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sarisataka

(18,220 posts)
11. Good for you!
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 06:06 PM
Sep 2015

I like to see people taking action on issues that they believe in.

I would prefer that you chose a group less effective at getting Democrats voted out of office but the best hope for change is from within.

because Bloomberg wants prohibition gejohnston Sep 2015 #1
Ya' know I didn't meet a single one of your moles there. flamin lib Sep 2015 #2
read the edit gejohnston Sep 2015 #3
You didn't challenge or refute a single point that he made. krispos42 Sep 2015 #4
I should know better and nothing I say here will make the slightest dent in the flamin lib Sep 2015 #6
Thank you. krispos42 Sep 2015 #43
The Lanza commentary alluded to the fact that mass shootings, while spectacular, are a small portion flamin lib Sep 2015 #47
So where do they stand on banning "assault weapons" and normal-capacity magazines? benEzra Sep 2015 #44
Aha, found it. One of the first (or perhaps THE first) ad campaign MDA ever did... benEzra Sep 2015 #48
Yes, an assault weapons ban is one of the items on their long term agenda and I don't care. flamin lib Sep 2015 #49
If that is true Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #51
You win this argument, I'll support you in the quest to ban pistols. nt flamin lib Sep 2015 #53
Nice try as I do not call for that Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #54
AWB is a waste of time. Extended magazines not so much. nt flamin lib Sep 2015 #56
In your own post today (#49), branford Sep 2015 #57
Awww shit, I get so Goddamn tired of this crap. MDA has a long term goal of an AWB and I don't care flamin lib Sep 2015 #58
If you start a thread about your involvement in a particular group branford Sep 2015 #59
truly amazing Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #61
... oneshooter Sep 2015 #60
"I should not have come here." pablo_marmol Sep 2015 #62
While I may not agree with all of Flamin Lib's positions on firearms, branford Sep 2015 #66
Post removed Post removed Sep 2015 #68
Bravo!! Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #69
Of course you don't care! pablo_marmol Sep 2015 #64
Then don't pretend it's about "saving lives", since rifles are the least misused of all weapons. benEzra Sep 2015 #67
Is bloomberg giving away triggar locks? Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #5
I'm talking outreach here. Going to the schools and PTA meetings to educate flamin lib Sep 2015 #7
Did you educate on project childsafe? Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #13
This was an organizational meeting so nothing was "educated on". flamin lib Sep 2015 #15
I do not hate Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #16
Really? Coulda' fooled me. The rhetoric seems to indicate a heated flamin lib Sep 2015 #18
Sorry but let me get my hip waders Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #19
I guess the answer is 'no'. nt flamin lib Sep 2015 #21
You have seen many of my posts Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #23
Yes, I've seen many of your posts. flamin lib Sep 2015 #25
He is skeptical of a group that has worked against Dems, hides their prohibitionism... friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #17
Thank you Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #20
I agree with you. Snobblevitch Sep 2015 #93
Thanks, now I know where I went wrong... Human101948 Sep 2015 #8
Well there is besmartforkids.org/ sarisataka Sep 2015 #12
I doubt it Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #14
MDA wants "gun safety," branford Sep 2015 #9
We need to fight back, no is not the time to abandon our progressive 2A stance. ileus Sep 2015 #10
Good for you! sarisataka Sep 2015 #11
Speaking of meetings at schools.. virginia mountainman Sep 2015 #22
Does not surpise me, I am sure the OP Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #24
I strongly approve of the focus on gun security. Lizzie Poppet Sep 2015 #26
+1 DashOneBravo Sep 2015 #27
Straw purchase is almost impossible to prove. In one case from Kansas a felon flamin lib Sep 2015 #29
Most of those MDA people sound like Kang Colby Sep 2015 #28
Why would you doubt that an organization dedicated to reducing gun violence flamin lib Sep 2015 #30
How many gun locks have Everytown, MDA, MAIG distributed since they started? DonP Sep 2015 #31
Because it has happened before. Straw Man Sep 2015 #32
Did you read the VPC piece? flamin lib Sep 2015 #33
You've essentially admitted that "gun safety" is indeed not the priority, branford Sep 2015 #34
No, I did not. nt flamin lib Sep 2015 #36
I beg to differ, particularly when the focus is on preventing people from liking guns. branford Sep 2015 #39
Beg all ya' want. nt flamin lib Sep 2015 #50
Simple! repeal 2ndA, invoke martial law! jimmy the one Sep 2015 #70
This message was self-deleted by its author friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #71
Words have meaning, particularly in a legal context. branford Sep 2015 #72
It is the really mean people like this ^^^^ that causes him to not want to post here. oneshooter Sep 2015 #74
Heres a 'Jimmy' that actually has something relevent to say. beevul Sep 2015 #75
memory lane jimmy the one Sep 2015 #78
need read more than cliff notes jimmy the one Sep 2015 #76
One of the problems with near-Trumpian levels of self regard, James... friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #79
prove ar15s in common use jimmy the one Sep 2015 #83
You made the original assertion, you prove it. And your opinion of their suitability is irrelevant friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #86
BTW: Repetition + prolixity =/= veracity friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #88
iconic hocus pocus jimmy the one Sep 2015 #89
Oy ... Straw Man Sep 2015 #90
When there's a moral panic to be touted, incovenient facts get ignored friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #92
"AR15s are NOT in common use." Oh, bullshit. They are a commonly used *firearm* friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #91
Popularity. Straw Man Sep 2015 #80
Some posters apparently believe that having a DU account is equivalent to... friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #81
thanks for the support jimmy the one Sep 2015 #82
Wrong as usual, Jimbo. Straw Man Sep 2015 #84
I shoot HighPower here in the Houston area. oneshooter Sep 2015 #85
The solipsist regards only their own view and viewpoint as valid friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #87
Nope. benEzra Sep 2015 #94
Well... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2015 #95
false premise after false premis (4) jimmy the one Sep 2015 #77
And what percentage of that 55% stems from... benEzra Sep 2015 #96
peculiar ar15 jimmy the one Sep 2015 #97
A centerfire .22 that fires once and only once when the trigger is pulled. benEzra Sep 2015 #98
Is there a refutation of branford's post in there somewhere? friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #73
You've obviously never seen the Eddie Eagle program if you believe that DonP Sep 2015 #35
"Perhaps you can share some of the child safety materials distributed by Brady or MDA" Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #42
So what is the non-indoctinational gun safety program sarisataka Sep 2015 #37
Thank you for pointing out, unintentionally, why... beevul Sep 2015 #38
Yes, both now and when it first appeared. Straw Man Sep 2015 #40
"Did you read the VPC piece?" Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2015 #45
Priceless comment in the same thead but in the other group. beevul Sep 2015 #41
And they wonder why the can't make any progress toward "gun control". pablo_marmol Sep 2015 #65
This is a thread on gun safety training. Hangingon Sep 2015 #46
It was unlocked, fyi Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #52
What is "support reasonable limits on where loaded guns can be carried"? Statistical Sep 2015 #55
Thanks, but no thanks to your invitation to "join us". NT pablo_marmol Sep 2015 #63
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