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11 Bravo

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6. Because the NRA does its job oh-so-well. Fuck all their gun safety and 2nd Amendment bullshit.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Jan 13, 2013, 06:17 PM

Jan 2013

They are completely in thrall to the gun manufacturers, and everything they do is designed to ensure that their masters sell more guns. That includes stoking the paranoid fantasies of the hapless goobers who fear that the government is coming to take their guns.

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Why all these gun shows at this time [View all] malaise Jan 2013 OP

We don't have more or less nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #1

All this TALK TALK TALK about gun control is driving people into a frenzy! LAGC Jan 2013 #2

why so much coverage of gun nuts on the corporate media? Follow The Money Jan 2013 #3

100% correct n/t malaise Jan 2013 #4

People in the media bought stock in gun companies The Straight Story Jan 2013 #7

I bet they have these every month or two, but only now are people paying attention graham4anything Jan 2013 #5

It seems there is one every couple of months or so in our city sad-cafe Jan 2013 #8

Because the NRA does its job oh-so-well. Fuck all their gun safety and 2nd Amendment bullshit. 11 Bravo Jan 2013 #6

Same In Oklahoma redstatebluegirl Jan 2013 #9

I suspect the gun shows have all been long in preparation, and are normal in number. . . Journeyman Jan 2013 #10

Money and fear mokawanis Jan 2013 #11

Hope feds keep names of those scarfing them up - proof of illness. IMO. Hoyt Jan 2013 #12

Becasue a mass killing is great advertisement. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #13

Paranoia ... meet Greed. In a strange way, I'm glad we are now forced/enabled to watch. libdem4life Jan 2013 #14

That too malaise Jan 2013 #21

Seemed like there were a lot of Klan rallies during the Civil Rights movement ThoughtCriminal Jan 2013 #15

nra's david keene blamed President Obama & Dianne Feinstein for the upshoot in gun sales spanone Jan 2013 #16

Always this many gun shows... just more media coverage now. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #17

And more yahoos buying another for their cache. Hoyt Jan 2013 #23

here DanielW Jan 2013 #18

Status quo. GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #19

Ding ding we have a winner malaise Jan 2013 #20

Don't tell me the line surprises you. Aristus Jan 2013 #22

LOL malaise Jan 2013 #24