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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders, Gun Nut [View all]Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)130. So what you're saying is that he's not a 'purity troll'?
Yeah, Bernie supporters know he's not perfect. Just the best thing we've been offered so far.
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Opposing the Brady Bill (background checks)? Shielding the gun manufacturers from lawsuits?
DanTex
May 2015
#60
The F rating doesn't mean much. The NRA pretty much gives an F to anyone who hasn't personally
DanTex
May 2015
#142
F rating does NOT address his actual positions. Better to be honest and admit his constituency
KittyWampus
May 2015
#47
That's like saying that Hillary is a socialist because the Koch Brothers hate her.
DanTex
May 2015
#62
Very true. But I've been lambasted on DU time and again for being pragmatic.
KittyWampus
May 2015
#50
Smart man, pro-Second Amendment, also pro-background checks and magazine limits.
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#8
Not allowing gun manufacturers to be held legally liable is "low information"?
KittyWampus
May 2015
#52
Going after manufacturers for other than a faulty design is silly. We don't go after GM for wrecks.
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#67
The law in question, that the really anti-gun folks and those who believe them are so upset about...
beevul
May 2015
#150
Which says nothing about his individual votes and his stance on specific issues.
KittyWampus
May 2015
#54
And what else did they give him for arming convicted felons with deadly weapons?
workinclasszero
May 2015
#19
It's the first issue I pretty much disagree with him on. But certainly not a deal-breaker.
arcane1
May 2015
#23
Not a deal breaker with me either. I'm not going to defend his position because I disagree with it,
smokey nj
May 2015
#26
Before too long on the campaign trail, there will be a picture of Hillary holding a shotgun.
Ikonoklast
May 2015
#102
How many replies are you going to make, while ignoring the replies to your replies?
Scootaloo
May 2015
#34
So you are incapable of providing a cogent Pro-Sanders response? I managed it.
KittyWampus
May 2015
#58
Do you think product manufacturers should be sued for misuse of their products by third parties?
beevul
May 2015
#128
Well, my point is that anyone who gets an "F" from the gun nuts can hardly be categorized as
MADem
May 2015
#51
He's fine from a pragmatic person's point of view. But many of his most vociferous supporters on DU
KittyWampus
May 2015
#61
Well, since I'm not just a social liberal maybe it's more ideologues who are just intolerant.
KittyWampus
May 2015
#96
Uh Oh. You're been accused of not being progressive by someone who seems to think they know.
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#129
i say what it is. it is a good thing. it is a good thing for middle class, white and men. lol.
seabeyond
May 2015
#78
I'd say he represents his state which is rural and hunts. And I believe he calls for mental health
KittyWampus
May 2015
#44
"Bernie's modulated stance on firearms still earns him an "F" rating from the NRA."
beevul
May 2015
#124
Bernie can't be brought down on the issues. You might want to go back to criticizing his hair.
liberal_at_heart
May 2015
#91
We were addressing your contention that America was heading in the wrong direction
hack89
May 2015
#151
Of all the complicated and complex issues facing America, and the world today,
Dyedinthewoolliberal
May 2015
#104