Gun Control & RKBA

Clames

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6. It's appalling the notion of the freedom to own such things...

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 08:26 PM

Nov 2012

...can be considered anything but progressive. Freedom of choice leveraged with respect for one's recognition of responsibility that comes with that freedom is always progressive. Apparently you don't feel that way.

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Is it true that Republicans oppose gun control while all or most Democrats favor gun control? [View all] AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 OP

As a party we need to work on a more progressive 2A stance...as citizens we are progressive ileus Nov 2012 #1

I agree that as a party we should work toward a more progressive stance... ThatPoetGuy Nov 2012 #3

+100 Well said. Starboard Tack Nov 2012 #4

give away your boat. it is not information. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #5

You mean "A sailboat in every backyard" doesn't apply any more? Crap. dumbledork Nov 2012 #7

I'm not that progressive, but I often share it with others. Starboard Tack Nov 2012 #10

There is nothing progressive about consumerism of any kind. oh horse hockey -- Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #14

There is a big difference between consuming what one needs and consumerism. Starboard Tack Nov 2012 #23

not if you don't qualify the word with some kind of adjective perhaps Rampant Consumerism, or Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #30

OK, I'll go with mindless. That's what it means to me. Starboard Tack Nov 2012 #47

yes, I can agree with all that but, (and I hate to be pedantic about it) it needs to be Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #48

OK, let's agree on Mindless Consumerism Starboard Tack Nov 2012 #50

Oh - I am agreeing with you about Consumerism as Wiki defined it just capitalize the word -- Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #52

I don't know how you Jenoch Nov 2012 #46

And that is a huge misconception which got us into this mess in the first place. Starboard Tack Nov 2012 #49

consumerism... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #17

Consumerism is not a path, but a destructive societal condition. Starboard Tack Nov 2012 #26

That is different and they qualified the word and they are changing the Pure Definition of the word. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #32

I'm aware of the origin of the word. Who are "they"? Starboard Tack Nov 2012 #33

they = wiki. and never mind the rest. I am not going to argue semantics or even the lack of Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #34

It's appalling the notion of the freedom to own such things... Clames Nov 2012 #6

I never questioned the freedom to own such things, ThatPoetGuy Nov 2012 #13

Don't hold your breath waiting for something you don't deserve. Clames Nov 2012 #40

the expandtion of individual freedoms and liberties gejohnston Nov 2012 #8

If "buying, owning, and carrying" guns is progressive, ThatPoetGuy Nov 2012 #15

I never said anything about progressive gejohnston Nov 2012 #16

With you 100%. ThatPoetGuy Nov 2012 #25

So the things we own define our ideology. rrneck Nov 2012 #9

The type of " paranoid and propagandistic thinking " the NRA touts ? orpupilofnature57 Nov 2012 #11

Posession of them may mean nothing, but prohibition of posession means everything. Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #18

We can -- and I suspect we will -- discuss that elsewhere. ThatPoetGuy Nov 2012 #24

Exercising Constitutional rights is a progressive action. Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #28

Yes, I see your point ThatPoetGuy Nov 2012 #37

Once again... Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #45

There is nothing 'liberal' or 'progressive" about gun control... Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #31

Way to change the topic. ThatPoetGuy Nov 2012 #35

Probably. Certainly it is liberal. Progressive would Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #38

Hus views "evolved" from strong pro- control to less so. Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #44

Sorry your question is lop sided let me help ,is that all or most republicans or republicans ? orpupilofnature57 Nov 2012 #2

As If These GOP Politicians are Relevant to the GOP Today fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #12

Self deleted my post as I didn't know what I was talking about in relation to the OP Kaleva Nov 2012 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #20

I think you have it confused with the Hughes Amendment gejohnston Nov 2012 #21

Yes. That is what I did. Kaleva Nov 2012 #22

72 Democrats signed an amicus brief in support of Heller vs DC hack89 Nov 2012 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #29

Excuse me, but Jack Brooks was a DEMOCRAT, not a Republican derby378 Nov 2012 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #39

Hey, no problem derby378 Nov 2012 #42

Yep glacierbay Nov 2012 #41

Well, I'm definitely opposed to nichomachus Nov 2012 #51

where is that in The Constitution? Driving is not a right. It is a Privledge. Any Night Court Judge Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #53

Are you trying to create a straw-man? Are you using an analogy to falsely imply that those who AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #54

And 100% of the Democrats who Endorsed Our 2012 Party Platform fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #55