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Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Is it true that Republicans oppose gun control while all or most Democrats favor gun control? [View all]derby378
(30,252 posts)36. Excuse me, but Jack Brooks was a DEMOCRAT, not a Republican
He was a lifelong NRA member and personally opposed to the semi-auto ban, but he wanted to help get the 1994 crime bill passed. This proved to be a mistake for his career, as Steve Stockman replaced him in Congress that same year.
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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
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
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
Oh - I am agreeing with you about Consumerism as Wiki defined it just capitalize the word --
Tuesday Afternoon
Nov 2012
#52
And that is a huge misconception which got us into this mess in the first place.
Starboard Tack
Nov 2012
#49
That is different and they qualified the word and they are changing the Pure Definition of the word.
Tuesday Afternoon
Nov 2012
#32
they = wiki. and never mind the rest. I am not going to argue semantics or even the lack of
Tuesday Afternoon
Nov 2012
#34
Posession of them may mean nothing, but prohibition of posession means everything.
Atypical Liberal
Nov 2012
#18
Sorry your question is lop sided let me help ,is that all or most republicans or republicans ?
orpupilofnature57
Nov 2012
#2
Self deleted my post as I didn't know what I was talking about in relation to the OP
Kaleva
Nov 2012
#19
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