how many of you watch

[wincest]

forgotten weapons on youtube?

[ManiacJoe]

1. Thanks for the link.

Looks like some cool history stuff on that channel.

[wincest]

2. if you like that channel

then you should enjoy these two

[virginia mountainman]

3. I have long watched all three..

Very nice channels.

[wincest]

4. the great war channel

is my favorite. i knew very little about ww1, my history classes only briefly spoke about it.

[yagotme]

5. In high school, my world history

teacher really loved me. Once we got into the WWI timeframe, he had trouble finding a question that I didn't know the answer to. I read a lot of war books and novels at that time, so I was pretty up on who was who, geography, timelines, etc, through 1945. Boy, I wish I remembered a 1/4 of that stuff now. (Suffering CRDS, Can't Remember Dooddly Squat disease.)

[The Polack MSgt]

6. Love this channel

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I especially appreciate the lack of gratuitous insults.

Being a liberal and a "gun guy" means I get insulted a lot, accidently and intentionally. The intentional barbs bother me less of course

[Eleanors38]

7. Being pro 2A in DU means a lot of insults and invocation of the Diggler Rule.

[The Polack MSgt]

8. Right?

I really wish the hive mind would churn out a new set of insults.

[yagotme]

9. Being pro 2-A back in the day,

would nearly get you canned off DU.

[SecularMotion]

10. Enjoy your stay

[yagotme]

11. Thanks, I have.

Welcome to DU, by the way. Don't believe I told you this when you joined.

[SecularMotion]

12. What was your DU name when you were banned the first time?

[yagotme]

13. Well, since you are new to DU and all,

if you click on the "yagotme" in the upper left corner of this reply, it will give you my join date. Cheers.

[SecularMotion]

14. Why did you hide your right wing views on guns for so long?

Were you afraid of being banned?

[yagotme]

15. Wow, let's set the stage for the discussion.

My "progressive" views on firearms was looked down on by many here on this site, pre-Gungeon. Yes, I was basically threatened to be banned by a few of my posts regarding firearms. A few here came to my defense, as they knew/realized that not all Democrats are big city liberals, that some of us live in rural areas, belong to unions, vote Democrat, and hunt and shoot. What goes on in the Gungeon now would result in permanent bans back then for many of the members that post there. But, of course, you know this, and you're just trying to start an argument.

[SecularMotion]

16. "Pro 2-A" equals right wing views on the gun issue

What goes on in the Gungeon now would result in permanent bans back then for many of the members that post there.

The Gungeon has always been far right to the majority of DU.

I think the host of this group is too lenient toward DU members with right wing views on the gun issue.

[yagotme]

17. Are there any other issues

in your opinion that are purely RW? The gun issue is codified in the Bill of Rights, and I believe a good progressive would want those protected rights for all Americans.

[SecularMotion]

18. Please name a credible "progressive" organization that is "Pro 2-A"

[yagotme]

19. OK.

http://www.theliberalgunclub.com/

[SecularMotion]

20. Not progressive, not even liberal

We serve as a national forum for all people, irrespective of their personal political belief.

We are geared towards typical ‘liberals’ who also happen to enjoy owning and using firearms; however, our members come from every political ideology – Libertarian, Independent, Democrat, Republican, Green, etc.

http://www.theliberalgunclub.com/who-we-are/

[yagotme]

21. You left off the first sentence, conveniently, it seems.

"The mission of The Liberal Gun Club is to provide a voice for gun-owning liberals and moderates in the national conversation on gun rights, gun legislation, firearms safety, and shooting sports. We serve as a national forum for all people, irrespective of their personal political beliefs, to discuss firearms ownership, firearms use, and the enjoyment of firearms-related activities free from the destructive elements of political extremism that dominate this subject on the national scale.   We also actively develop and foster a variety of programs for the purpose of firearms training and firearms safety education, for both gun owners and non-gun owners."

[SecularMotion]

22. That's why you need to read the fine print

How do interpret this statement?

the enjoyment of firearms-related activities free from the destructive elements of political extremism that dominate this subject on the national scale.

What are "the destructive elements of political extremism" as it relates to firearms-related activities?

[yagotme]

23. Political extremism is the key

phrase here, I believe. AWB 94, they banned cosmetic features on many rifles. Had zero effect. Companies just built the same rifle, sans "objectionable" parts. Gun banners had a fit. Thought they had a lock on the AW ban. Technology surpassed them. And, it was on a national scale. Banners here are still calling for the same basic thing, if not going further. "BAN THEM ALL". And, to top it off, WJC himself stated the ban cost the Dem's seats. Destructive enough?

[SecularMotion]

24. So "destructive elements of political extremism" are Democrats supporting gun control laws?

[yagotme]

25. Extreme laws, yes.

Destructive, what would you say?

[SecularMotion]

26. I say your views are radical RW if you consider gun control laws "destructive."

[yagotme]

27. I say you haven't been paying attention

since '96. Federal bans and restrictions have basically done nothing but hurt our party, and if you can't see/acknowledge that, I guess we're done here. And that's on federal and state levels.

[SecularMotion]

28. The claim that gun control laws hurt Democrats is a NRA myth

Let me know if you find a progressive gun organization.

[yagotme]

29. So, WJC is a NRA member? n/t

[Eleanors38]

30. Oh, secmo, that is silly. And old hat.

[SecularMotion]

31. Tell that to Ducky

[Eleanors38]

32. quack.

[SecularMotion]

33. .

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[Eleanors38]

34. Promiscuous little fart, isn't he?