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Both parties need to be more progressive to all rights. ileus Sep 2012 #1
Agree, I'm drinking a martini, my favorite from Vietnam days. Wish you were here to join me. nt jody Sep 2012 #2
Very true 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author DWC Sep 2012 #96
depends on the individual voter gejohnston Sep 2012 #3
Makes sense. Bubba Carville said "It's the economy, stupid" and the more things change the more they jody Sep 2012 #4
Yep, adjusted for inflation the NFA tax today would be almost $3000 nt rDigital Sep 2012 #5
I do not understand the assault weapons ban angle. Atypical Liberal Sep 2012 #6
I think the platform authors feel stuck with it, like the GOP and their zygote personhood plank slackmaster Sep 2012 #8
"this is just pandering to ignorant anti-gun people" 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #12
How disappointing this anti-gun language was retained in the current platform. LAGC Sep 2012 #7
The new AWB has plenty of bite. GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #46
You have to admire the "logic" of paragraph L: ManiacJoe Sep 2012 #86
The GOP platform mentions high-capacity "clips"! Common Sense Party Sep 2012 #9
I see "clips or magazines" slackmaster Sep 2012 #10
They are different things, yes. holdencaufield Sep 2012 #42
The new AWB bans both and plenty of others too, such as the M-1 carbine. GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #47
That's gonna with 'em some votes? holdencaufield Sep 2012 #48
That is exactly why this nonsense must be nipped in the bud every time it comes back slackmaster Sep 2012 #63
Umm, that's from 2003 Lurks Often Sep 2012 #66
The same bill was reintroduced in 2008 by McCarthy. GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #69
Depends on how hard it is pushed in election ads Lurks Often Sep 2012 #13
Being anti-gun will lose you PA. Guns are more popular than Jesus here. If you know how popular rDigital Sep 2012 #14
"like reinstating the assault weapons ban" ellisonz Sep 2012 #15
So you don't want democrats to win? oneshooter Sep 2012 #16
think about it gejohnston Sep 2012 #17
Oh if only I understood the death spewers better... ellisonz Sep 2012 #18
that the best you can do? gejohnston Sep 2012 #19
He wants Democrats to lose. n/t oneshooter Sep 2012 #20
Some of us don't need to change the subject to make a point. ellisonz Sep 2012 #21
I was not changing the subject gejohnston Sep 2012 #22
In post #17 there is no connection between the upper half of your post and your last paragraph. ellisonz Sep 2012 #23
no, gejohnston Sep 2012 #26
Wow --- maybe we should just adopt all the Republican positions so they can't attack us? ellisonz Sep 2012 #27
I'm not talking about the NRA gejohnston Sep 2012 #29
Anyone who wants to vote for the other guys because... ellisonz Sep 2012 #32
problem is, your take will be viewed as extremest by many independents gejohnston Sep 2012 #35
Many independents aren't Democrats and will never be Democrats... ellisonz Sep 2012 #39
I'll give you gejohnston Sep 2012 #44
so you don't think this is extreme? gejohnston Sep 2012 #52
I think your friends there are distorting the meaning of those words. ellisonz Sep 2012 #53
how so? gejohnston Sep 2012 #55
Your interlocutor seems to have found your questions inconvenient... friendly_iconoclast Sep 2012 #87
He never has, and probably never will. oneshooter Sep 2012 #90
He wants Democrats to lose. n/t oneshooter Sep 2012 #89
He wants Democrats to lose. n/t oneshooter Sep 2012 #98
Who are you to declare that a Democrat isn't allowed to disagree with one or two items... slackmaster Sep 2012 #24
"one or two items" ellisonz Sep 2012 #25
shrinking the tent gejohnston Sep 2012 #28
He wants Democrats to lose. n/t oneshooter Sep 2012 #30
You think gun control policy is "sideshow bullshit" ellisonz Sep 2012 #33
