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In reply to the discussion: Is gun control a winning political issue today, especially in light of all the tragedies that have [View all]Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)32. Keep in mind that CNN claimed the 08 race was gonna be a squeaker on election night.
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Is gun control a winning political issue today, especially in light of all the tragedies that have [View all]
still_one
Jun 2015
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Maybe it's time for the President to take another strong stand with an Executive Order.
pogglethrope
Jun 2015
#1
Repealing the second amendment would not remove the right to keep and bear arms.
X_Digger
Jun 2015
#49
No, a suit would be argued that the right hadn't changed, and was protected by the ninth.
X_Digger
Jun 2015
#59
'where.. absent the second amendment' ??? There you go again, the BoR confers no rights.
X_Digger
Jun 2015
#62
Where have I either said or implied that that the Bill of Rights confers rights? I haven't.
pogglethrope
Jun 2015
#67
Repealing a provision of the constitution doesn't make the right go away. (Had it never passed..
X_Digger
Jun 2015
#68
I own guns also, have family members who hunt and do not think everyone is capable of owning or
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#28
but are Americans as a whole amiable to reasonable approaches? The polls I read seem to indicate no
still_one
Jun 2015
#31
The worst that could happen is republicans would win if Americans view this a the most important
still_one
Jun 2015
#12
I am not even sure if that would change people's attitudes unfortunately, and the the only way we
still_one
Jun 2015
#21
I don't think independents are necessarily displaced conservatives. CNN isn't the only poll on this
still_one
Jun 2015
#17
Keep in mind that CNN claimed the 08 race was gonna be a squeaker on election night.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jun 2015
#32
If I recall gallop and most of the pollsters were wrong also. Good point though
still_one
Jun 2015
#34
its an issue but the gun lobby can depend on their voters to come out to vote
beachbum bob
Jun 2015
#7
If that is true then it isn't a lost cause, though to make it a reality we would have to control
still_one
Jun 2015
#22
You are probably right, but my issue is not whether a candidate can deliver, would it help or hurt a
still_one
Jun 2015
#20
Then the only chance is that there are enough people in the urban areas to change that
still_one
Jun 2015
#25
no question about it, but can a Democrat win by making gun control an election issue?
still_one
Jun 2015
#24
Based on what I have seen on national polls, it appears your assessment is right. It isn't a
still_one
Jun 2015
#29
That parallels my thoughts. When Kerry was running for President, his handlers were that much
still_one
Jun 2015
#23
The NRA has also forced most gun control groups to adopt absolutist rhetoric...
JCMach1
Jun 2015
#40
The more massacres that occur, the more people will feel like they need to be armed
ecstatic
Jun 2015
#45
Yes, they are separate issues, but we live in a culture of guns and hate. Lots of guns, lots of hate
AlinPA
Jun 2015
#71
The OP was about gun control (guns) and whether or not it is winning issue. I'm simply
AlinPA
Jun 2015
#74
What killed the expanded background check law was the expanded AWB tacked to it by Fienstien
oneshooter
Jun 2015
#80
It appears that way, however, I am also quite surprised how quickly may state officials in the South
still_one
Jun 2015
#65