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President Obama goes there... (Original Post) kpete Jun 2015 OP
Finally. It took him damn near 8 years to come for our guns. Glassunion Jun 2015 #1
Snort! Scuba Jun 2015 #6
He is brave mainstreetonce Jun 2015 #2
Cue gun and racism apologists to attack our Democratic President at Democratic Underground. nt onehandle Jun 2015 #3
Racism apologists? ConservativeDemocrat Jun 2015 #9
K & R Scurrilous Jun 2015 #4
Listen for it-------------------------- Wellstone ruled Jun 2015 #5
I don't recall the Democrats in big enough numbers supporting him after Newtown..did I Jefferson23 Jun 2015 #7
To listed to #2ers everyone is handed a gun at birth..... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #8
What else is new? snip* A New Rights Power: Jefferson23 Jun 2015 #10

ConservativeDemocrat

(2,720 posts)
9. Racism apologists?
Thu Jun 18, 2015, 04:40 PM
Jun 2015

You'll have to give a link to that one.

- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
5. Listen for it--------------------------
Thu Jun 18, 2015, 02:45 PM
Jun 2015

Yup,how dare that Kenyan in our White House say that about our Guns.

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)
7. I don't recall the Democrats in big enough numbers supporting him after Newtown..did I
Thu Jun 18, 2015, 03:16 PM
Jun 2015

get that wrong? I don't think so.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
8. To listed to #2ers everyone is handed a gun at birth.....
Thu Jun 18, 2015, 03:53 PM
Jun 2015

You know,....as a welcome to a new citizen.

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)
10. What else is new? snip* A New Rights Power:
Thu Jun 18, 2015, 07:29 PM
Jun 2015

12/2013

In January, President Obama announced 23 executive actions intended to strengthen the enforcement of existing gun laws. Last month, he touted some progress, including improving the national background-check database and appointing a director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, a post that’s been vacant for seven years.

But the administration’s major effort to pass what would have been the most sweeping reform in nearly two decades — new legislation that would have expanded background checks to include gun shows and online sales — failed within months in the Democrat-controlled Senate.

The legislation was staunchly opposed by gun-rights groups, including a powerful newcomer in the federal arena.

The National Association for Gun Rights, or NAGR, which considers itself to the right of the powerful NRA, spent nearly $6 million in lobbying this year through September 2013 — more than double what the NRA paid out and far more than any other group on either side of the debate.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/social-issues/newtown-divided/how-the-gun-rights-lobby-won-after-newtown/

Wake up, America.

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