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In reply to the discussion: Defiant NRA leader rejects gun controls, asks to put police in schools [View all]BrightKnight
(3,567 posts)44. ...and will their industry sponsors pay for the Bulletproof backpacks and child body armor? -n/t
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What a despicable piece of dog-crap that guy is.....and he's a gutless coward, too!
George II
Dec 2012
#1
Surprising number of DUers have been doing the same spin - blaming ANYTHING else but easy gun access
riderinthestorm
Dec 2012
#7
It's official, the NRA is an evil organization. Their argument means everyone, EVERYONE should...
johnnyrocket
Dec 2012
#3
A "press conference" involves the press, he could have and should have held that "conference"....
George II
Dec 2012
#22
NRA are corporate hacks who only care about selling their wares, no matter the destruction
wordpix
Dec 2012
#38
It's actually a GOOD THING that the guy is such as asshole. Even though one might want to strangle
MADem
Dec 2012
#5
I had that same thought - that "speech" did MORE for gun control than if he'd just kept quiet
George II
Dec 2012
#23
No jobs because they want retired people to volunteer, if you can believe it.
NYC Liberal
Dec 2012
#81
Some idiots might propose it, but I don't think the "sense of the House" is to take that path.
MADem
Dec 2012
#59
I dont disagree about having School Resource Officer (SRO) like my kids school HAD until budget cuts
Pachamama
Dec 2012
#6
No one could have asked him that, they didn't permit questions at that "press conference"!
George II
Dec 2012
#24
"The truth is that our society is populated by an unknown number of genuine monsters"
Kablooie
Dec 2012
#19
...and will their industry sponsors pay for the Bulletproof backpacks and child body armor? -n/t
BrightKnight
Dec 2012
#44
there was a trained armed deputy at Columbine? Wow. Thanks and WELCOME TO DU!
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#57
Saw this comment: "It's like Firefighters stockpiling fire for their next fire."
johnnyrocket
Dec 2012
#42
Exactly one cop in a big building , one gun in a locked school office cabinet....
Historic NY
Dec 2012
#47
Great idea. Let's register all the guns and tax them in order to pay for it...
on point
Dec 2012
#50
NRA jumps the shark. Any elected official with a high NRA qualifications should repudiate the NRA
Agnosticsherbet
Dec 2012
#54
Thats not the answer but for a moment lets say they do it, is the NRA prepared to pay the bill
cstanleytech
Dec 2012
#73
Oh, they wouldn't care about their HQ....they'd play the Martyr Card and say "See? See? We need
MADem
Dec 2012
#80