Gun Control & RKBA

Straw Man

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9. Maybe you missed this.

Sat Aug 9, 2014, 12:43 PM

Aug 2014

It's in the linked article.

In April, Cheng officially signed on as a news commentator for the NRA. This past month, the group released its first video starring Cheng, in which he offers an explainer on the fighting in Ukraine before launching into a case for protecting gun owners from government intrusion. "I think that this is an opportunity for the NRA and our community to accurately portray the diversity that already exists in the community," Cheng told me, of his new gig. "We've allowed some prevailing stereotypes to take hold, and we're not challenging them."

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The Gay Advocates of Gun Rights [View all] derby378 Aug 2014 OP

Is there some sort of point being made here? Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #1

being killed by a gun is an equal opportunity happening? nt msongs Aug 2014 #2

But this isn't even about killing or carrying. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #3

Where? derby378 Aug 2014 #8

Where what? nt Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #10

Oh, geeze. Not an Oleg Volk. stone space Aug 2014 #39

So what if it is? derby378 Aug 2014 #42

Your buddy Oleg Volk. stone space Aug 2014 #52

Exactly what is it about Oleg Volk that offends you? NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #85

What's not to love? stone space Aug 2014 #94

If someone comes to forceably disarm you, is that not a threat to be met with force? NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #95

What did Sarah Brady ever do to him? stone space Aug 2014 #96

Sarah Brady bought her adult son a hunting rifle as a Christmas present. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #98

How does the fact that... stone space Aug 2014 #97

I don't know, you'd have to ask Oleg. That part is confusing to me, too. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #99

I suppose that he does... stone space Aug 2014 #100

Interesting. I'd file this under commentary, speculation, but not an unreasonable one. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #101

Oleg Volk is a fascist jerk mwrguy Aug 2014 #58

Oh really. HALO141 Aug 2014 #65

Lot of support for fascist jerks by 2A purists. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #77

Gays & lesbians didn't fare well under fascism. Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #78

We're talking about somebody whose... stone space Aug 2014 #81

Uh, no, we are talking about RKBA for LGBTQs. Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #82

I'm opposed to the mass murder of... stone space Aug 2014 #84

That mass murder thing is YOUR imagination. Overtime. Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #86

My imagination??? stone space Aug 2014 #87

What advocacy of mass murder is in this? Your martyrdom is premature. Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #88

It isn't hard to understand. Straw Man Aug 2014 #15

Bullshit! They are not emanating from the left at all. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #17

Cough...ammosexual...cough. N/T beevul Aug 2014 #18

Is that all you've got Beevul? Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #20

From which portion of the political spectrum does that word originate, and emanate? beevul Aug 2014 #21

I have no idea. I don't subscribe to party lines or doctrine. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #23

It originated and emanates from the left. beevul Aug 2014 #25

It isn't a word I use, but I don't see it as being homophobic Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #90

Google 'ammosexual' and tell me about those origins. Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #83

Interesting. I guess we have a few right here. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #91

We'll see if "ammosexual" gets sanctified on DU. Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #92

What do you mean by "sanctified"? Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #93

Mr. Cheng is no lefty. He is an avid supporter of the Dawson Leery Aug 2014 #27

OK, got it! Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #32

So the left doesn't promote ... Straw Man Aug 2014 #28

Looks like you're comfortable with the company you keep. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #33

What is that supposed to mean? Straw Man Aug 2014 #35

No, it does not. It stereotypes gun nuts, not gun owners. There is a difference. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #37

Come on, now. Straw Man Aug 2014 #40

I don't care what committed anti-gun people think. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #41

Completely disingenuous. Straw Man Aug 2014 #43

If you want to put guns and rights in the same sentence, then you are correct Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #44

OK, now we know where you really stand. Straw Man Aug 2014 #45

No, I didn't say that Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #46

"As long as guns are legal..." Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2014 #47

Except I'm not a banner. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #49

That sounds so very quisling. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2014 #51

"Quisling"! Really? That's quite an insult. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #53

You claim you are not a grabber. Yet Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2014 #57

Thankfully, I belong to neither "camp" Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #60

Of course you did. Straw Man Aug 2014 #48

Pontificate? Hardly. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #50

Humble opinions. Straw Man Aug 2014 #54

If the framers were around today, I think they would feel and think as I do. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #55

Of course you do. Straw Man Aug 2014 #56

Because I think they were realists Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #59

Laying it on thick. Straw Man Aug 2014 #61

I don't consider ostriches surreal. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #62

Rest assured ... Straw Man Aug 2014 #63

My point is, you should have a mature perspective on life and your fellow humans Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #67

How's that condescension working for you? Straw Man Aug 2014 #68

A simple thank you will suffice. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #70

Why should you be thanked for a display of cultural bigotry? friendly_iconoclast Aug 2014 #72

"Cultural bigotry"? Please explain. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #76

My word, the converts really *do* sing loudest in church! friendly_iconoclast Aug 2014 #73

Well, that might be true if I were an expat. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #75

WOW! That stereotype exists?? The caps! The camo! Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #38

So, what... HALO141 Aug 2014 #66

The "guy" is a marksman and a spokesperson for the NRA Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #69

While that may be a non-sequitur, HALO141 Aug 2014 #71

Increasingly, the fat-gut, pinhead, spittle-flying whiteguy stereotype... Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #4

Everyone wants to be safe...knowing how to shoot is a great start. ileus Aug 2014 #5

WTF does anything in this story have to do with being safe? Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #7

Maybe you missed this. Straw Man Aug 2014 #9

No, I saw that. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #11

Then perhaps you're unaware ... Straw Man Aug 2014 #12

Once again, we see things in a completely opposite way Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #13

You're very confused. Straw Man Aug 2014 #14

No, I am not confused in the least. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #16

You most certainly are. beevul Aug 2014 #19

Really? Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #22

The cutesy semantical gambit was played out beevul Aug 2014 #24

Sorry if I'm late to the game, in terms of misuse of the language. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #26

Granted. beevul Aug 2014 #29

I got one word for you on that argument. "Yet!" Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #34

Let us all know when they start pushing for those things, then. beevul Aug 2014 #36

Lol, wonderful take-down. X_Digger Aug 2014 #64

Diet Tang? More like store-brand Kool-Aid knockoff... friendly_iconoclast Aug 2014 #74

Oh, please. Straw Man Aug 2014 #30

cannon gejohnston Aug 2014 #31

Bravo! discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2014 #6

Thanks for posting the story about "Dad" Farr. Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #79

You're welcome discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2014 #80

I had to look up Oleg Volk. Then I read what "Out Magazine" had to say... NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #89