2016 Postmortem

Socal31

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47. You keep linking he NRA and all gun-owners.

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 05:30 AM

Feb 2013

The vast majority of gun-owners do not belong to the NRA.

What makes you believe that "guns" are at the beginning of the end? We can't even get the guns that need to be illegal, and were illegal at one point, re-banned.

Gun restrictions have only been getting more lax.

The NRA will hire some publicist like Blackwater did, rename itself (XE), and appeal to the broad spectrum of legal gun-owners who do not think universal background checks are a waste of time, or that Joe Schmoe should be able to go buy an automatic weapon.

I typed half of this post and then realized that you were the person who asked if Bloomberg could buy all the guns and ammo on the market to eliminate private ownership, and then wished I hadn't even started.

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I'm disappointed in Obama. [View all] Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 OP

I concur. It is the one photo I've seen of the President in which he didn't look intelligent. nt EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #1

He didn't look intelligent? nick of time Feb 2013 #8

"...millions of Americans do each week?" RC Feb 2013 #34

That wasn't my point. Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #14

LOL! lunatica Feb 2013 #55

maybe republicans will love him more now. that fantasy has legs nt msongs Feb 2013 #2

The jutification is that this is a fig leaf Exultant Democracy Feb 2013 #3

We'll see. I don't think it'll matter a whole lot. Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #15

Dukakis, Kerry and Mitt looked ridiculous and pandering. President Obama looks in on an inside joke graham4anything Feb 2013 #4

^^^This^^^. nick of time Feb 2013 #10

This ^^^^ magical thyme Feb 2013 #30

It's just all part of his big chess game strategy. bigwillq Feb 2013 #5

If you want guns controlled because they scare you, that's a weakness. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #6

this mac56 Feb 2013 #19

and this ^^^ magical thyme Feb 2013 #32

Precisely. Thanks Buzz Clik Cha Feb 2013 #46

It was pointless. The people it was designed to impress won't accept a single gun restriction. nt onehandle Feb 2013 #7

that's not the point though graham4anything Feb 2013 #12

You keep linking he NRA and all gun-owners. Socal31 Feb 2013 #47

You gotta eradicate all from the street. A ban on one type does nothing to stop it. graham4anything Feb 2013 #49

Who is trying to eradicate it? Socal31 Feb 2013 #51

10% now is a downpayment on 100% at a future time. graham4anything Feb 2013 #52

That's true treestar Feb 2013 #58

I don't see it as a statement of anything to do with manliness, but rather a demonstration that PO patrice Feb 2013 #9

No, I agree... Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #17

You're right, there's a lot of stuff going on about men, so there will be those who mistake patrice Feb 2013 #23

That was how I looked at it, too. pacalo Feb 2013 #37

It's not like they just released the photo for no reason EarlG Feb 2013 #11

I have no problem with him shooting... Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #18

I agree davidpdx Feb 2013 #35

Thank you for making that all very clear, Cha Feb 2013 #45

He should have ignored it, I agree. But it's extremely unimportant. TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #13

I wish that no one would enjoy killing with a gun flamingdem Feb 2013 #16

I think it was smart ... JoePhilly Feb 2013 #20

and this ^^^^ magical thyme Feb 2013 #33

Agreed, It Just Opened Himself Up For otohara Feb 2013 #21

Obama is NOT against guns.He's against killing innocent people with the.Get the difference? judesedit Feb 2013 #22

I think that is the point that people miss Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2013 #25

Annie Oakley; November 1, 1894 Herlong Feb 2013 #24

Annie Oakley an awesome shot, a great story. All those crowds and never a gun accident too!! Sunlei Feb 2013 #41

Thank You Herlong Feb 2013 #62

I think Obama is more "All American" than people give him credit for. CJCRANE Feb 2013 #26

I'm not disappointed. IMO it just illustrates how carelessly the media mainstreams RW nutjobbery. pa28 Feb 2013 #27

When I first seen the photo... ReRe Feb 2013 #28

Here's how I see it: he didn't choose this issue, ucrdem Feb 2013 #29

I agree with your main point CJCRANE Feb 2013 #31

You might be right. ucrdem Feb 2013 #38

The WH is just having a little fun with the nut jobs who were screaming that he was lying. NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #36

skeet shooting at camp david, an American tradition and a lot of fun! Sunlei Feb 2013 #39

I think it is fine. Takes the wind out of their skeet birther sails. Empty pockets. No come back. demgrrrll Feb 2013 #40

If the NRA was smart they could greatly improve the gun image with NON-killing gun sports. Sunlei Feb 2013 #42

Please he made the right look like fools One of the 99 Feb 2013 #43

President Obama and VP Biden are serious about changing Cha Feb 2013 #44

This is Democratic Underground. Socal31 Feb 2013 #48

He might have released the pic b/c WaPo basically called him a liar... babylonsister Feb 2013 #50

Message auto-removed BoycottTheDay Feb 2013 #53

At least he was not packing or blasting away with a semi-autos at targets resembling people. Hoyt Feb 2013 #54

It's sad, but I think it was probably decided it was better to release it than not lunatica Feb 2013 #56

Because of THAT? woo me with science Feb 2013 #57

Message auto-removed jfksucked63 Feb 2013 #59

i don't care about these cultural battles Enrique Feb 2013 #60

I agree. NightOwwl Feb 2013 #61