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Gun Control & RKBA

pablo_marmol

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7. My anxiety well stated:

Reply to Eleanors38 (Reply #6)

Fri Nov 18, 2016, 10:19 PM

Nov 2016

"Why there is not someone in leadership who sees the destructive role of Gun Control in the Party's fortunes is a perplexing question, one that I propose should be dealt with NOW."

Indeed. Why, for example, did nobody explain to President Obama that a semi-automatic .223 caliber rifle that resembles a military rifle is no more dangerous than a Ruger ranch rifle?!

My Dog........it's absolutely migraine inducing!

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Winner Most Ironic Essay Title: "Gun Control Can Swing the 2016 Election." [View all] Eleanors38 Nov 2016 OP

Well it is the gunshine state. ileus Nov 2016 #1

Well that notion turned out to be a disaster...Penn, FLa... jmg257 Nov 2016 #2

And North Carolina. (n/t) benEzra Nov 2016 #11

Not suggesting that the gun restriction issue alone affected the outcome of the election........ pablo_marmol Nov 2016 #3

Surprise! beemer27 Nov 2016 #4

Politics is about compromise discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2016 #5

Nice framing of the Party's problem. It does come down to that "leadership" thing... Eleanors38 Nov 2016 #6

My anxiety well stated: pablo_marmol Nov 2016 #7

There are an estimated 80,000,000 gun owners in our nation. ... spin Nov 2016 #8

"The gun control issue may well be a ball and chain on the ankle of the Democratic Party." beemer27 Nov 2016 #9

True. Consequently we end up with the Republicans in charge at the White House... spin Nov 2016 #10

My sentiments *exactly*. NT pablo_marmol Nov 2016 #12

"The gun control issue may well be a ball and chain on the ankle of the Democratic Party." pablo_marmol Nov 2016 #13