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Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: ###Official change-of-SoP of the Gun Control & RKBA Group### [View all]aikoaiko
(34,163 posts)60. More desperation: license to carry a loaded handun EVERYWHERE!!!111!!
This is why your side is losing so badly these days. Few people buy into your hyperbolic distortions anymore.
I'm a right of center Democrat who has a license to carry a firearm and sometimes I do.
You are wrong about what a progressive liberal is. They do not place society over the individual, they balance the interests of society as a whole with the interests of individuals. At the root of any liberal position is individual liberty.
Those who place society over the individual are something else.
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One thought, though: if #2 and #3 together get more votes than #1 or #4, should
petronius
Jun 2012
#2
That's been going on since I've been a member of DU and perhaps even much longer.
Kaleva
Jun 2012
#14
I think the SOP should be changed & the RKBA forum should be treated like any other Rights forum...
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jun 2012
#19
"I'm a right of center Democrat" says it all. It's a big tent. We need you.
Starboard Tack
Jun 2012
#63
Allowing technical topics will dilute the forum from the discussion of legal rights
SkatmanRoth
Jun 2012
#43
True, but understanding firearms better in the first place may lead to fewer silly laws...
aikoaiko
Jun 2012
#68
I cringe at the thought of 'Lounge' like activities when I want to know about ownership rights
SkatmanRoth
Jun 2012
#69
One could argue that the AWB was a disaster because of the lack of knowledge about guns
Kaleva
Jun 2012
#48
The proposed extension has nothing to do with "Justice & Public Safety"
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 2012
#55
I don't think you could put discusions about guns for self defense under "Recreation"
Kaleva
Jun 2012
#56
On the other hand, an inclusive group in J & PS reiterates that the main focus
petronius
Jun 2012
#57
I might have been willing to support the two-group option, if only its supporters hadn't stooped to
Common Sense Party
Jun 2012
#76
I would suggest though, that those with 'Two-groups' as their first choice should
petronius
Jun 2012
#77