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AgingAmerican

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2. The NRA has one goal

Reply to DainBramaged (Original post)

Sun Jan 13, 2013, 02:56 PM

Jan 2013

Sell guns. They are a lobbying organization, no more, no less.

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There is no compromise with the NRA, inviting them to the table to talk is ludicrous [View all] DainBramaged Jan 2013 OP

You ALWAYS talk to your enemy when planning change. randome Jan 2013 #1

The NRA has one goal AgingAmerican Jan 2013 #2

You seem to have a pretty low opinion of nurses. n/t Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2013 #3

Inviting the NRA to the table was shrewed - politically speaking. BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #4

Yes. They need to be shown for what they really are, Arkansas Granny Jan 2013 #6

Yep. And the only way to do this is to keep them in the spotlight - much to their chagrin. eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #10

Exactly! Plus the gun lovers cannot say that the WH didn't even speak to the NRA. jillan Jan 2013 #7

100% agree. A brilliant and masterful move that put the NRA against the ropes. eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #11

The more they are given a national stage, the more crazy their arguments seem. AngryOldDem Jan 2013 #16

Standard practice...you invite the stakeholders to express their interests HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #5

Really? 99Forever Jan 2013 #8

Are there any influential groups advocating such a position? hack89 Jan 2013 #12

Can't say, I'm not sure the position of bans on ALL firearms is held by any recognized stakeholder. HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #13

So only the "extremists" that.. 99Forever Jan 2013 #15

A ban all guns proponent might see it that way rather than seeing their position HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #17

The NRA has 4 million members... 99Forever Jan 2013 #18

Who said any thing about the NRA as a majority? HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #19

You sir, have a double standard. 99Forever Jan 2013 #20

And you can't read with understanding. HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #21

that's ALL the more reason to invite them...let them expose themselves as incapable of compromise spanone Jan 2013 #9

It's an extremely shrewd political move nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #14

Would it be extremist if the Brady campaign didn't want to compromise on expanding gun ownership? TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #22

When these guys want zero regulation nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #24

That would be like inviting Philip Morris to a health symposium. Initech Jan 2013 #23

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