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etherealtruth

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5. I definitely blame the NRA for the proliferation of guns/ gun violence in America

Reply to apples and oranges (Original post)

Tue May 27, 2014, 07:19 PM

May 2014

Hate groups such as MRA's (Stormfront and its ilk .... ) certainly have proven to exert undue influence over the deranged and have incited violent acts

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Are we really blaming the MRA and not the NRA? YGBFKM [View all] apples and oranges May 2014 OP

can't blame them both Skittles May 2014 #1

I certainly don't see why they can't share the blame. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #2

Except the NRA has been lost in the discussion apples and oranges May 2014 #4

no they haven't Skittles May 2014 #18

not at all. there have been tons of threads, in GD of all places... bettyellen May 2014 #20

Two different things treestar May 2014 #3

I definitely blame the NRA for the proliferation of guns/ gun violence in America etherealtruth May 2014 #5

Are you really blaming the NRA and not the MRA? YGTBFKM! Squinch May 2014 #6

I blame the NRA for the ease of access to and the availability of GUNS etherealtruth May 2014 #9

Yes, exactly. It doesn't need to be one or the other. This need to avoid naming MRA's Squinch May 2014 #11

Very strange, indeed etherealtruth May 2014 #12

I'm not dismissing it. Our number one enemy right now is the NRA apples and oranges May 2014 #10

Define "our." LeftyMom May 2014 #13

We the People... flashbang May 2014 #7

You're not the only one to think this. 951-Riverside May 2014 #8

Umm, I blame both. TDale313 May 2014 #14

i vote 'both' KG May 2014 #15

Two sides of the same shithead alcibiades_mystery May 2014 #16

Mr. Martinez put the blame ohheckyeah May 2014 #17

Blame both. Iggo May 2014 #19

I have no problem blaming both. nt TBF May 2014 #21

But most people appear to be insisting on one reason apples and oranges May 2014 #23

His motivations were based on the MR movement. NuclearDem May 2014 #25

I really don't care what TBF May 2014 #26

I blame MRA mostly, the NRA just enables them to be more *efficient*. m-lekktor May 2014 #22

Motive and Means. WinkyDink May 2014 #24

They are partners in crime mindfulNJ May 2014 #27

One fed his hate, the other one helped him become armed to act on it gollygee May 2014 #28

+1. This right here. ^ n/t scruboak May 2014 #30

THe MRA component, at least in the media's handling of this, is novel Orrex May 2014 #29