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Most gun owners support restrictions. Why aren�t their voices heard? [View all] sarisataka Oct 2015 OP

I too would like see some comments Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #1

Because they are all talk. trumad Oct 2015 #2

Incorrect sarisataka Oct 2015 #8

I own guns. I want tighter restrictions. Glassunion Oct 2015 #12

Nailed it! If they REALLY wanted their voices heard they would have formed their own group YabaDabaNoDinoNo Oct 2015 #46

Sometimes they are. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #3

+1 Glassunion Oct 2015 #13

Correct. I would add MSM is the ONLY viable element in gun-control politics... Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #15

Nobody wants to work with them. NutmegYankee Oct 2015 #4

^^^^This^^^^ GGJohn Oct 2015 #5

BULLSHIT! I am a firearm owner and CC license holder and never are offended by those terms...... Logical Oct 2015 #26

Are there other groups sarisataka Oct 2015 #34

Yes, climate change deniers, CT nuts, secessionists, etc. nt Logical Oct 2015 #42

I'm a gun owner and I'm not offended by such names. Kaleva Oct 2015 #33

I'm not either, I have a very thick skin. GGJohn Oct 2015 #37

True, but if you mention "Hoplophobia" your post gets removed! pocoloco Oct 2015 #54

Yep: "all talk" here, too. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #7

I sympathize. And there IS NO FALSE EQUIVALENCY in terms of this verbage. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #16

They are sincere, but they are not passionate about this one issue. Hortensis Oct 2015 #6

I believe Mother Jones had a recent sobering account on the depth of... Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #18

What was MJ's assessment of them, Eleanors38? Hortensis Oct 2015 #19

As I recall, the conclusion was how can any gun control be achieved... Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #21

The extremists on both sides of the issue dominate the debate hack89 Oct 2015 #9

Many don't want to be associated with the topic ecstatic Oct 2015 #10

This is a good point, though overdrawn. Gun-owners hold weapons primarily for SD... Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #22

Most Christians aren't foaming fundy nutcases and they're not heard Warpy Oct 2015 #11

Gun owner here. Glassunion Oct 2015 #14

Because the NRA represents gun manufacturers, not gun owners. jeff47 Oct 2015 #17

It is repeated bullshit like that that keeps me not trusting the grabbers/banners. oneshooter Oct 2015 #39

It's cute when people don't bother to look at the books of the groups they support. jeff47 Oct 2015 #41

Those are voluntary donations from theit customers. oneshooter Oct 2015 #52

Nope, they aren't. The NRA's PACs are enormous jeff47 Oct 2015 #53

They aren't even in the top 20 when it comes to PACs. hack89 Oct 2015 #67

Yet they are bigger than money spent on "NRA member" activities. jeff47 Oct 2015 #68

Nailed it underpants Oct 2015 #57

Speak up. Iggo Oct 2015 #20

It is not a speaking problem sarisataka Oct 2015 #31

Because the NRA has the $$ MiniMe Oct 2015 #23

And they have their gun lobby in Congress. Rex Oct 2015 #25

And Bloomberg Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #27

LOL seriously? nt laundry_queen Oct 2015 #43

Very Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #48

And the gun manufacturers fund nothing? laundry_queen Oct 2015 #50

The manufacturers tend to Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #51

Part of it might be that some of us do not care much about the issue as far Rex Oct 2015 #24

I'm not sure what you mean. Which half is the other half? mmonk Oct 2015 #28

You would be in the gun owner group sarisataka Oct 2015 #30

Because gun controllers tend to be absolutists. Kang Colby Oct 2015 #29

That's a logical error Buzz cook Oct 2015 #35

Incorrect. Kang Colby Oct 2015 #40

Do you have info on the specific poll that arrived at that 49% figure? Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #55

Money and the media Buzz cook Oct 2015 #32

because they are gun owners, not gun humpers Skittles Oct 2015 #36

Middle of the road folks rarely move anything... TipTok Oct 2015 #38

I'm a moderate former-gun owner Victor_c3 Oct 2015 #44

Don Kates raised this issue a looooooong time ago. pablo_marmol Oct 2015 #45

I'm right here being ignored like most other gun owners on here Lee-Lee Oct 2015 #47

They're not talking. nt kelliekat44 Oct 2015 #49

They are. The NRA and the 'hate guns with every fiber of their beings' crowd drown them out friendly_iconoclast Oct 2015 #60

I think this is very important. My family own guns. If the jwirr Oct 2015 #56

Great stuff and real discussions beardown Oct 2015 #58

Because to many Americans, guns are a partisan issue YoungDemCA Oct 2015 #59

Personally, I hate guns. Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2015 #61

I supported gun control for over four decades.... Rafale Oct 2015 #62

Hard to compare the PNAC verison of America against Norway or Australia beardown Oct 2015 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author Rafale Oct 2015 #65

I have been a gun rights advocate for 20 years virginia mountainman Oct 2015 #64

Because the other group is very loud and buys politicians patsimp Oct 2015 #66