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Sat Aug-21-10 06:34 PM
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| -Why Does the Gun Lobby have so much control over Congress? |
Parche |
Aug-21-10 05:48 PM |
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NWA=national wifle association. |
lob1 |
Aug-21-10 05:51 PM |
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That's not quite what I thought |
slackmaster |
Aug-22-10 09:42 AM |
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Either the airline was behind the times -- or way ahead of them. nt |
SteveM |
Aug-23-10 03:43 PM |
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$$$$$$ nt |
gateley |
Aug-21-10 05:56 PM |
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The MIC |
ixion |
Aug-21-10 05:56 PM |
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In what sense? |
Recursion |
Aug-21-10 05:57 PM |
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It's the NRA. Not sure what Northwest Airlines has to do |
quinnox |
Aug-21-10 05:59 PM |
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"Not sure what Northwest Airlines has to do with it?" |
jazzhound |
Aug-22-10 11:14 AM |
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Not enough. The government does not fear the population nearly as much as is required for balance |
TheKentuckian |
Aug-21-10 05:59 PM |
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Perhaps Congress agree withs 73% of the American |
Riftaxe |
Aug-21-10 06:02 PM |
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Or inversely, they disagree with the shrinking number who want more control.. |
X_Digger |
Aug-21-10 06:05 PM |
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IBTMTG |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Aug-21-10 06:06 PM |
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In before the move to gungeon |
michreject |
Aug-21-10 06:44 PM |
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Because, the American public utterly despises gun control .. |
virginia mountainman |
Aug-21-10 06:30 PM |
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America's despicable gun culture, "Disaster Crapitalism" and Astroturfing at it's finest |
divideandconquer |
Aug-21-10 07:10 PM |
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Speak for yourself... |
virginia mountainman |
Aug-21-10 07:26 PM |
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Your data is 10 years old ... |
spin |
Aug-21-10 07:52 PM |
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We have the more MURDERS per capita, "gun enthusiasts" can't disprove that |
divideandconquer |
Aug-21-10 11:21 PM |
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As long as we're on the subject of "changing the subject" |
jazzhound |
Aug-22-10 12:24 AM |
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Still waiting for a response. |
jazzhound |
Aug-22-10 11:13 AM |
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More guns=more murder |
divideandconquer |
Aug-22-10 04:02 PM |
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Except that isn't true.. |
X_Digger |
Aug-22-10 05:12 PM |
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Your thesis has been debunked over and over again on |
jazzhound |
Aug-22-10 05:13 PM |
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You also ignore one other critical fact. |
TheWraith |
Aug-22-10 11:16 PM |
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Wrong. "More guns [does not] = more murder." Fixed, now. nt |
SteveM |
Aug-23-10 03:51 PM |
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An assertion unsupported by evidence |
Euromutt |
Aug-23-10 07:57 PM |
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Murders are just one form of violent crime ... |
spin |
Aug-22-10 12:52 AM |
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Most interestingly, the homocide rates rise and spike seemingly congruently to... |
PavePusher |
Aug-22-10 02:58 AM |
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Many factors influence the violent crime rate ... |
spin |
Aug-22-10 12:02 PM |
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self-delete |
jazzhound |
Aug-22-10 11:11 AM |
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Some of our cities do have a very high murder rate |
DissedByBush |
Aug-22-10 02:18 PM |
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New Orleans is the worst, St Louis second worst |
divideandconquer |
Aug-22-10 04:09 PM |
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And our murder rate has declined, a fact you should be applauding instead of eliding. |
friendly_iconoclast |
Aug-22-10 04:06 PM |
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Don Kates spends some time exploring this point: |
jazzhound |
Aug-24-10 03:25 AM |
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What is a "gun enthusiast?" |
cleanhippie |
Aug-23-10 10:15 AM |
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Gun "Enthusiast" = Back handed smackdown of RKBA supporters but it's accepted by the mods |
shadowrider |
Aug-23-10 04:08 PM |
