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Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: "It’s not easy being a leftist who loves guns..." [View all]jeepnstein
(2,631 posts)17. It's simple, really.
Proponents of Gun Control are quick to point out that their ultimate goal is a ban. Just listen to what the pro-gun control posters have to say on this board. They are not the least bit shy in saying they want lawful citizens disarmed.
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Why would any well-balanced person "love" guns, anyway? Given their main intent
villager
Dec 2012
#3
And Wyoming gun politics, writ large, don't really work for the nation as a whole
villager
Dec 2012
#11
You're really desperate to assign blame everywhere but on the weapons used in the crime, aren't you?
villager
Dec 2012
#31
Ah there it is - the ultimate NRA apologia. So we can let any weapon, anywhere, be available anytime
villager
Dec 2012
#34
and of course, the fault of individuals who advocate for easy access to weapons...
villager
Dec 2012
#37
For starters, pay attention to what the NRA is saying to the rest of us. Like this morning.
villager
Dec 2012
#43
Or how a rational person wants to keep making all kinds of triggers easily available to all kinds
villager
Dec 2012
#45
There have been more than a few posters here on DU calling for outright bans on private firearms
ProgressiveProfessor
Dec 2012
#18