A week after gun control rally, gun rights supporters gather at Minnesota Capitol

[flamin lib]

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/03/31/a-week-after-gun-control-rally-gun-rights-supporters-gather-at-minnesota-capitol

In a nutshell; 20,000 people showed up for the March for Our Lives and about 400 showed up for the Minnesota Gun Rights counter protest. Seems about right. That's the ratio of gun nuts that have opposed common sense gun measures to those who support them. Such a tiny tail wagging such a big dog.

Well, to quote Bob Dylan, the times they are a changin'.

At the end of this 6 minute video from the Joy Reid show a Republican strategist comments that gun control is now in the top 3 issues on voter's minds. Candidates from BOTH parties are being asked to weigh in on where they stand on gun issues. There's a certain amount of bla bla bla about red states and the south must be pro-gun but that belies the fact that even in those places gun safety is a top 3 issue.

https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/analyst-gun-control-is-now-part-of-gop-s-top-three-issues-1200025155674 (won't embed)

Speaking of videos, Youtube has removed all gun videos. The best place to see gun videos now is Pornhub. That also seems about right.

Meanwhile the NRA and our own gun cuddlers here on DU are publicly silent. Except on conspiracy.com and internal fund raising letters of course.

[mountain grammy]

1. They're working underground, I'm sure..

down there in the sewers with the rats.

[Angry Dragon]

2. The use of guns needs to be regulated

[billh58]

3. NRA apologists and

Second Amendment absolutists are going to great lengths to promote the right-wing gun lobby's lies and disinformation propaganda machine. The bottom line is that Americans have had enough of the gun violence epidemic and blood on our streets and in our schools.

Tighter gun control measures are on the way nationwide.

[bottomofthehill]

4. looks like a bunch of old white dudes in funny hats

are you sure that a gun rally and not a Flinstones water buffalo meeting

https://fat.gfycat.com/OrdinarySmoggyDaddylonglegs.webm

[Hoyt]

5. Bunch of White Wingers. Another data point for my belief gunners are mostly white wingers.

[AncientGeezer]

6. "Youtube has removed all gun videos."

No they haven't as of now.

[flamin lib]

8. You are right but restrictions are increasing to the point that gun nut eye candy is getting

harder to find a home for.

[AncientGeezer]

11. Not really..and they aren't on porn hub...that was a hoax

[billh58]

9. Gunners must be so proud

to display their killing machines on video.

[AncientGeezer]

12. Have you seen the Homesteader vids...

lots of killing machines there...chicken killing, hog killing, cow killing machines.

[billh58]

14. Bub bye

Bubba...

[BigmanPigman]

7. My sister mentioned that the NRA has been very quiet lately

but I told her I have been reading about a lot os small NRA/gun support events around the US. I think that they are still out there stronger than ever but just not in the MSM right now. In Vermont they just had some free gun magazine give-away event. They are laying low, just like here on DU. I used to get a lot of pro gun responses but I haven't seen as many in the past month two. Even after the Las Vegas mass murder there were posts showing boys under 10 showing off rifles and dead deer in their arms right here on DU under the "outdoor life" forum.

[samir.g]

10. bunch of racist losers

that need to strut around armed in public to feel ok about themselves

[AncientGeezer]

13. My SIL is AA...and recently got a permit to carry...racist?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. And I'm the King of Siam.