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Bingo. |
katandmoon |
Aug-21-10 08:23 PM |
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Define "civilized world" |
Euromutt |
Aug-22-10 12:45 AM |
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Piss and moan all you like. |
proteus_lives |
Aug-22-10 12:10 PM |
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Gun-controllers made the modern NRA... |
SteveM |
Aug-23-10 03:47 PM |
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And this, IMO, is what makes you a truly loyal Democrat: |
jazzhound |
Aug-22-10 12:37 AM |
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$$$$$$$. nt |
valerief |
Aug-21-10 06:34 PM |
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You mean $$$$ from the majority of Americans... |
Imajika |
Aug-21-10 07:02 PM |
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Really, has the DNC dropped the plank on gun control? Till then they are screwing themselves. n/t |
oneshooter |
Aug-21-10 07:11 PM |
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They may pay it lip service... |
Imajika |
Aug-21-10 07:20 PM |
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As long as it stays in the party platform it will be an issue. It needs to be removed. |
Bold Lib |
Aug-21-10 07:26 PM |
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Could not agree more fervently. n/t |
jazzhound |
Aug-21-10 07:38 PM |
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Sorry, the DNC is still passing gas at a garden party... |
SteveM |
Aug-23-10 04:04 PM |
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Steve, your question becomes all the more serious |
jazzhound |
Aug-23-10 05:55 PM |
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There is a "story" behind the DNC's clinging to this issue... |
SteveM |
Aug-23-10 06:29 PM |
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Yep you said it... $$$$ |
virginia mountainman |
Aug-21-10 07:39 PM |
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Popular causes, political personalities, organizations get more $$$$$$. nt |
SteveM |
Aug-23-10 03:59 PM |
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Because most people agree with the gun lobby? |
Imajika |
Aug-21-10 06:54 PM |
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nvm, lob1 beat me to it. n/t |
X_Digger |
Aug-21-10 06:59 PM |
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Money + fear = good campaign horseshit |
xchrom |
Aug-21-10 07:02 PM |
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So lets hear your version. n/t |
oneshooter |
Aug-21-10 07:12 PM |
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In light of postings upstream, do you care to explain your position? nt |
SteveM |
Aug-23-10 04:06 PM |
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Because they represent a large group of the voting public. |
Bold Lib |
Aug-21-10 07:24 PM |
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First of all, the phrase "the gun lobby" needs to be |
jazzhound |
Aug-21-10 07:37 PM |
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Because guns are icky? |
Callisto32 |
Aug-23-10 08:17 AM |
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Unrec for |
pipoman |
Aug-21-10 07:51 PM |
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Because they're armed & dangerous? (eeeeek, sorry... can't resist the cheap ones) n/t |
TygrBright |
Aug-21-10 08:05 PM |
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Because we're armed |
cowman |
Aug-21-10 08:14 PM |
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Cheap for a reason. Better get a refund. nt |
SteveM |
Aug-23-10 04:09 PM |
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Because nobody is making gun-free people's lives harder to be gun-free |
krispos42 |
Aug-22-10 12:40 AM |
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+1 |
jazzhound |
Aug-22-10 03:07 AM |
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Because the NRA is skilled at mobilizing large numbers of single-issue voters |
Euromutt |
Aug-22-10 01:06 AM |
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Because we vote. N/T |
GreenStormCloud |
Aug-22-10 09:02 AM |
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This is one of the few issues |
cowman |
Aug-22-10 09:27 AM |
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Or, why does the Bill of Rights have so much control over Congress? |
aikoaiko |
Aug-22-10 12:00 PM |
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Awesome for the win! |
PavePusher |
Aug-22-10 12:14 PM |
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Is that a loaded question? |
Remmah2 |
Aug-23-10 10:20 AM |
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Uh, maybe because 3/4 of Americans think 2A is an individual right?... |
SteveM |
Aug-23-10 03:42 PM |
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Because of the brady bunch... |
beevul |
Aug-23-10 07:12 PM |
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Why have you not responded to any of the folks that answered your question? |
Bold Lib |
Aug-23-10 07:20 PM |
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