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Showing Original Post only (View all)Poll: Should the GC&RKBA SOP be modified to allow discussion about firearms? [View all]
Yes or no - should the GC&RKBA Statement of Purpose be modified to allow discussion about firearms?
Choose one, but feel free to discuss in comments below
For reference, here is the Statement of Purpose:
Discuss gun control laws, the Second Amendment, the use of firearms for self-defense, and the use of firearms to commit crime and violence.
37 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited | |
Yes | |
30 (81%) |
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No | |
7 (19%) |
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Poll: Should the GC&RKBA SOP be modified to allow discussion about firearms? [View all]
aikoaiko
Jun 2012
OP
I think there should just be a group for "all discussion concerning firearms".
Atypical Liberal
Jun 2012
#17
Not necessary - use "Outdoor Life" if you want to discuss specific firearms questions
tularetom
Jun 2012
#2
by all means let The Right Wingers discuss it at Their Sites. I, for one, do NOT wish to go there.
Tuesday Afternoon
Jun 2012
#10
I just don't want to read a bunch of "what kind of bullets do you use to make sure the damage
Hoyt
Jun 2012
#14
I don't think the such threads have a place here -- Free Republic, Stormfront, etc., are perfect for
Hoyt
Jun 2012
#16
Aren't those kind of threads already allowed on DU in the Outdoors Group?
Tuesday Afternoon
Jun 2012
#24
Obviously, this is a niche topic. Where better to discuss it than under the Umbrella of 2A?
Tuesday Afternoon
Jun 2012
#28
yes but, thing is This is more narrower in definition and different in scope ---
Tuesday Afternoon
Jun 2012
#33
I am not the one that has lied(so far) to another member about changing a vote.
oneshooter
Jun 2012
#84
When a poster makes his sole purpose here launching constant personal attacks...
ellisonz
Jun 2012
#45
It's clear from your posts in Hosts, Meta, here, and elsewhere that you view yourself
petronius
Jun 2012
#48
Well, that's part of the cultural divide here- we prefer statistics to lurid anecdotes.
friendly_iconoclast
Jun 2012
#56
And how would you propose to lessen the availability of firearms to those who would abuse the right
oneshooter
Jun 2012
#99
This is a relatively slow-moving Group, with a smallish number of regular posters,
petronius
Jun 2012
#13
suggestion: The Umbrella could be The Second Ammendment....which brings me to another thought
Tuesday Afternoon
Jun 2012
#78
You'll also notice that some of those who voted "No" want Gun Control & RKBA shut down completely
Kaleva
Jun 2012
#75
There is one here that claims that all he needs to know about firearms he can get on the net.
oneshooter
Jun 2012
#106