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Phoenix61

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18. You stated that the NRA supports background

Reply to Straw Man (Reply #17)

Mon Mar 26, 2018, 05:36 AM

Mar 2018

checks. My point was while they may say they do their actions indicate otherwise. The original legislation for NICS mandated all states submit data to it. The NRA bankrolled a lawsuit to prevent that from happening. How is that supporting background checks or NICS?

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How I believe the gun issues should be negotiated. [View all] rickford66 Mar 2018 OP

By starting where Barack started, we insured MANY millions of uninsured people who are Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #1

So what is the middle position? hack89 Mar 2018 #2

Really? MichMary Mar 2018 #3

Straw man. flamin lib Mar 2018 #8

"Maybe we can meet in the middle?" Hayduke Bomgarte Mar 2018 #4

In the interest of accuracy ... Straw Man Mar 2018 #5

No they don't Phoenix61 Mar 2018 #6

Yes, they did/do. Straw Man Mar 2018 #7

Why did they bankroll the Printz case ? Phoenix61 Mar 2018 #10

On Constitutional grounds. Straw Man Mar 2018 #17

You stated that the NRA supports background Phoenix61 Mar 2018 #18

Yup. NRA playbook. rickford66 Mar 2018 #22

Often its a matter of the details Lee-Lee Mar 2018 #23

And the OP stated that they never do. Straw Man Mar 2018 #24

Oddly, what you think the NRA's position is Igel Mar 2018 #9

I think your position would be a losing one. Captain Stern Mar 2018 #11

So you always pay asking price ? Sad. rickford66 Mar 2018 #13

That's a poor analogy. Captain Stern Mar 2018 #15

You're saying what I said. rickford66 Mar 2018 #16

Then...here we are. Captain Stern Mar 2018 #19

You're right. We should never demand that the NRA move in our direction. rickford66 Mar 2018 #21

There should be no negotiation RainCaster Mar 2018 #12

I think we are in the middle. aikoaiko Mar 2018 #14

A better place is to start where there is common ground Lee-Lee Mar 2018 #20