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moonshinegnomie

(4,071 posts)
Wed May 25, 2022, 08:02 AM May 2022

Start protesting at gun stores

Use the same techniques pronlifers gave long used

Protest every gun store. Start screaming at everyone entering them. Set up displays of victims of gun violence at every store. He’ll start photographing the license plate of everyone entering

Make going into a gun store a miserable experience

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Start protesting at gun stores (Original Post) moonshinegnomie May 2022 OP
That's a good idea! Maine Abu El Banat May 2022 #1
That will just increase gun sales, they would be happy to cross the protest line. USALiberal May 2022 #2
What could go wrong? kentuck May 2022 #3
and have the owners come out and Make My Day? librechik May 2022 #4
And as soon as stepped out and threatened moonshinegnomie May 2022 #5
Not--He felt threatened by us and there is that OTHER law. librechik May 2022 #9
Great idea, but............. HAB911 May 2022 #6
Heck no! PXR-5 May 2022 #7
There are just over 1600 abortion clinics in America jimfields33 May 2022 #8
Every journey has a first step moonshinegnomie May 2022 #10
You want people to get in the face of armed people.... LiberatedUSA May 2022 #11
Yes I do moonshinegnomie May 2022 #13
I don't understand this obsession with protesting...it does nothing these days. Demsrule86 May 2022 #12
Consider location of most gun stores Amishman May 2022 #14

librechik

(30,957 posts)
9. Not--He felt threatened by us and there is that OTHER law.
Wed May 25, 2022, 08:28 AM
May 2022

Which no one in Planed Parenthood would dream of using. Maybe the gun store closes. Not in Texas or a dozen other states which would make a hero out of the gun store owner.

HAB911

(10,598 posts)
6. Great idea, but.............
Wed May 25, 2022, 08:23 AM
May 2022

these people are insane, lots of people will die...........but then a lot are dying anyway

PXR-5

(578 posts)
7. Heck no!
Wed May 25, 2022, 08:25 AM
May 2022

I want to come home and have dinner with my family. Not have them visit me in the ER or worse.

Also, remember in many states it's legal to run over protesters with your car.

 

jimfields33

(19,382 posts)
8. There are just over 1600 abortion clinics in America
Wed May 25, 2022, 08:27 AM
May 2022

There are over 50,000 gun shops in America (more then McDonald’s). It would take a vast number to protest gun shops.

 

LiberatedUSA

(1,666 posts)
11. You want people to get in the face of armed people....
Wed May 25, 2022, 09:13 AM
May 2022

…and possibly risk a stand-your-ground situation?

People are pissed off at low wages, high gas, many can’t afford their rent now. There is a lot of anger and rage out there. Getting in the face of people buying guns is a terrible idea.

Demsrule86

(71,555 posts)
12. I don't understand this obsession with protesting...it does nothing these days.
Wed May 25, 2022, 09:59 AM
May 2022

The only way out is to elect Democrats and overtime we fucking lost the courts in 16, it is going to take time. I don't know if I will live to see it.

Amishman

(5,947 posts)
14. Consider location of most gun stores
Wed May 25, 2022, 10:15 AM
May 2022

Most are suburban or rural. There probably aren't sidewalks to protest from, and anything on the store property will result in the protestors being removed by law enforcement as it is private property. Most are probably pretty far from your average blue protestor's home.

Also consider the numbers. Google says there are 50,000 gun dealers in the country.

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