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In reply to the discussion: It is time to put the NRA beyond the pale. [View all]farminator3000
(2,117 posts)41. name one person that 'voted' for the nra
Al-Qaida killed 3,000 people in the World Trade Center in 2001. The United States went to war because of that. Because of the NRA, weve lost 10,000 people last year unnecessarily. Its time we went to war, he said. And you have to say the National Rifle Association is the enabler of mass murderers. And weve got to stomp on them instead of kowtowing to them.
Nadler said he was cautiously hopeful about President Obamas statement this afternoon that, Were going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent tragedies like this, regardless of the politics.
http://www.salon.com/2012/12/14/the_nra_is_the_enabler_of_mass_murderers/
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Get regulating...the 2nd Amendment states "a well-regulated" militia for defense of the state
judesedit
Dec 2012
#8
What the NRA does is inimical to the public health and to the well-being of this country...
CaliforniaPeggy
Dec 2012
#9
"If you cannot sent your kid to school without an armed guard, you are living in a failed state."
Chemisse
Dec 2012
#23
Absolutely right. Together with 9/11 $$$, local police are way over-armed and feel a real need to
LuckyLib
Dec 2012
#34
Evidently Clinton and Democrats didn't think it was too ridiculous in 1999/2000...
OneTenthofOnePercent
Dec 2012
#32