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13. Good thing...

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 12:59 AM

Jan 2012

...the NRA is going to spend tens of million attacking him.

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Gun reformers press Obama for action [View all] ellisonz Jan 2012 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author REP Jan 2012 #1

Well I got a letter from the NRA tularetom Jan 2012 #2

The NRA is pretty reactionary... ellisonz Jan 2012 #3

Al Gore lost election because of stance on guns. julian09 Jan 2012 #4

Two words: Ralph Nader. n/t ellisonz Jan 2012 #5

Lots of state and local elections have effectively been lost over gun rights ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #7

Nope. Better luck next time. n/t X_Digger Jan 2012 #12

Good thing... ellisonz Jan 2012 #13

Or supporting Democrats who support the second amendment X_Digger Jan 2012 #14

Which is like what: 12% of their contribution to the cycle? ellisonz Jan 2012 #15

Actually, in the house, it splits 65/35 X_Digger Jan 2012 #17

That is true. Responder3 Jan 2012 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author NYC_SKP Jan 2012 #6

Bad idea Kwarg Jan 2012 #8

RKBA issues are best discussed in tthe RKBA forum. Thanks. pinto Jan 2012 #10

On some review, unlocked. pinto Jan 2012 #11

As a mod, you should be able to move the thread to a more appropriate area ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #19

There are no more mods Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #21

There's no such option for hosts Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2012 #25

IIRC In some (all?) groups/forums they can also ban participation ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #27

Group hosts can ban you from their group only. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2012 #28

The rules for this forum are a little different... ellisonz Jan 2012 #26

Sure - the GOP will pretend it is NO MATTER WHAT jberryhill Jan 2012 #16

It will once again be a manufactured issue Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2012 #18

If he caves into the gun grabbers, he will lose. It's just that simple. Bill O-Rights Jan 2012 #20

If Obama does ANYTHING whatsoever about guns this year, he's toast steve2470 Jan 2012 #24