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In reply to the discussion: can we call the NRA a cult? [View all]alarimer
(16,420 posts)17. Fuck the NRA and its apologists.
I hate gun nuts with a passion. The cold, callous response to Newtown chilled me to the bone.
People who love guns more than dead kids need to be removed from society.
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The political action committee is controlled by NRA and their board of right wingers.
Hoyt
Jan 2015
#11
Who establishes the PAC? Who appoints Board? Have you ever worked for a organization
Hoyt
Jan 2015
#24
And an advocacy group that successfully prevented the CDC from doing their job...
LanternWaste
Jan 2015
#12
The CDC was "prevented from doing their job"? The CDC compiles tons of statistics...
pipoman
Jan 2015
#18
NRA successfully lobbied congress to prevent the CDC from studying firearm violence
LanternWaste
Jan 2015
#19
Pft. According to RWers, any stats they don't like ARE propaganda. nt
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Jan 2015
#29
Still, the CDC buckled when faced with the prohibition on on propoganda, not research, per se.
aikoaiko
Jan 2015
#32
Yes, Ted "Peddo Teddo" Nugent is on the NRA board. Along with Magnum P.I. and fucking Ollie North,
Erose999
Jan 2015
#54
Jumping like some sort of auto-bot to defend any and all gunners is yours, is it not?
tradewinds
Jan 2015
#40
They're one in the same. Member dues and fees for services etc from the "sports advocacy" go
Erose999
Jan 2015
#52
So what you're saying is the NRA that puts on safety workshops and publishes hunting magazines is a
Erose999
Jan 2015
#67
The idea that the NRA has "more American blood on their hands than Al Qaeda"
LincolnsLeftHand
Jan 2015
#64
They "advocate" for unfettered access to guns, including the types of assault weapons used by mass
Erose999
Jan 2015
#66
If the AWB was such a "useless" piece of legislation, why has the NRA and the far right fought it
Erose999
Jan 2015
#71
Because people own them, enjoy them, and would rather not become criminals for what they own...
beevul
Jan 2015
#72
You can call it anything you want...how are you going to convince anyone else?
brooklynite
Jan 2015
#8
I would definitely not consider you or poster above as "proper hands" for playing police.
Hoyt
Jan 2015
#61
That does not answer the question,"And what/who do you concider the "proper hands"? n/t
oneshooter
Jan 2015
#63
Why not? Just like the word "genocide" its meaning has been stretched beyond recognition.
hack89
Jan 2015
#38