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friendly_iconoclast

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8. Given that >95% of gun control activists do nothing but type about it,...

Reply to billh58 (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 01:36 PM

Jun 2014

...how would you motivate voters?

As much as I despise the Tea Party types, it must be admitted that they
took their thumbs out of their asses and *voted*, instead of
settling for clicking "Like" on Everytown For Gun Safety's Facebook page
and/or writing Internet posts for the amusement of those who already agree
with them...

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A majority of Americans, billh58 Jun 2014 #6

Given that >95% of gun control activists do nothing but type about it,... friendly_iconoclast Jun 2014 #8

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Gun nuts believe that only they billh58 Jun 2014 #10

Let us know when the largest gun control .org has 1/10th the membership of the NRA friendly_iconoclast Jun 2014 #17

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