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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:34 PM Original message |
The NRA's Image Improves as Support for Gun Control Slips |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. Like it or lump it gun control is a losing issue |
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LeftHander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. NRA talking point....move along nothing to see here... |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. The largest segment of gun owners now do not hunt |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:22 PM Response to Reply #17 |
44. See these are the gun nuts. |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. NRA saw to it that Cho had all the guns he could afford to buy. |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Saying things like that will keep democrats losing elections. |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. They lose a lot of elections lately? |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. In many case those who won were progun |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I'm sure he hopes so. |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Kinda like Trekkies with the potential to blow your kid's head off. |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:58 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Yes it is their right, and you can not defend one set of rights in the Constitution and not defend |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:01 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Miller vs US look it up |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I forget the case name but a few months ago the Federal court said it was a individual |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:14 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Will see |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. And that has stopped this bunch when? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:19 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. True but I am sure you do not want to talk |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
52. Actually, they will only be affecting 70 years of QUESTIONABLE |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 07:14 AM Response to Reply #31 |
92. 200 hundred years of Precedent |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Yep - the Miller decision will show why M16s and M4s should be legal. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:12 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. You sure you reaad the decision? |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:21 PM Response to Reply #27 |
43. Sure - I 'll quote it for you... |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:06 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. They have the right to what? |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I disagree, and I am not alone |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. The supreme court and OTHER courts have yet to rule |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. A spike in membership thanks to Cho? |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. No the knee jerk talk of more gun control gets them new members |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:18 PM Original message |
And I tell you that what people have asked for |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
42. Many I kow do not consider licencin to be rational. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:24 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. The FEDERAL ban (which has the backgrounds in there |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:03 PM Response to Reply #46 |
60. Point of clarification, and point of contention: |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #46 |
62. What federal ban is no longer active? |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:10 PM Response to Reply #46 |
63. Hey - didn't we dispose of the "NRA - Katrina" myth already? GET FACTS!! |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:18 PM Response to Reply #46 |
65. You can buy a car without a license, and there is NO history of the |
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Irreverend IX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
87. What I ask for... |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:18 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. You're not part of the NRA? |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:19 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Life member NRA, Annual Member TSRA |
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murloc (381 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #29 |
67. I know its a one-off but my brother in law just joined the NRA |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
36. And why do you disagree? |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:18 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I have twice had to pull my gun to protect myself |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:20 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Neighbors too loud? |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:23 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. No, I worked in a bad area of town for one, I was walking to my jeep |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:53 PM Response to Reply #45 |
55. I have worked in a bad area of town for 30 years |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:58 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. You aren't me. I have. I hope your luck continues, |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. I know it will |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:13 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. I had a cousin who was killed in a robbery |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. How do you know he did what they told him? |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 07:27 AM Response to Reply #66 |
93. Security tapes |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:42 PM Response to Reply #64 |
71. Wait a minute - if he died, how do you know he did what they told him? |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 07:28 AM Response to Reply #71 |
94. Security video tapes |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #45 |
61. Good for you Craftsman - stay safe! And practice! nt |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:16 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. Where does it say that in the 2nd? I KNOW "for the common defense" was NOT |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #34 |
47. Where does it say "for any lawful purpose?" |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:32 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. I am pretty sure that was not Madison's intent. But that IS the law of the Land. |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #50 |
73. I don' want to amend it |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:51 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. That's cool - but you CAN'T update it without changing it! |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 07:17 PM Response to Reply #74 |
84. Roger that teammate |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 07:06 AM Response to Reply #84 |
90. The 2nd amendment is pretty simple. The constitution gave powers to the Congress |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:59 PM Response to Reply #47 |
58. It doesn't, but since it protects an unalienable right, one that can only be |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 07:33 PM Response to Reply #34 |
85. I have done some reading up on history... |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
49. Enough to endanger a womans right to choose. N/T |
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kerry-is-my-prez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
51. This shouldn't even be a partisan issue. Maybe we should highlight the Repubs who support it. |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
48. And how did they do that? |
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gaspee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'd like to see |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
4. Wonder if it changed AFTER the VT shootings |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Might not, I talked to my brother last night about a family BBQ |
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eggman67 (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
69. I suspect you're right |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. The NRA |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Well I suspect the last week |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:50 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. As a private citizen |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:01 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Well they forget the second part |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 07:14 AM Response to Reply #20 |
91. MORE BS - do you EVER get it right?? Another MYTH from anti-gunners! |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. As a gun owner, I hate the NRA |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Interesting |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:49 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Count me as well in my dislike of the NRA |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. Once Wayne LaPierre took over in the 90's, it went way downhill |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:14 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. The help a democrat win Tom Delay's seat |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:16 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. I think that's an exception really |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #35 |
53. Not necessarily |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:48 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. OK |
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PA Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #26 |
72. Yep. Wayne LaPierre has funnelled a lot of NRA money to the RNC. |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
68. I'm in the same boat as you. |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
76. Gun owner, NRA hater here too |
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whoneedstickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
56. This article could be retitled.... |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
70. Well, if that's your political strategy, lets come out against gay marriage too |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
75. Guns, guns and more guns |
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Geek_Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 05:01 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. If he bought them illegal that would be one thing |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 05:06 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. I agree! |
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Geek_Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 06:34 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. It really wasn't the gun shop owner's fault |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 06:37 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. Even in Virginia... |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 06:59 PM Response to Reply #79 |
83. Thank-you |
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virginia mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 06:38 PM Response to Reply #78 |
81. For what?? |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 06:58 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. LOOK |
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virginia mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 07:49 PM Response to Reply #82 |
86. Failed WHAT Registration>?! |
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Geek_Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 06:49 AM Response to Reply #86 |
89. The problem is he passed a background check |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
88. I need to upgrade my membership. |
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