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Gun Control & RKBA

In reply to the discussion: One Nation Under Guns? [View all]

Straw Man

(6,622 posts)
13. Duh, indeed.
Tue Feb 11, 2014, 02:14 AM
Feb 2014
Another specious & silly remark; YES, the money-uber-alles nra is indeed in the pocket of the gun industry, and nra once embraced universal background checks as late as 1999, and any profits the nra would obtain from private sales are indeed slim to none, but they do it to be deemed gunnut friendly so as to garner favor for politicians which support this illicit loophole, thereby gaining anti guncontrol support in the upper & lower houses of congress. Duh. There are peripheral reasons to the underlying money angle.

So it's all about money except when it isn't? Be careful -- you'll hurt yourself with all those contortions of logic.

"As late as 1999"? Why not just say "fifteen years ago"? And then try to pretend that it's current information.

BTW, the NRA does not "obtain profits" from any gun sales. It is not in the retail firearms business.
One Nation Under Guns? [View all] SecularMotion Feb 2014 OP
Oh gosh, more hair on fire! "Mass shootings" are actually on the decline in America. NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #1
"Gun enthusiast:" Watches movies, plays video games. yeah. Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #6
Anyone who states anything like: pipoman Feb 2014 #2
This made me laugh ..... oldhippie Feb 2014 #3
A gun enthusiast... sarisataka Feb 2014 #4
As long as we understand pipoman Feb 2014 #5
red herring pie jimmy the one Feb 2014 #7
It has everything to do with it. . pipoman Feb 2014 #8
specious times two jimmy the one Feb 2014 #11
Why then have none of the gun control groups pipoman Feb 2014 #12
Duh, indeed. Straw Man Feb 2014 #13
flip flopping nra jimmy the one Feb 2014 #14
Sigh ... Straw Man Feb 2014 #15
I thought the NRA was supposed to be in the pocket of the gun industry. Straw Man Feb 2014 #9
U.S. v Lopez (SCOTUS) places the Commerce Clause front & center Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #10
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