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allan01

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9. what is poc . do knot know poc.

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Thu Sep 22, 2016, 06:29 PM

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Should blacks and POC have the same right to keep and bear arms as white people? [View all] Eleanors38 Sep 2016 OP

He walked that back ....now it would only cover Chicago Angry Dragon Sep 2016 #1

I'm sorry, I must be missing something. What is the fundamental difference that will exist... Shandris Sep 2016 #2

Please review the last couple of days of posts in GD referencing tRump's proposal Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #15

We should all enjoy the same rights, period. n/t bluesbassman Sep 2016 #3

It's pretty obvious why YOU are asking DU this question. n/t kcr Sep 2016 #4

And your view? Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #12

My view is it's clear from the responses to your OP that no one is buying it n/t kcr Sep 2016 #16

Hehehehehehe malaise Sep 2016 #26

I do not believe your question is in good faith nor sincere. LanternWaste Sep 2016 #5

Exactly. Hoyt Sep 2016 #10

Oh, my. Just start out with a question of character, why don't you? Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #14

*Anything* to avoid admitting that S&F originated from a leading gun control advocate, Bloomberg... friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 #34

*Anything* to avoid admitting some don't give a shit about black people being killed. kcr Sep 2016 #37

"Stop and frisk has nothing to do with gun control." Bullshit. That's how it was marketed friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 #41

I don't see how the question can be insincere sarisataka Sep 2016 #17

I think the attacks on the OP's character are meant to avoid an awkward question. friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 #33

Every now and then the gungeon tends to back up and overflow into GD Major Nikon Sep 2016 #44

Bansalot overflows a lot more hack89 Sep 2016 #45

Yeah right Major Nikon Sep 2016 #47

There should be no gun threads in GD hack89 Sep 2016 #49

Perhaps, but those who own the sandbox say otherwise Major Nikon Sep 2016 #50

So quit whining when pro-gun posters follow the threads in GD hack89 Sep 2016 #52

I didn't bring that subject up to begin with Major Nikon Sep 2016 #54

A national Stop & Frisk policy only for POC is absurd. Not only is it blatantly discriminatory Fla Dem Sep 2016 #6

Yes, except the NRA and white gunners have gone too far with gun rights because Hoyt Sep 2016 #7

the same right to bear arms covers EVRYBODY, including ,blacks and soforth . end of story. allan01 Sep 2016 #8

what is poc . do knot know poc. allan01 Sep 2016 #9

Shorthand around here for People of Color. Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #11

not just around here. nt La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2016 #19

Of course everyone sarisataka Sep 2016 #13

i dont think individual gun ownership should be so easy, for white people either. La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2016 #18

I appreciate your forthright answer. Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #20

i think your question is anything but forthright. it sounds like you are pro-NRA and are pretending La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2016 #21

As I said above to snother poster, you are attacking my character and motives... Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #23

No it's the game played when the rest of us La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2016 #35

Your notion of "being played" stems from the cognitive dissonance controllers experience... Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #38

Just as I thought this has nothing to do with bein La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2016 #39

Heh. I am "absolutely" opposed to criminals having guns. But due process is required Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #40

+1. Couldn't have said it better myself... friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 #42

You can be a progressive on the 2A without the NRA. ileus Sep 2016 #60

Being progressive on the 2A includes reading La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2016 #61

If one supports "Stop and Frisk", the answer to your question is "no". JoePhilly Sep 2016 #22

SAF is purely discriminatory in nature Calculating Sep 2016 #24

Yes, in many ways. Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #25

They already have the right and should exercise it. N/t roamer65 Sep 2016 #27

Of course they should. MicaelS Sep 2016 #28

Is this a trick question? ismnotwasm Sep 2016 #29

Thank you for your answer. Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #30

2nd ammendment does not apply to POC If you are a black man and you have a gun in your car Monk06 Sep 2016 #31

Of course! friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 #32

I'm not buying it. stone space Sep 2016 #36

The 2nd amendment doesn't "allow" anyone to carry a gun in public Major Nikon Sep 2016 #43

True. Public sentiment is why open carry is popular hack89 Sep 2016 #46

Sure, has absolutely nothing to do with the gunnut lobby allied with the far right wing Major Nikon Sep 2016 #48

The gun control lobby is weak, disjointed and ineffective hack89 Sep 2016 #51

Sure I'm the one excusing reality Major Nikon Sep 2016 #55

The thing is those polls never turn into votes hack89 Sep 2016 #56

Actually, the Second recognizes the right to "bear" arms. It is specious to say Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #57

Someone needs a pocket Constitution. underthematrix Sep 2016 #53

Thank you. I quite agree. Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #58

The 2A is there for everyone, so we don't have to be willing victims. Such a basic right... ileus Sep 2016 #59

Though I am horrified by the culture of the gun that has permeated US society etherealtruth Sep 2016 #62

Thank you for your response. Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #63