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Erose999

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16. The opposition from the NRA and the gun nuts was nowhere to be found though. Imagine if a hurricane
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 10:33 AM
Mar 2013

hit the Outer Banks or some of the affluent White communities on the East Coast and they tried to institute gun control like they did in New Orleans.

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Right now they're fighting FOR the corporations who want complete control of government. blm Mar 2013 #1
The tools of the right Soundman Mar 2013 #2
Being played doesn't qualify for status as a musical instrument. nt ladjf Mar 2013 #3
They are well tuned and predictable. n/t. Soundman Mar 2013 #21
Right now it is 4 million NRA members against randr Mar 2013 #4
It was local police who gave the order aikoaiko Mar 2013 #5
It was the New Orleans police under a Democratic mayor that confiscated guns hack89 Mar 2013 #6
What are these links you speak of? RZM Mar 2013 #7
Oh, please. Can you tell us the last time NOLA had a *Republican* mayor? Robb Mar 2013 #17
Just pointing out that it was not Blackwater nor the GOP. nt hack89 Mar 2013 #19
Now, Now. Don't Spoil Our Resident Gun Enthusiasts' Fun. Paladin Mar 2013 #8
The GOP can rob them without worrying about their guns. Hell the GOP connected gun lobby is racking Erose999 Mar 2013 #9
The Guns Fetish Is Being Driven By The Meme "Obama Is Turning The Country Over To Blacks TheMastersNemesis Mar 2013 #11
Indeed, the GOP will have everyone working in a Chinese-style labor camp before long, and the gun Erose999 Mar 2013 #12
Yes, the easiest time to rob someone is when they feel safe, hughee99 Mar 2013 #13
I think race had a lot to go with confiscation of firearms post-Katrina. The NRA supported many gun Erose999 Mar 2013 #10
I'm sure it did. Just ask the police chief that gave the order (pictured above), hughee99 Mar 2013 #14
The opposition from the NRA and the gun nuts was nowhere to be found though. Imagine if a hurricane Erose999 Mar 2013 #16
You were suggesting that the reason for the ban was racism. hughee99 Mar 2013 #18
That makes zero sense nt Dreamer Tatum Mar 2013 #15
Wasn't Blackwater RandiFan1290 Mar 2013 #20
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