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Straw Man

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39. Interesting.
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 05:23 PM
Jan 2013

You think the US electorate would support a level of gun control that is stricter than any European country except the UK.

Let's just say I have my doubts.

Interesting... Agschmid Jan 2013 #1
He's playing my song JustAnotherGen Jan 2013 #2
tell 'em Bill BainsBane Jan 2013 #3
Bill Clinton did not choose to use the term of " nuts " lightly..imo. Jefferson23 Jan 2013 #4
After the loss of Congress to the Republicans in 1994, Clinton wrote in his autobiography: AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #5
I guess he changed his mind after saw how the electorate is changing MightyMopar Jan 2013 #6
because NOBODY IS COMING TO TAKE YOUR GUNS pasto76 Jan 2013 #7
Because substantially reducing the number of guns is worth it, I'd say. jmg257 Jan 2013 #10
Why, exactly, are anti-gunners crusading for a revival of the 1994 issue? Tigress DEM Jan 2013 #11
Many gun owners can agree with you: "I also think it's bullshit that people need automatic weapons AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #12
Because the Dems lost for more reasons then gun control Jennicut Jan 2013 #18
!What a maroon - he called a magazine a clip! jmg257 Jan 2013 #8
Around here when I was a kid they were called a clip madokie Jan 2013 #19
Not only that, he called an assault weapon BeyondGeography Jan 2013 #28
“1/2 of all mass killings in the US have occurred since the assault weapons ban expired in 2005" Tigress DEM Jan 2013 #9
"Nuts" ellisonz Jan 2013 #13
Clinton is full of shit on this issue krispos42 Jan 2013 #14
NO BILL CLINTON YOU ARE NUTS!!!!! ranger1 Jan 2013 #15
Enjoy your stay malaise Jan 2013 #16
The Second amendment does not prevent regulation. Thinkingabout Jan 2013 #21
All this blah, blah about RIGHTS! VPStoltz Jan 2013 #22
The First Amendment doesn't say "shall not be infringed." LAGC Jan 2013 #27
What I think is nuts: handing Congress to the Republicans in 1994 derby378 Jan 2013 #17
Many of those 1994 voters are dead and more are dying every day MightyMopar Jan 2013 #20
Well there are more guns than ever out there and more NRA members than ever. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #24
But most importantly less gun owners and less and less young gun owners MightyMopar Jan 2013 #29
He never said that. Where's your source? VPStoltz Jan 2013 #23
Actually he did. The source is his autobiography, pages 611 - 630. See #5, above. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #25
Yeah, geez. Putting principle before callous indifference to substance in order to attract votes? harmonicon Jan 2013 #32
It's called the Butterfly Effect derby378 Jan 2013 #36
I agree with Bill Clinton. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #26
NRA got it's ass handed to them in 2012 election, did even worse than Karl Rove, Bloomberg did well MightyMopar Jan 2013 #30
I do watch MSNBC when I'm not glued to my computer. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #31
So nobody needs a "30 round clip." Straw Man Jan 2013 #33
IF THE ELECTORATE WAS SIMILAR TO 1994 THEN NEWT WOULD BE PRESIDENT! MightyMopar Jan 2013 #34
What does that have to do with anything? Straw Man Jan 2013 #35
i think so. spanone Jan 2013 #38
Interesting. Straw Man Jan 2013 #39
c'mon bill, how are you going to shoot a school room full of kids if you gotta reload constantly? spanone Jan 2013 #37
A better question is ... Straw Man Jan 2013 #40
However, he also said iiibbb Jan 2013 #41
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