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True Dough

(26,668 posts)
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 10:40 PM Jun 2019

Biden says our enemy is the gun manufacturers,

not the NRA.

Agree or disagree?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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Biden says our enemy is the gun manufacturers, (Original Post) True Dough Jun 2019 OP
The NRA is totally our enemy. Did he misspeak? 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2019 #1
They are effectively one and the same. The NRA is the marketing arm The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #2
The NRA and gun manufacturers are interchangeable, IMV. Goodheart Jun 2019 #3
Agree, NRA works FOR the gun manufacturers. elleng Jun 2019 #4
+1 K&R onetexan Jun 2019 #13
I was shocked to hear him say that. StevieM Jun 2019 #5
The NRA is working with Russia to ecstatic Jun 2019 #6
He's differentiating between gun manufacturers and NRA members in general. highplainsdem Jun 2019 #7
The NRA gets its funding from the gun manufacturers. dem4decades Jun 2019 #8
I agree,.. they give the NRA MARCHING ORDERS. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #9
Several misspeaks tonight superpatriotman Jun 2019 #10
The NRA is the gun manufacturers redstateblues Jun 2019 #11
Yes and No LiberalFighter Jun 2019 #12
The NRA works for the gun manufacturers Thea's are their lobby. Dream Girl Jun 2019 #14
Was that during the debate? Politicub Jun 2019 #15
Yep. During the debate. True Dough Jun 2019 #16
Gun manufacturers and profiteers fund NRA and lobbying. Both are our enemy, as are Hoyt Jun 2019 #17
 

50 Shades Of Blue

(11,391 posts)
1. The NRA is totally our enemy. Did he misspeak?
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 10:41 PM
Jun 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

The Velveteen Ocelot

(130,538 posts)
2. They are effectively one and the same. The NRA is the marketing arm
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 10:41 PM
Jun 2019

of the gun industry.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Goodheart

(5,760 posts)
3. The NRA and gun manufacturers are interchangeable, IMV.
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 10:41 PM
Jun 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

elleng

(141,926 posts)
4. Agree, NRA works FOR the gun manufacturers.
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 10:42 PM
Jun 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

onetexan

(13,913 posts)
13. +1 K&R
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 10:49 PM
Jun 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

StevieM

(10,578 posts)
5. I was shocked to hear him say that.
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 10:42 PM
Jun 2019

The NRA is most definitely our enemy.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

ecstatic

(35,075 posts)
6. The NRA is working with Russia to
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 10:42 PM
Jun 2019

undermine our elections. So yeah.. I disagree, but both the NRA & gun manufacturers need to go.

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highplainsdem

(62,149 posts)
7. He's differentiating between gun manufacturers and NRA members in general.
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 10:43 PM
Jun 2019

There've been plenty of surveys showing NRA members in general are much more supportive of gun control than NRA leadership, which is in league with gun manufacturers
.

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dem4decades

(14,059 posts)
8. The NRA gets its funding from the gun manufacturers.
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 10:43 PM
Jun 2019

Probably a slip, he knows the NRA is the political arm of the gun manufacturers.

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Demsrule86

(71,542 posts)
9. I agree,.. they give the NRA MARCHING ORDERS.
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 10:45 PM
Jun 2019

Sorry about caps... on tablet.

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superpatriotman

(6,870 posts)
10. Several misspeaks tonight
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 10:45 PM
Jun 2019

This was another.

He will get better ( I hope)

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redstateblues

(10,565 posts)
11. The NRA is the gun manufacturers
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 10:47 PM
Jun 2019
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LiberalFighter

(53,544 posts)
12. Yes and No
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 10:48 PM
Jun 2019

NRA was supported by the gun manufacturers and probably would never have gotten the exposure and encouragement without them.


Same goes for the gun and other related magazines. They get their support from gun manufacturers.

It is all about the money.

I was saying this back in the late 80's when Reagan was in office.

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Dream Girl

(5,111 posts)
14. The NRA works for the gun manufacturers Thea's are their lobby.
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 11:17 PM
Jun 2019

The gun manufacturers want to keep selling guns. Times are good for them

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Politicub

(12,328 posts)
15. Was that during the debate?
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 11:18 PM
Jun 2019

I think I was typing on DU and missed the context.

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True Dough

(26,668 posts)
16. Yep. During the debate.
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 11:21 PM
Jun 2019

Biden said it clear as day.

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Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
17. Gun manufacturers and profiteers fund NRA and lobbying. Both are our enemy, as are
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 11:24 PM
Jun 2019

gun-lovers who think their “rights” trump society.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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