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In reply to the discussion: Marchers Shot at During MLK Parade in Jackson, Miss. as Gun Rights Activists Rally Nearby at Capitol [View all]Recursion
(56,582 posts)10. What's the diplomatic way to put this
The gun nuts at the rally are white, and from Brandon rather than Jackson.
The people at the MLK parade are... not white, and from Jackson.
If the shooter fit in at the MLK parade he would probably not have fit in at the gun nut rally, is what I'm trying to get at, as uncomfortable as this is.
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Marchers Shot at During MLK Parade in Jackson, Miss. as Gun Rights Activists Rally Nearby at Capitol [View all]
ashtonelijah
Jan 2013
OP
Just a bunch of responsible gun owners exercising their American tradition
Downtown Hound
Jan 2013
#3
Jackson has one of the highest murder rates in the country for the city its size
Recursion
Jan 2013
#5
Wrote to my Representative John Culberson R-TX this morning, he is vowing to support
Thinkingabout
Jan 2013
#23
One more reason to ban brandishing. If someone's carrying a gun, people should call the cops.
leveymg
Jan 2013
#26
Because there's no sign the two are related, and mentioning it makes it sound like...
Recursion
Jan 2013
#38