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JohnnyRingo

(18,624 posts)

8. Makes sense to you.

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Fri Sep 13, 2019, 11:56 PM

Sep 2019

But you can't control the GOP / NRA messaging. It's coming and it'll be impactive. You may not understand why the phrase "gun grabbing Democrats" strikes fear into at least a small majority of voters, because you dismiss the fact that a large percentage of Democrats also own guns.

Oh boy, the government wants to give me $500 for my $800 AK. By the way, I sold that at a gun show two years ago. Honest.

Collecting guns in this country would require manpower that would make the Federal Highway Act look like a scout project. Twenty five million people in Australia.

OTOH, Jobs!

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I am sure I have overlooked something, but it seems to me that most of the right wing's gnashing [View all] Atticus Sep 2019 OP

When one negotiates... Newest Reality Sep 2019 #1

Ban the Gun, Not the Man JoeOtterbein Sep 2019 #2

I like it Leith Sep 2019 #3

Messaging matters. moondust Sep 2019 #4

they do all the messaging as long as americans ignore 1500 putin/gop coordinated radio stations certainot Sep 2019 #6

We need "in your face education" KT2000 Sep 2019 #5

we can't have a rational fact-based discussion on any major topic as long as democrats certainot Sep 2019 #7

Makes sense to you. JohnnyRingo Sep 2019 #8

Problem is that given the current makeup of the SCOTUS such a law has a slim chance at best cstanleytech Sep 2019 #9

That's confiscation with a prettier name. aikoaiko Sep 2019 #10

These gun addicts will never give up their precious metal. NCLefty Sep 2019 #11

Which only goes to prove that they are too mentally ill to own a gun in the first place. smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #12

Recently a study from manufacturers and number of background checks DVRacer Sep 2019 #13

There has NEVER been a confiscation proposal.Even in Australia. Buyback is ALWAYS the plan librechik Sep 2019 #14

We have to make the buy back worth it to the gun owner. cannabis_flower Sep 2019 #15