Originally Posted By GRANNYfanny38 I love everybody Yes I Do I am still alive By His grace and forgivence
Originally Posted By ecdc Wow. Even the NRA has its limits. Okay, not really, they're just extremely politically savvy, and they know when the tide is turning. And thanks to so many idiotic gun owners, the tide is turning, and it's clearly scaring the hell out of them. So, for once, they actually told gun owners to chill out. Specifically when it comes to wandering around in public with a rifle strapped to your chest. From the NRA (!): >>Let's not mince words, not only is it [open carry] rare, it's downright weird and certainly not a practical way to go normally about your business while being prepared to defend yourself. To those who are not acquainted with the dubious practice of using public displays of firearms as a means to draw attention to oneself or one's cause, it can be downright scary.<< <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/06/nra-open-carry-guns-backlash-texas">http://www.motherjones.com/pol...sh-texas</a>
Originally Posted By utahjosh Glad to see that. The majority of gun-rights advocates do not walk around with an M-16 on their back -and i'm glad they are working to get the extremists to calm down a bit.
Originally Posted By Tikiduck It is tough to understand the psychology of these rifle toting fools. Choosing to "demonstrate" in a way that is so obviously detrimental to their cause is a clear indicator of rampant stupidity. When the NRA itself is calling these guys out, the stupid meter has to be off the charts. Hell, if intelligence was taxed, they would get rebates.
Originally Posted By utahjosh Okay...so quit talking about the crazies. And have a conversation with the rational gun advocates.
Originally Posted By ecdc That would be swell, but the crazies are in charge. A huge percentage of Americans favor some forms of increased gun control. Like 80%. You can't (literally) get 80% of Americans to believe Al Qaeda, and not Bush, attacked us on 9/11. And yet, we can't get anything passed because NRA lobbyists put the fear of god into cowardly politicians. On the left and right. Guns are our Moloch.
Originally Posted By ecdc Phew! I was worried the NRA was getting sane! They have of course retracted their statement and *apologized* for calling psychopaths who show up to restaurants with rifles "weird." Which is good, because calling these numb nuts weird is an insult to weirdos everywhere.