they blame the nut case gejohnston Sep 2012 #36
I'm sure you consulted with the people of Aurora on our failed gun control policy. n/t ellisonz Sep 2012 #38
have you? gejohnston Sep 2012 #43
The people of Aurora deserve exactly as much say on gun control policy as you and I do slackmaster Sep 2012 #62
You're very wrong but thank you for illustrating the Package Deal Fallacy slackmaster Sep 2012 #61
But yet you argue for a so-called "Pro-RKBA" view... ellisonz Sep 2012 #70
they are not unregulated gejohnston Sep 2012 #73
And now you have provided a perfect example of the Straw Man Fallacy slackmaster Sep 2012 #79
Democrats don't do lockstep. rrneck Sep 2012 #31
What do you mean by " supposedly Democratic website"? Do you believe Democrats oppose the natural, jody Sep 2012 #34
I'm the type of Democrat who doesn't have any tolerance of NRA rubbish. ellisonz Sep 2012 #37
What kind am I? gejohnston Sep 2012 #41
You seem to connect NRA with pro-RKBA Democrat. NRA has less than 5 million mbrs and perhaps 80m or jody Sep 2012 #51
I reject the intellectual construct of "pro-RKBA" ellisonz Sep 2012 #54
who defines responsible, you? gejohnston Sep 2012 #56
The arithmetic defines responsible... ellisonz Sep 2012 #57
perhaps it would be a better idea gejohnston Sep 2012 #58
"To be quite honest, I think terms like "industrialized", "developed" etc. are out dated." ellisonz Sep 2012 #59
once again, you missed the point gejohnston Sep 2012 #60
In 2008 Obama said "I believe in the Second Amendment. I believe in people's lawful right to bear jody Sep 2012 #65
Barack Obama supports the Assault Weapons Ban. n/t ellisonz Sep 2012 #71
There is no legal definition in Federal law for "Assault Weapon". You claim Obama supports something jody Sep 2012 #75
What a silly argument! ellisonz Sep 2012 #76
Your reply reveals a lot about you. Have a great day and goodbye. nt jody Sep 2012 #77
You guys have been on a real snit ever since Hoyt's banishment slackmaster Sep 2012 #81
You're one to talk about "a real snit" ellisonz Sep 2012 #82
LOL! You're one of the people who never figured out what it was about. slackmaster Sep 2012 #84
He wants Democrats to lose. n/t oneshooter Sep 2012 #99
quote? link? Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2012 #94
He wants Democrats to lose. n/t oneshooter Sep 2012 #91
Who died and appointed you forum politruk? Euromutt Sep 2012 #40
So you're going to support obstruction of the President on this issue? n/t ellisonz Sep 2012 #45
Do I support obstruction of the President? holdencaufield Sep 2012 #49
The President has been silent on the issue. Nobody here is trying to obstruct him on anything. slackmaster Sep 2012 #64
So you're saying that back when Pres. Clinton was in office... eqfan592 Sep 2012 #67
How dare you bring logic to a perfectly emotional attempted shaming? X_Digger Sep 2012 #68
Comparing civil rights issues to "gun rights" nonsense is fallacious. ellisonz Sep 2012 #72
Because the law does NOT say people aren't allowed to own such a weapon, we do have that right slackmaster Sep 2012 #80
He wants Democrats to lose. n/t oneshooter Sep 2012 #92
Firearms ownership is a civil right Reasonable_Argument Sep 2012 #95
The self-appointed zampolits do tend to end up contradicting themselves, don't they? friendly_iconoclast Sep 2012 #88
Nope I am going Berserker Sep 2012 #83
As far as I'm aware, the platform is written by the DNC, not the president Euromutt Sep 2012 #85
It will make only a minor difference against us. GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #50
So, to get back on track gejohnston Sep 2012 #74
Exactly! About 60-70% of voters are pro-RKBA. IMO independents are 60-70% or greater pro-RKBA. That jody Sep 2012 #78
I don't think you can speculate off one issue Trunk Monkey Sep 2012 #93
I think you Berserker Sep 2012 #97
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