Gun Control & RKBA

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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9. I confess to avoiding some of the "doom and gloom" posts...

Mon Mar 20, 2017, 06:14 PM

Mar 2017

...bemoaning the current President and Congress. IMNSHO it's time to focus mostly on issues and local elections.
I see Democrats as wiser than Republicans. It's hard to believe we would hold on to losing ideas like AWBs and the War on Drugs but I don't expect things to change in an instant.

There is not much future nor significant benefit to crying the blues over the current state of things. I love the quote from the movie Rocky Balboa in 2006:

The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!

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Will we remain the Democratic Party... [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2017 OP

The Party will become either less relevant or irrelevant. pablo_marmol Mar 2017 #1

Just my opinion: discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2017 #2

"We should continue to take the leading position on progress and liberty." pablo_marmol Mar 2017 #3

I confess to avoiding some of the "doom and gloom" posts... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2017 #9

Gun control is a losing issue - loss for the people and loss for the party Blue_Warrior Mar 2017 #4

I'm not saying all aspects are without merit but... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2017 #5

When our party pushes for gun control our party loses seats Blue_Warrior Mar 2017 #6

There are many fine and commendable efforts involving restrictions on guns discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2017 #7

Universal background checks are something I can get behind! Blue_Warrior Mar 2017 #8

Or, it's just one more tax required to transfer a gun. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2017 #10

I think a BGC should be available... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2017 #11

That's the only way I support background checks for HeartachesNhangovers Apr 2017 #12

For private sales... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2017 #13

Yes, that would be the better approach. HeartachesNhangovers May 2017 #14

I'd add: Offer a legal "safe-harbor" provision for sellers who use voluntary BGCs friendly_iconoclast May 2017 #15

The Democratic Party would be wise to ban the use of the word "ban". ... spin May 2017 #16