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Gun Control & RKBA

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12. As I pointed out in the OP both sides of the gun control debate ...

Reply to HockeyMom (Reply #6)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 07:17 PM

Mar 2013

ignore the fact that violent crime and gun crime is nearing an all time low in our nation.

It's harder to sell large quantities of firearms or to gain strong support for weapon bans if people realize that our nation is not awash in violence.

I will totally agree that the NRA publishes a lot of propaganda. Obama was actually quite fair to gun owners and actually signed pro-gun rights legislation during his first term but the NRA didn't show any thanks for his efforts and continued to portray him in a terrible light in the last Presidential election while supporting Mitt Romney who is hardly a strong supporter of gun rights.

There is in my opinion little honesty in the gun control debate in our nation and both sides are guilty.

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Is the skyrocketing sale of firearms driven by fear or is it simply human nature? ... [View all] spin Mar 2013 OP

President Obama: Best gun salesman ever. dkf Mar 2013 #1

It amazes me that in the current economy that so many firearms are selling ... spin Mar 2013 #4

He was showing me the texts he gets from a local gun shop dkf Mar 2013 #9

People failed to utilize their rights for way too long... ileus Mar 2013 #2

This is one right I don't want HockeyMom Mar 2013 #5

I see another motivation: The middle finger... Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #18

Good post, I agree completely with the "Screw You Attitude". MicaelS Mar 2013 #20

Thanks for that 2-edged compliment! Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #21

Can't it be a combination? Bay Boy Mar 2013 #3

I think it is fear HockeyMom Mar 2013 #6

As I pointed out in the OP both sides of the gun control debate ... spin Mar 2013 #12

That would largely depend on what you define as fear. ... spin Mar 2013 #8

I would guess Control-Z Mar 2013 #7

One thing that led me make this post ... spin Mar 2013 #10

There's also no constitutional right to own a vehicle n/t Pullo Mar 2013 #11

They aren't thumbing their nose at slaughtered children. razee Mar 2013 #15

It's economics as a function of human nature. rrneck Mar 2013 #13

The problem is that those unfamiliar with guns do not realize that gun bans ... spin Mar 2013 #24

Fear Comatose Sphagetti Mar 2013 #14

Its fear. They are afraid they won't be able to get them in the future jmg257 Mar 2013 #16

I've learned by living in Florida to be careful of rattlesnakes. ... spin Mar 2013 #17

To Expand on the MADD Example av8r1998 Mar 2013 #19

When Hostess announced they were going out of business kudzu22 Mar 2013 #22

You reminded me of the toilet paper scare of 1973 ... spin Mar 2013 #23