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In reply to the discussion: America's deadly devotion to guns. [View all]S_B_Jackson
(906 posts)20. Were you aware that the New Black Panthers have been known to demonstrate
armed with shotguns, rifles, and even the dreaded "assault weapons"?
Exercising both their 1st & 2nd Amendment rights - most notably the Texas State GOP convention in 2000. http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2000_3222302
So you're OK with that, right?
I've personally seen them do so, I know the law and I have seen that they are in accordance with the law, so I'm not particularly concerned about it. Now shouldering one of those weapons? That would be a different matter....
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If members of so-called NBPanthers had killed an unarmed person, they would have been prosecuted.
Hoyt
Apr 2012
#7
I witnessed a friend of my father running through the woods and shooting deer
RegieRocker
Apr 2012
#42
How about we take the number of basketballs sold in the last 5 years? Since those older than that..
X_Digger
Apr 2012
#73
Hell, if I wanted to remove non-equivalence, I'd take out crimes committed with guns.
X_Digger
Apr 2012
#85
It's not for him, he's telling lawyers they're wrong about law in another thread.
X_Digger
Apr 2012
#74
NO, guns are designed to get a projectile from Point A to Point B really quickly.
Common Sense Party
May 2012
#99
Your post is childish drivel, a common reaction of those who realize they have lost an argument.
Common Sense Party
May 2012
#101
After the first 2 sentences I suspect the author requires the following form:
Callisto32
Apr 2012
#32