess they know who the liberals are.
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Obama couldn't get more anti-gun laws passed when he was in office, so now he wants Trump to do it.

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Former President Barack Obama issued a call for gun control just minutes after President Donald Trump addressed the nation in the wake of the tragic school shooting in Florida.

Obama described more gun control laws as “long overdue,” despite his repeated failure to change gun laws during his presidency.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-governm...hool-shooting/
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