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Newest Reality

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5. From the article...
Thu Sep 12, 2019, 04:08 PM
Sep 2019

I found this one to be rather pertinent:

For the most part, the NRA supported the passage of the National Firearms Act of 1934. During the congressional hearings held when the bill was being considered, NRA President, Karl Frederick, said, “I have never believed in the general practice of carrying weapons. I seldom carry one. … I do not believe in the general promiscuous toting of guns. I think it should be sharply restricted and only under licenses.”


The obvious reason why that matters is that we can then contrast it to the modern and morphed version of the now very radial NRA and its negative impact on our culture and the danger that presents to the safety of all citizens.

There was another period of intense gun violence on the city streets back in the Prohibition Era when the mob was mowing down people with automatic weapons,(aka, Tommy guns) so we have a precedence there, as well.
Told ya so . . . [View all] flamin lib Sep 2019 OP
Thanks for sharing that. Newest Reality Sep 2019 #1
This is a good start. flamin lib Sep 2019 #2
I have read several... Newest Reality Sep 2019 #4
From the article... Newest Reality Sep 2019 #5
Like their MAGAt friends, billh58 Sep 2019 #3
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