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upaloopa

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1. Well maybe your hold on them isn't as strong as you think

Reply to Freddie Stubbs (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 06:05 PM

Dec 2012

There are people who put what's right before their ambitions.
Who's afraid of the big bad NRA,NRA,NRA?

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A simple fact: The current Congress (and the one elected in Nov.) will not pass gun control [View all] Freddie Stubbs Dec 2012 OP

Well maybe your hold on them isn't as strong as you think upaloopa Dec 2012 #1

Do you really believe that the GOP majority would allow such a vote in the House? Freddie Stubbs Dec 2012 #2

I'm seeing more and more cracks in their wall upaloopa Dec 2012 #6

What cracks have you seen in the House GOP regarding gun control? Freddie Stubbs Dec 2012 #13

I really don't think it has made more people want gun control Codeine Dec 2012 #18

I know you don't want us to try CreekDog Dec 2012 #14

All it will accomplish is cause Democrats to lose House and Senate elections Freddie Stubbs Dec 2012 #22

Or maybe it wall cause Republicans to lose elections. DanTex Dec 2012 #23

If it does... so what? lapfog_1 Dec 2012 #31

The important thing on this issue or on gay marriage is you tell us that issues are losers CreekDog Dec 2012 #33

the important thing is that you tried to get us to stop talking about it and to give up on it CreekDog Dec 2012 #27

List of those in Congress who are connected to NRA Dalai_1 Dec 2012 #3

Lots of Democrats on that list Freddie Stubbs Dec 2012 #4

Then I'm not giving them money or voting for them anymore. - n/t lapfog_1 Dec 2012 #32

Then we should put the lobby down. yellerpup Dec 2012 #5

Make it completely socially unacceptable Shivering Jemmy Dec 2012 #7

your post made me realize Dalai_1 Dec 2012 #8

Very few gun owners are NRA members hack89 Dec 2012 #10

Don't want to stigmatize gunowners Shivering Jemmy Dec 2012 #12

I'm of two minds on that, SJ. yellerpup Dec 2012 #45

Only 4.5 million gun owners belong to the NRA out of 80 million gun owners. ... spin Jan 2013 #52

Perhaps you should read the 1st Amendment to the Constitution: Freddie Stubbs Dec 2012 #21

Not sure I get your point. yellerpup Dec 2012 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author hack89 Dec 2012 #9

America will tolerate mass killing after mass killing marions ghost Dec 2012 #11

Or perhaps people do care, but do not believe that gun control is the solution Freddie Stubbs Dec 2012 #15

Hey....let's try it y'know? marions ghost Dec 2012 #16

you don't even want us to discuss it CreekDog Dec 2012 #34

Nothing will happen with a GOP House musiclawyer Dec 2012 #17

F**k the GOP smirkymonkey Dec 2012 #19

Don't look now Le Taz Hot Dec 2012 #20

They will malaise Dec 2012 #24

Oh NOES! I guess that means we have to give up forever, then. MNBrewer Dec 2012 #25

Umm, let's not give up before we've even tried, okay? reformist2 Dec 2012 #26

Fail. Kingofalldems Dec 2012 #28

By that logic, Obama should just give up on everything. DanTex Dec 2012 #29

Maybe they should look at a picture of 20 dead 6yr olds with multple gun shots katmondoo Dec 2012 #30

Public pressure works wonders. I think things are different this time. myrna minx Dec 2012 #35

When all 31 pro-gun Senators refuse to go on a public show about guns, they're scared. Pholus Dec 2012 #36

If you think that there are only 31 pro-Second Amendment Senators, you are mistaken Freddie Stubbs Dec 2012 #38

Yet they're silent with their "crisis management teams" feverishly working on talking points. Pholus Dec 2012 #40

I stand in solidarity with those who defend our constitutional rights Freddie Stubbs Dec 2012 #42

What a great non answer. Pholus Dec 2012 #44

it's funny how you clam up when people ask for your opinion CreekDog Dec 2012 #46

Are you saying you support the NRA? Yes or no. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #47

Accusing Democrats who want gun control Kingofalldems Dec 2012 #48

Yeah, and President Obama was losing too lunatica Dec 2012 #37

Because the shootings didn't happen in Washington. Bucky Dec 2012 #39

No, they will. It might not help, but they will. Robb Dec 2012 #41

Bloomberg: Assault Weapons Ban Lacks Democratic Votes to Pass Senate Freddie Stubbs Jan 2013 #49

Keep watching. Robb Jan 2013 #50

I'm watching Freddie Stubbs Apr 2013 #53

The actual assault weapons ban is what's going to be hard to pass. xxxsdesdexxx Jan 2013 #51