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In reply to the discussion: Gun rights group to hold rally & gun giveaway at Va. Capitol on MLK day [View all]friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)6. It does tell me something about them: They need more Democrats!
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Gun rights group to hold rally & gun giveaway at Va. Capitol on MLK day [View all]
The Straight Story
Jan 2012
OP
Tasteless. Oh you mean like the Brady bunch using an MLK image to solicit donations today?
DonP
Jan 2012
#7
Why would you think he opposed them, since he owned guns and applied for a Concealed Carry Permit?
DonP
Jan 2012
#25
I think you'll have to find something more than your supposition to support that..
X_Digger
Jan 2012
#58
Dr. King was not a pacifist, but endorsed non-violence in the context of political change
X_Digger
Jan 2012
#60
Posting truth and historical fact is now "twisting his legacy"? Wow..... n/t
PavePusher
Jan 2012
#70
Attitudes like yours have helped to make gun control the success it is today.
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2012
#79
I'm glad of that. Unswerving dedication to a course of action is rare these days.
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2012
#84
..for clear communication? Yes. That's one of the principles of this site. n/t
PavePusher
Jan 2012
#83
One would hope that you are more polite with your guns than with your words.
Starboard Tack
Jan 2012
#18
The era of being nice and trying to "compromise"...is long gone and isn't coming back."
ellisonz
Jan 2012
#47
"And yet we're the ones that have lost our damn minds." Ummm, no you just lost - period.
DonP
Jan 2012
#53
That doesn't even make sense for you. Get some rest, you obviously need to calm down.
DonP
Jan 2012
#54