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In reply to the discussion: EXCLUSIVE: National Rifle Association donations soar to $96.4M, up 11.5%, after Newtown... [View all]beevul
(12,194 posts)25. "but I've yet to see her, or anyone else, come up with a strategy that could do this successfully...
Its called incrementalism, and its what the anti-gun crowd has been engaged in for a long long time now.
Lets don't pretend that isn't a historical fact.
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"Our message is that, you know first of all, were not anti-gun, we support the second amendment..."
That's what she says, now lets see what her group Does :
Moms Demand Action Deeply Disappointed in Federal Judges Decision Overturning Chicagos Citywide Ban on Gun Dealerships
Grassroots Movement Outraged on Behalf of Gun Violence Victims in Chicago
U.S. District Judge Edmond Chang has ruled that Chicagos ordinance prohibiting licensed gun stores from operating in the city is unconstitutional. The courts decision reportedly cited the citys failure to prove that banning licensed gun dealers has a significant impact in reducing gun violence. The ruling would also decriminalize many private transfers of firearms between individuals inside city limits.
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is shocked that in a densely populated city struggling to keep children safe from gunfire, the court has dealt a serious blow to public safety by essentially encouraging more citizens to arm themselves. We firmly believe that loosening gun legislation is a step in the wrong direction, and we echo the Mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, who strongly disagrees with this ruling and said in a statement yesterday, we need stronger gun safety laws, not increased access to firearms within the city.
In the context of federal loopholes that already make it too easy for criminals to obtain firearms, cities must be allowed to enact local ordinances to curb gun violence, such as Chicagos ban on gun dealing. Despite the gun lobbys efforts to chip away at common-sense regulations, we support a citys right to regulate businesses that profit from selling guns.
Moms Demand Action will support and work with local officials and law enforcement to appeal this ruling. Despite the forces of the DC-based gun lobby to wield influence in Illinois, we will ultimately persevere alongside community leaders who continue the struggle to reduce gun violence in Chicago.
http://momsdemandaction.org/in-the-news/moms-demand-action-deeply-disappointed-federal-judges-decision-overturning-chicagos-citywide-ban-gun-dealerships/
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EXCLUSIVE: National Rifle Association donations soar to $96.4M, up 11.5%, after Newtown... [View all]
beevul
Feb 2015
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Yet I don't see you denying that it was the reaction of people from your side of the issue...
beevul
Feb 2015
#4
You can scratch one whine off your list. Skinner weighed in after oneshooter asked.
Electric Monk
Feb 2015
#11
Okay, so you do not deny any of Duckhunter's assertions. Good to know he was accurate.
Shamash
Feb 2015
#14
"(Y)ou will see that there (are) almost no calls for confiscation or prohibition." "Almost", eh?
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2015
#12
"but I've yet to see her, or anyone else, come up with a strategy that could do this successfully...
beevul
Feb 2015
#25
"......you will see that there is almost no calls for confiscation or prohibition."
pablo_marmol
Feb 2015
#13
You can pretend that Maddow was joking all you want......her intent was unambiguous
pablo_marmol
Feb 2015
#31
Pretty good indication of what cheapskates and phonies the control side is too, huh?
DonP
Feb 2015
#32
There is probably no better way to increase membership and donations to the NRA and
spin
Feb 2015
#33