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whathehell

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34. If they view gun violence as a "big city problem"

Reply to Motownman78 (Reply #18)

Tue Oct 3, 2017, 11:24 AM

Oct 2017

and they don't LIVE there, who, or what are their arsenals of

semi- automatics "protecting" them from?

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How did gun control become a "losing issue" for Democrats? [View all] Willie Pep Oct 2017 OP

it's not Democrats who are losing Skittles Oct 2017 #1

this 🔺 dweller Oct 2017 #3

It's not a losing issue. Right wing viewpoints much? FSogol Oct 2017 #2

Because for a lot of states Motownman78 Oct 2017 #4

until the local axe murder occurs Skittles Oct 2017 #15

Not even then Motownman78 Oct 2017 #18

Just the Senate. PatrickforO Oct 2017 #27

If they view gun violence as a "big city problem" whathehell Oct 2017 #34

yes, I have lived rural and seen the sheer hypocrisy Skittles Oct 2017 #41

Because they fixate on gun bans hack89 Oct 2017 #5

Um, background checks aren't "gun bans" whathehell Oct 2017 #10

Post removed Post removed Oct 2017 #19

I am in FAVOR of the Assault Weapons Ban. whathehell Oct 2017 #20

And in one post you answered the OP's question. nt hack89 Oct 2017 #21

and that answer tells me your stance is in the minority here.. whathehell Oct 2017 #23

I voluntarily live in a blue state with strict gun control hack89 Oct 2017 #25

Uh huh whathehell Oct 2017 #28

No one needs automatic weapons hack89 Oct 2017 #29

That's correct, so why do you oppose banning them? whathehell Oct 2017 #30

I don't oppose banning automatic weapons. hack89 Oct 2017 #33

Uh huh whathehell Oct 2017 #35

So you are claiming background checks would have passed Kingofalldems Oct 2017 #32

They had a much better chance. hack89 Oct 2017 #36

That's a good story. Kingofalldems Oct 2017 #37

Um, no..they "fixate" on restricting Weapons of war whathehell Oct 2017 #24

For the same reason that minority issues were kept out of the conversations the closer we got to Baitball Blogger Oct 2017 #6

NRA owns the GOP. sarcasmo Oct 2017 #7

Given what we now know about Putin dark money/propaganda, does Putin own the NRA too? stuffmatters Oct 2017 #12

Pence received 30 million in donations from the NRA. sarcasmo Oct 2017 #13

Yeah, I'm really starting to ? where the NRA really got/ gets it's obscene wealth to own the GOP. stuffmatters Oct 2017 #17

I think the GOP turned toward fear of "other" Americans when the world seemed safer- after the cold bettyellen Oct 2017 #8

Because the GOP formula God, guns and gays worked marylandblue Oct 2017 #9

Some Democrats can't envision life without a closet full of guns and one or two Hoyt Oct 2017 #11

The Brady Bill Sgent Oct 2017 #14

Yep. We skipped facts and science with the argument and just went for emotion moda253 Oct 2017 #38

it's not really a losing issue. Joe Manchin decided to support Gun Control after Sandy Hook, Terry JI7 Oct 2017 #16

We pushed for stupid laws and the gun banner wing of the gun control contingent was hubristic aikoaiko Oct 2017 #22

Most gun owners are responsible gun owners and are not insane, democratisphere Oct 2017 #26

American phallocentrism and male inadequacy started it... Orsino Oct 2017 #31

The politics of rabid minorities louis c Oct 2017 #39

We blew it in 1994 with some lame half measure inwiththenew Oct 2017 #40