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X_Digger

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28. OMG, the 2011 Detroit Auto Show went on as planned, even though..

Tue Apr 3, 2012, 04:41 PM

Apr 2012

.. 90 people died in traffic fatalities the day before, and 630 the week before that!* And 937 in Michigan that year!**

And to think, car dealerships were even open!

* 32,788 folks died in traffic fatalities in 2010. http://www.nhtsa.gov/PR/NHTSA-05-11

** http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123-1645_3501_4626---,00.html

I'm having as hard a time trying to tie the detroit auto show to highway deaths as you are, trying to tie the NRA to Columbine.

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How long before an NRA gun show near Oikos University? [View all] RedCloud Apr 2012 OP

The Crossroads of the West gun show will be at the Cow Palace April 14-15 slackmaster Apr 2012 #1

I have and it was Loon City jpak Apr 2012 #37

So, people having interests and opinions that differ from yours makes them "loons" slackmaster Apr 2012 #38

Wackos with guns is what I saw jpak Apr 2012 #39

That sounds like a textbook example of perception being influenced by prejudice slackmaster Apr 2012 #41

No - it's called simple observation jpak Apr 2012 #43

Do you remember the solar energy system I put on my house last year? Guess where I met the vendor. slackmaster Apr 2012 #48

I would suggest it is for sale at gun shows because the 'Turner Diaries' have a big fan club there jpak Apr 2012 #49

I'll bet you haven't read The Turner Diaries. I have. slackmaster Apr 2012 #50

Not a "Gun Show" after Columbine DonP Apr 2012 #2

There you go, injecting facts and reason into a perfectly good rant-in-the-making. X_Digger Apr 2012 #5

Get your fucking facts our of here. joeglow3 Apr 2012 #6

+1 Johnny Rico Apr 2012 #7

+2 Kaleva Apr 2012 #15

Speaking of facts, the NRA could have moved it... joeybee12 Apr 2012 #33

I stand with jon stewart on this one... belcffub Apr 2012 #42

True.. however, just because it was planned in advance SomethingFishy Apr 2012 #51

Any idea what's involved in moving a meeting with thousands of attendees on two weeks notice? DonP Apr 2012 #52

You'll learn something at gun shows alright. You'll see a bunch of Zimmermans and drooling over the Hoyt Apr 2012 #3

Clearly you have never been to one... ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #9

They are all pretty much the same. Hoyt Apr 2012 #13

Can you show us, at the link you provided... PavePusher Apr 2012 #18

Post #17 has a link for you. Hundreds of gun show photos. Hoyt Apr 2012 #19

ROFL. Obviously, you've never been to one. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #16

Here you go -- hundreds of photos of typical gun shows. Notice what a "diverse" group attends. Hoyt Apr 2012 #17

Very diverse, actually. Well done. Finally, a piece of truth from you.... PavePusher Apr 2012 #20

Does "diverse" = old white guys to you? I did see a photo of Obama and caption of "gun-grabber." Hoyt Apr 2012 #24

Not "old white guys"! Say it isn't so! Johnny Rico Apr 2012 #29

They are when Tbaggers, gun nuts, and NRA supporters. Hoyt Apr 2012 #30

There's an easy fix for that supposed lack of diversity slackmaster Apr 2012 #40

Who wants to see people talking about stopping power, fondling guns and Hoyt Apr 2012 #46

If none of that interests you, there is always beef jerky slackmaster Apr 2012 #47

You should look at your links before posting them. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #26

or this one belcffub Apr 2012 #44

Please note that real gun shows bear little similarity to the gun show inside of Hoyt's head slackmaster Apr 2012 #34

And the negative consequence of the NRA holding their annual meeting in Denver, Johnny Rico Apr 2012 #4

Shows shockingly bad taste COLGATE4 Apr 2012 #8

Actually it showed extreme sensitivity... ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #11

That's certainly an example of 'extreme sensitivity'... COLGATE4 Apr 2012 #21

For someone who claims to be a lawyer, "required by law" seems to fly right past you. n/t PavePusher Apr 2012 #25

I don't 'claim to be' a lawyer. I am one. COLGATE4 Apr 2012 #31

Here, looks like you're almost out of this: PavePusher Apr 2012 #32

Welcome to my ignore list COLGATE4 Apr 2012 #35

They were *required* to hold their annual meeting. Johnny Rico Apr 2012 #12

What is it about facts that so repels you? n/t PavePusher Apr 2012 #14

Just what facts are we talking about? COLGATE4 Apr 2012 #22

Right, because a legally required meeting for several hundred or thousand people.... PavePusher Apr 2012 #23

Yet another false screed brutalized by cold mean facts (n/t) ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #10

What minimum distance in time and space would be acceptable? PavePusher Apr 2012 #27

OMG, the 2011 Detroit Auto Show went on as planned, even though.. X_Digger Apr 2012 #28

Does the NRA run gun shows? ileus Apr 2012 #36

How long before a mosque near Ground Zero? krispos42 Apr 2012 #45