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GTurck

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36. The NRA fear-mongering...

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 09:02 AM

Dec 2012

has reached police officers and others who must use firearms courageously and have been made to feel powerless. This is a very bad thing to happen. Shun the NRA.

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It is time to put the NRA beyond the pale. [View all] Plaid Adder Dec 2012 OP

Excellent OP. thucythucy Dec 2012 #1

The NRA = NRA-GOP, the armed wing of republican party. NT _Liann_ Dec 2012 #51

When the NRA answer is to put a George Zimmerman in every school RomneyLies Dec 2012 #2

Wonderfully well written. russspeakeasy Dec 2012 #3

K&R and Thank YOU! smirkymonkey Dec 2012 #4

tax the shit outta guns and use the proceeds to fund mental healthcare!! el scorcho Dec 2012 #5

Blame the kids libodem Dec 2012 #6

Excellent thoughts! Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #7

Get regulating...the 2nd Amendment states "a well-regulated" militia for defense of the state judesedit Dec 2012 #8

Precisely Sherman A1 Dec 2012 #19

What the NRA does is inimical to the public health and to the well-being of this country... CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Bad_Ronald Dec 2012 #10

The NRA is a disease npk Dec 2012 #11

We sure can use an anti-NRA PSA campaign meow2u3 Dec 2012 #12

if i knew george soros farminator3000 Dec 2012 #45

Money buys gun policy buzzroller Dec 2012 #13

Maybe we could start by ripping their 501c3 status away n/t rtassi Dec 2012 #14

ripping is not a strong enough word farminator3000 Dec 2012 #44

Kick! Squinch Dec 2012 #15

But wait lolly Dec 2012 #16

like this farminator3000 Dec 2012 #43

Failed state indeed. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #17

i used to be a lifetime member as did my father in law madrchsod Dec 2012 #18

sorry.... Historic NY Dec 2012 #28

SUPERB words to the wise: calimary Dec 2012 #20

Four million NRA members (claimed)... sanatanadharma Dec 2012 #21

The real power is not the NRA but the 80,000,000 gun owners in our nation. ... spin Dec 2012 #52

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Dec 2012 #22

"If you cannot sent your kid to school without an armed guard, you are living in a failed state." Chemisse Dec 2012 #23

You, Plaid Adder have hit the nail on the head SEMOVoter Dec 2012 #24

They have been far beyond the pale for years. geckosfeet Dec 2012 #25

I think the NRA is behind the militarization of local law enforcement. DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #26

Absolutely right. Together with 9/11 $$$, local police are way over-armed and feel a real need to LuckyLib Dec 2012 #34

NRA has gone beyond the looking glass. n/t Flatpicker Dec 2012 #27

perhaps hitting thier affiliates Historic NY Dec 2012 #29

k&r great job... DebJ Dec 2012 #30

So I saw this story on a petition at White House Petitions... wanttosavetheplanet Dec 2012 #31

Evidently Clinton and Democrats didn't think it was too ridiculous in 1999/2000... OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #32

what? fact? got one? farminator3000 Dec 2012 #42

I want the NRA seen as what they are Skittles Dec 2012 #33

The NRA has been given way too much power. It's time for them to go away. Permanently. Initech Dec 2012 #35

Voters gave them that power hack89 Dec 2012 #39

name one person that 'voted' for the nra farminator3000 Dec 2012 #41

Stop being obtuse hack89 Dec 2012 #47

stop being a sheep farminator3000 Dec 2012 #48

The NRA fear-mongering... GTurck Dec 2012 #36

good point farminator3000 Dec 2012 #40

shuns away! farminator3000 Dec 2012 #49

The tobacco lobby. Cerridwen Dec 2012 #37

The NRA's influence on our government billh58 Dec 2012 #38

this thread kicks ass farminator3000 Dec 2012 #46

is the nra getting cranky? farminator3000 Dec 2012 #50

Kill the NRA shintao Dec 2012 #53

"You are as insane as the shooters" if you disagree thucythucy Dec 2012 #58

Yet another MAGNIFICENT piece, Plaid Adder! calimary Dec 2012 #54

Is there room for dissent and discourse on this site? OneCalorie Dec 2012 #55

FYI OKNancy Dec 2012 #57

it's amazing how a gun industry lobby has hijacked the 2nd amendment spanone Dec 2012 #56