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In reply to the discussion: Gun-rights groups: Our 'backs are against the wall' [View all]NickB79
(19,233 posts)36. Its also great for fundraising
The NRA has received $2.5 MILLION in the past 3 weeks alone. The very mention of gun control has revived a dying patient. The 2014 and 2016 elections are going to be interesting to say the least. Sometimes I think they intentionally speak like this just to drive more fearful gun owners to the polls, just like in 1994.
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This is the first honest assessment of the situation to come out of the gun crowd.
Mrs. Overall
Jan 2013
#6
Are you saying the gun crowd puts children before the 2nd Amendment and the Founding Fathers?
Mrs. Overall
Jan 2013
#18
When you'll kill for a gun, you are the one who put your own back against that wall. We were trying
patrice
Jan 2013
#7
And the sunflower avatar, with "Way Harmony Spirit: as the signature line--
Mrs. Overall
Jan 2013
#20
The most important issue of your life is possession of high capacity semi auto assault style weapons
Warren Stupidity
Jan 2013
#29
The most important issue of our lives is securing a future that doesn't include indiscriminate
GoneOffShore
Jan 2013
#40
Maybe they should be working for effective reasonable regulation instead.
Warren Stupidity
Jan 2013
#27
The Road To Repealing The 2nd Amendment Is A Long March To A Moral Victory
cantbeserious
Jan 2013
#28
Social media and Michael Bloomberg being the Great Equalizer were never around before
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#30