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Suggested New Year's Resolutions For The NRA [View all] kpete Jan 2015 OP

kick and recommend samsingh Jan 2015 #1

K&R 99Forever Jan 2015 #2

K&r well done! Takket Jan 2015 #3

Let's hope the hosts allow this to stand Bjorn Against Jan 2015 #4

Very angry? Apoplectic would be more accurate. The NRA is central to the current discussion of Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #6

Crisis stage? Hyperbole much? hack89 Jan 2015 #11

We've only cut it in half??!? Un-frickin-believable that we tolerate that. lastlib Jan 2015 #20

Such as? nt hack89 Jan 2015 #22

Well, we could start by..... lastlib Jan 2015 #24

and how would that cut the rate? Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #32

How does the NRA meet the standards of a terrorist organization? GGJohn Jan 2015 #36

I would like to hear that also Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #44

Are you kidding? MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #48

That doesn't answer my question. GGJohn Jan 2015 #51

Then, I suggest you read again... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #52

You're saying that because YOU and some OTHERS have deemed it to be financial terrorism GGJohn Jan 2015 #56

That is an amazing leap Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #59

It's people like that poster with the extremist views that make the NRA so effective. GGJohn Jan 2015 #60

they tend to make it ten times bigger Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #61

I'd spend a little more time reading... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #66

Because terrorism has a specific and well defined meaning in the eyes of the law? hack89 Jan 2015 #68

sure they can Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #74

Local municipalities are forbidden from enacting stricter firearms laws due to state pre-emption GGJohn Jan 2015 #72

Bloomberg spends more than the NRA Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #58

"I and others have deemed financial terrorism" Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #63

Here's one... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #69

well I am sure Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #75

Can we get rid of the hyperbole please? hack89 Jan 2015 #37

That post is about as stupid as those saying that certain members of Congress or SCOTUS GGJohn Jan 2015 #40

yep nt Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #45

yes, once again Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #30

The total number of guns has simply grown with the rise in population, Fred. Here's a graph: NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #54

30 to 40000 firearm related deaths per year forever is an acceptable price for the NRA and gun folks Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #62

Of which 2/3 of those are suicides. GGJohn Jan 2015 #64

we sure need to help Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #67

yes ensure you add the suicides Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #65

I think bemusement is a more accurate term hack89 Jan 2015 #8

No one has mentioned any of the things that concern you....you raise it, rather defensively. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #10

I love these threads. I like to encourage them hack89 Jan 2015 #12

~~~ + well a lot discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2015 #14

Excellent for the repugs also! pocoloco Jan 2015 #19

Yes it is amazing to see Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #42

They will show up, they always do Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #33

"the president and the Democratic party look out for us and make us feel comfortable." paleotn Jan 2015 #18

There is a lot we can do to fix that hack89 Jan 2015 #21

So what are your suggestions Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #43

Demanding all this "explaining" from others while explaining nothing yourself is.....boring.... Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #70

I have explained many times before Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #71

I agree with all the points in the OP, what more does one need to know? Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #73

And just what game would that be? GGJohn Jan 2015 #76

at least twice now he has accused me of Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #80

He has a bad habit of accusing others of things they never said and then not apologizing GGJohn Jan 2015 #81

I know Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #83

and you would be lying sir Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #79

you have to seperate the Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #29

And Hitler made the 'trains run on time.' onehandle Jan 2015 #46

Other than you losing by Godwin's law, that was actually Benito Mussolini. nt NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #53

Hey, I didn't defend the NRA on a liberal forum. onehandle Jan 2015 #77

Neither have I for that matter. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #78

Nope. Upstream. onehandle Jan 2015 #82

link to one Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #84

yes today they tend to be nuts Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #55

The NRA is as much a civil rights organization as David Duke is a human rights activist. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #5

When visiting youtube I STILL get the ad, Doctor_J Jan 2015 #7

Obama and the Democratic party have been good to gun owners hack89 Jan 2015 #9

I do too Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #34

K & R Thespian2 Jan 2015 #13

NGVAC, they're very helpful discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2015 #15

Check this out... NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #27

soounds like some kind of terrorism Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #35

K&R. Paladin Jan 2015 #16

Gun ownership gives you more rights in America than regular people. onehandle Jan 2015 #17

The President and the Democratic Party platform agree the 2nd protects an individual right. kioa Jan 2015 #26

It's amazing how many folks come to DU armed with NRA talking points. onehandle Jan 2015 #39

The President's statements & the Democratic Party are "NRA talking points"?! kioa Jan 2015 #47

But you didn't stop at the Democratic platform. onehandle Jan 2015 #50

Sorry, bud. kioa Jan 2015 #57

There's that NRA talking points meme again, right on time. GGJohn Jan 2015 #49

I'm not a member of the NRA, but allow me to respond to this list. kioa Jan 2015 #23

I want to address two points.. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #25

No. Laws against murder are still there. kioa Jan 2015 #28

and you would be wrong on both points Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #38

Same pathetic NRA propaganda, different day. 99Forever Jan 2015 #85

too bad those points appear Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #86

If you manage to come up with something more substantial than "ZOMG NRA!!1!!" I will be happy to kioa Jan 2015 #87

too bad that the cretins who run that organization will never develop the conscience niyad Jan 2015 #31

K&R. nt tblue37 Jan 2015 #41

Locking. aikoaiko Jan 2015 #88