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CreekDog

(46,192 posts) Wed Dec 2, 2015, 01:30 AM Dec 2015

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The NRA is fighting for your right to legally kill elephants and collect their ivory [View all]

In fact, they are so committed to your right to hunt elephants and collect their ivory that they're going to make sure everyone has the right to hunt these animals until there aren't any to hunt anymore.

http://www.hbo.com/real-sports-with-bryant-gumbel/episodes/0/224-episode/video/ep-224-trailer-elephant-poaching.html?autoplay=true

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The NRA is fighting for your right to legally kill elephants and collect their ivory [View all] CreekDog Dec 2015 OP

That Darth Cheney lookalike guy was one creepy, animal murdering motherfucker MrScorpio Dec 2015 #1

I think a fair amount of trophy hunters pipoman Dec 2015 #18

Huh? GGJohn Dec 2015 #2

Perhaps you're just attempting a low-effort distraction... CreekDog Dec 2015 #4

All I watched was the trailer and the NRA wasn't even mentioned, GGJohn Dec 2015 #7

correct Econs Dec 2015 #3

With us in what, exactly? herding cats Dec 2015 #10

A bit more on this horrific fact. herding cats Dec 2015 #5

The sale of historical ivory must be allowed pipoman Dec 2015 #8

What the NRA is supporting is the killing of more elephants. herding cats Dec 2015 #9

Yeah, but the ill conceived regulation has blurred the line pipoman Dec 2015 #13

I guess they fail to understand what the N in NRA means 951-Riverside Dec 2015 #6

Sorry, it is not the IRA, it is the rich people who are buying ivory and furs to the detriment akbacchus_BC Dec 2015 #11

As with almost every single endangered animal consumers pipoman Dec 2015 #14

And Hollywood. I just wish these people with money can at least akbacchus_BC Dec 2015 #15

Maybe 40 years ago pipoman Dec 2015 #16

Ok, I was thinking about this just a few days ago. If the sale of Ivory akbacchus_BC Dec 2015 #17

These same governments have been fighting the rest of the world pipoman Dec 2015 #19

So it goes right back to my original opinion! akbacchus_BC Dec 2015 #20

Just in time for Christmas! Boy don't they know how to celebrate the season of giving. Rex Dec 2015 #12

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