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Gun Control & RKBA

sharedvalues

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3. FBI agents say so

Reply to hack89 (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 11, 2019, 03:10 PM

Aug 2019

“Acts of violence intended to intimidate civilian populations or to influence or affect government policy should be prosecuted as domestic terrorism regardless of the ideology behind them,” FBIAA President Brian O’Hare said in a statement.

We shouldn’t get hung up on law on the books today because Republican lawmakers have a strong incentive to not classify their base as terrorists even though they might be.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/06/fbi-domestic-terrorism-threat-to-american-people-1449105

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Is the NRA a terrorist organization? [View all] sharedvalues Aug 2019 OP

Yes. Shell_Seas Aug 2019 #1

What does US law say? hack89 Aug 2019 #2

FBI agents say so sharedvalues Aug 2019 #3

Does the actual statute language support that view? hack89 Aug 2019 #4

NRA is a terrorist organization then? sharedvalues Aug 2019 #6

Federal code is not easy reading hack89 Aug 2019 #8

Turns out there are no domestic terrorism laws hack89 Aug 2019 #9

But they are a terrorist organization. sharedvalues Aug 2019 #10

If it is meaningless but makes you feel better then why not? hack89 Aug 2019 #12

Our resident Keyboard Kommandos seem to have mistaken online wringing of hands ... friendly_iconoclast Aug 2019 #15

It is a reason for us to fight the NRA sharedvalues Aug 2019 #17

So far they have decisively kicked the gun control movement's ass for 3 decades hack89 Aug 2019 #18

So you're telling us to give in to that evil? No. sharedvalues Aug 2019 #19

No. I am telling you that you are ineffective hack89 Aug 2019 #20

Very true, but they'll never realize it, much less admit it friendly_iconoclast Aug 2019 #21

That describes the gejohnston Aug 2019 #14

As surely as the sun comes up in the East, yes hlthe2b Aug 2019 #5

How many putin moneys did the NRA get and why? empedocles Aug 2019 #7

There will be no more investigations sharedvalues Aug 2019 #11

You've finally realized online hand wringing and attempted guilt-tripping haven't worked? friendly_iconoclast Aug 2019 #22

I think this guy's sig line is better than your shirt: discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2019 #13

I like this one: EX500rider Aug 2019 #23

I've always liked that one discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2019 #24

Democrats in power drive up gun sales krispos42 Aug 2019 #16