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GreenStormCloud

(12,072 posts)
68. What is false about his post?
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 11:17 PM
Aug 2012

The NRA not funding research is one thing. Blocking the funding of CDC research is another.

That's obvious to anyone who has ever flipped through a copy of American Rifleman or American Hunter slackmaster Aug 2012 #1
Typical Fudd. aikoaiko Aug 2012 #2
Remember, *his* deadly weapons are somehow 'nicer' than "*those* peoples" deadly weapons... friendly_iconoclast Aug 2012 #10
Problem is -- we do understand why you want access to "other firearms. " That's main reason for Hoyt Aug 2012 #63
Yes, and why you and people like you are failing at the legislative process. aikoaiko Aug 2012 #75
The 4.3 million member are fairly happy with the NRA's representation of them. GreenStormCloud Aug 2012 #3
Does anyone admit to belonging to the NRA? TheCowsCameHome Aug 2012 #6
Several, including myself, have posted that we are members. GreenStormCloud Aug 2012 #8
+1 OneTenthofOnePercent Aug 2012 #17
+2 nt virginia mountainman Aug 2012 #21
So you support an organization intent on defeating Obama and advancing right wing causes not even Hoyt Aug 2012 #30
You still haven't been able to prove this statement. rl6214 Aug 2012 #37
Exercise you mind by looking at NRA leadership, then look up money they give to buy support. Hoyt Aug 2012 #38
You are the one making the statement and, by your own words should be the one providing proof rl6214 Aug 2012 #46
The NRA takes no stance on those other issues. GreenStormCloud Aug 2012 #39
+3 rDigital Aug 2012 #35
more admit to being NRA members than gejohnston Aug 2012 #9
Are you an NRA member? TheCowsCameHome Aug 2012 #13
No, but I'm not a member of AAA either. gejohnston Aug 2012 #14
AAA? TheCowsCameHome Aug 2012 #18
not much of a joiner gejohnston Aug 2012 #20
Yeah, cars, and bathub falls and pool drownings.............. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2012 #22
not strawmen nor red herrings when your side rants about accidents but gejohnston Aug 2012 #24
Right. it's not. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2012 #25
Yes I am. Certified Rifle instructor,Certified pistol instructor, Range officer, oneshooter Aug 2012 #43
Um, TheCowsCameHome Aug 2012 #47
I am addressing you. Hoyt just likes to butt in. oneshooter Aug 2012 #84
Butt in? TheCowsCameHome Aug 2012 #86
Oneshooter, fact folks who view guns like you are instructing is another reason to oppose toting. Hoyt Aug 2012 #66
You are being disingenuous Jenoch Aug 2012 #69
He's also on record as being all for shooting teenagers in the back while they're running Trunk Monkey Aug 2012 #81
You talking about ARMED sammy weaver, who his dad hid behind while evading federal marshals? Hoyt Aug 2012 #88
none of that is relevant gejohnston Aug 2012 #89
Once again you have failed to answer a question posed to you. oneshooter Aug 2012 #87
I've belonged to the NRA for probably 40 years. ... spin Aug 2012 #28
Raises Hand Reasonable_Argument Aug 2012 #32
Lifetime member Travis_0004 Aug 2012 #42
I am a Member of the NRA holdencaufield Aug 2012 #64
how big of a hassle is it to have a gejohnston Aug 2012 #65
Paperwork takes almost a year holdencaufield Aug 2012 #67
We should aspire to Australia's laws - of course, many gun cultists couldn't handle it. Hoyt Aug 2012 #71
Who should lead the fight Jenoch Aug 2012 #74
What it doesn't realize is... holdencaufield Aug 2012 #72
Other than you and a few others, sounds like vast majority of citizens are satisfied with laws. Hoyt Aug 2012 #80
How do you draw THAT conclusion? NT Trunk Monkey Aug 2012 #82
It sees what it wants to see. NT holdencaufield Aug 2012 #85
The retailers like Walmart as well cadmium Aug 2012 #4
Why do Jenoch Aug 2012 #5
While i don't Oneka Aug 2012 #7
Why do gun grabbers Missycim Aug 2012 #11
Congrescritters sre pretty cheap. rrneck Aug 2012 #12
A year or so ago there was a chart roaming around with pipoman Aug 2012 #73
Ever notice how gun sales and the NRA's popularity all go up whenever some politician even hints 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #15
It's funny, and sad, how some hunters think they are somehow a majority of gun owners benEzra Aug 2012 #16
Oh, well, if Michael F. McNulty said it then it MUST be fact!!!! HALO141 Aug 2012 #19
Nope, your simply wrong...again... virginia mountainman Aug 2012 #23
Most states that allow semiautomatic rifles to be used for hunting game such a deer ... spin Aug 2012 #26
Quite obvious, but expect its wind-up doll defenders on this site to claim otherwise... villager Aug 2012 #27
That's your opinion and you are entitled to it. ... spin Aug 2012 #31
Except, repeating this mantra is part of that "wind-up doll" rhetoric I was talking about villager Aug 2012 #48
Here's what many NRA members feel ... spin Aug 2012 #49
It's like being a "sensible" Republican. The "party apparatus" you're in will never allow policies villager Aug 2012 #53
I support many of the training programs that the NRA offers ... spin Aug 2012 #54
So the NRA blocking funding of studies on gun violence wasn't enough? villager Aug 2012 #55
actually they don't gejohnston Aug 2012 #56
The CDC studies have been strongly biased against guns. GreenStormCloud Aug 2012 #57
Yes, only the NRA -- not the CDC! -- can be trusted to talk "honestly" about guns! villager Aug 2012 #58
false choice gejohnston Aug 2012 #59
false post villager Aug 2012 #60
op eds don't count gejohnston Aug 2012 #61
Indeed. Neither does "to the best of your knowledge" villager Aug 2012 #70
there are no automatic apologies gejohnston Aug 2012 #76
And of course, to the NRA, all research contradicting their world views is "advocacy" villager Aug 2012 #77
research or results? gejohnston Aug 2012 #78
So you agree then the NRA should quit trying to block other studies and let the results villager Aug 2012 #79
not what the law says gejohnston Aug 2012 #83
What is false about his post? GreenStormCloud Aug 2012 #68
We love our vehicles and speed but we live with roads with speed limits. Thinkingabout Aug 2012 #29
these irresponsible owners are mostly gangsters gejohnston Aug 2012 #33
Speed kills a lot of people in this country Travis_0004 Aug 2012 #41
I own two modified cars, a 85.5 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, and a 01 Mustang GT virginia mountainman Aug 2012 #45
It's no different than ALEC. When it began it was geared toward gun safety. Now it's just Lint Head Aug 2012 #34
I disagree with your opinion of this article rl6214 Aug 2012 #36
"rifleman" I doubt he was ever a Marine. oneshooter Aug 2012 #44
This is false, and I can prove it. Atypical Liberal Aug 2012 #40
Does the NRA speak for you when they call for the defeat of President Obama? SecularMotion Aug 2012 #50
Nope. Atypical Liberal Aug 2012 #52
Isn't that what ALL Lobbyists do? period. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2012 #51
With "friends" like that, who needs enemies? Dr_Scholl Aug 2012 #62
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