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librechik

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6. look--you admit they are whores. Thx for correcting the $ they will sell our children's lives for.

Reply to Indydem (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 10:25 AM

Dec 2012

and BTW REPEAL THE 2nd AMDT!

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Something substantive the NRA can do: Shut down their lobbying arm. [View all] librechik Dec 2012 OP

Yep! Little Star Dec 2012 #1

So they should just stand by while politicians Indydem Dec 2012 #2

I think a polite letter to Congress, or even a member petition is fine. Billions spent to buy reps? librechik Dec 2012 #3

BILLIONS? Indydem Dec 2012 #4

look--you admit they are whores. Thx for correcting the $ they will sell our children's lives for. librechik Dec 2012 #6

That is the most ridiculous argument in history. Indydem Dec 2012 #7

projection? better calm down, bro. You just threw the kitchen sink. librechik Dec 2012 #10

What is motivating all of your gun grabbing? Indydem Dec 2012 #13

We once had Prohibition as The Law of The Land. And Women couldn't vote. And slavery. librechik Dec 2012 #18

" and BTW REPEAL THE 2nd AMDT!" Indydem Dec 2012 #19

Clearly you are unbalanced librechik Dec 2012 #24

For that matter, why are we all so worked up about nukes? Aristus Dec 2012 #27

the culture of solving problems with violence SHOULD HAVE ENDED FOREVER librechik Dec 2012 #29

That's it right there: money. Aristus Dec 2012 #30

I'm a gun owner... LP2K12 Dec 2012 #5

exactly what I'm proposing. librechik Dec 2012 #11

Member funds make up about 93% of their funding.. X_Digger Dec 2012 #14

right--they are a paper tiger--yet their influence on Congress is HUGE librechik Dec 2012 #16

Well, 4M members, of the 80M gun owners.. X_Digger Dec 2012 #21

agree, I really don't expect anything like substantive moves from them librechik Dec 2012 #26

The last statement I received from them... LP2K12 Dec 2012 #20

If I recall correctly.. X_Digger Dec 2012 #23

Yep... LP2K12 Dec 2012 #25

yes, because stopping all those laws works in favor of stronger ones in the long run CreekDog Dec 2012 #8

No new laws are going to get passed. Indydem Dec 2012 #9

Your magic 8-Ball tell you that? librechik Dec 2012 #12

NRA has increased lobbying activity as the massacres have increased. They know they look bad. librechik Dec 2012 #15

That is your opinion. Indydem Dec 2012 #17

Gee, you seem to know all about me! librechik Dec 2012 #22

"Even for me, they all involve killing somebody." Indydem Dec 2012 #33

ha ha librechik Dec 2012 #36

Highly recommended. Short and to the point. KittyWampus Dec 2012 #28

Good luck with that. It's a cash cow. nt rrneck Dec 2012 #31

That's been their main function in recent times. They aren't about to shut Cleita Dec 2012 #32

of course they won't. I'm trying to demonstrate that. librechik Dec 2012 #34

I would join that organization in a heartbeat. Indydem Dec 2012 #35