Gun Control & RKBA
Related: About this forumWear orange Thursday to show support for curbing gun violence
I want people to understand the national debate about gun control is a political one. A majority of Congress resists legislation that would address gun violence because of political efforts by gun-rights advocates like the National Rifle Association of America.
The NRA is very successful at lobbying and politicking. We should be having a conversation about limiting armed violence while protecting the constitutional rights of sportsmen who want to pass along cherished family legacies, and property owners who want to guard themselves against intruders.
Instead, the national narrative on gun control plays on fears that the government wants to take away everyone's weapons and constitutionally protected rights.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-gun-violence-st-0601-20160531-story.html
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)Other than highway workers and inmates, who in their right mind has anything orange to wear?
hack89
(39,179 posts)NV Whino
(20,886 posts)ileus
(15,396 posts)appal_jack
(3,813 posts)The only orange clothing I own is related to the orange tools I favor.
-app
S_B_Jackson
(906 posts)University of Tennessee fans/alumni; University of Texas fans/alumni.
Of course, most of those named probably think that the reasoning put forward in the O.P. is nonsensical posturing and concern-trolling.
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)DonP
(6,185 posts)beergood
(470 posts)hell their motto is live the orange life
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)ouch that one stung a little.
sanatanadharma
(4,074 posts)There are those who trust their God enough to need not be armed, fearful and defensive
Lahks* of orange robed gather regularly at the Yamuna, Saraswati and Ganges Rivers' gatherings
*LAHK--- Look it up!
beergood
(470 posts)we need more people like that in this world.
unfortunately there are people in this world that prey on the innocent, young, sick/frail, and elderly. i believe in no gods, nor took any vows of peace. i believe in using appropriate force to defend myself and my loved ones.
Puha Ekapi
(594 posts)...from Bansalot sure has been busy over here. Must not be anyone over there to read his posts.
DonP
(6,185 posts)Probably changed the locks on him while he was out playing here?
The new guy running it is funny though. Froths at the mouth a lot and yells insults at everybody, even people that agree with him.
That's what got him invited to leave that group and DU a while back.
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)beergood
(470 posts)who is Nadiya Savchenko?
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)She was captured in East Ukraine and kidnapped and imprisoned in Russia. She just was released in a prisoner swap.
beergood
(470 posts)ileus
(15,396 posts)The majority of Congress are told to resist by the majority of voters.
The 2A isn't about hunting, and with Conceal Carry being popular it's pretty evident that Americans like the idea of being able to defend themselves instead of rolling over and waiting for a bullet in the head.
beergood
(470 posts)my apologies but what do you mean?
"The 2A isn't about hunting, and with Conceal Carry being popular it's pretty evident that Americans like the idea of being able to defend themselves instead of rolling over and waiting for a bullet in the head."
agree
ileus
(15,396 posts)When in reality it's the voters that congress is skeert of, not the NRA.
that makes sense
DonP
(6,185 posts)But I'll be sure to smile and wave at anyone wearing orange that I see tomorrow.
catnhatnh
(8,976 posts)"When I buy the orange T shirt, should I get a normal length to tuck in and open carry, or a longer one to wear outside my pants and do the concealed thing?".
DonP
(6,185 posts)Spreads the weight out nicely and your orange shirt tucks right in.
Makes a 1911 carry like a compact 9mm.
krispos42
(49,445 posts)Straw Man
(6,760 posts)... is a "common-sense measure" is ideologically blind to reality.
It's been said here dozens of times, but it bears repeating: All rifles, of which "assault weapons" are a subset, are responsible for fewer deaths per year than "hands, fists, and feet." If all of them were to disappear tomorrow, there would be no discernible difference in the murder rate.
scscholar
(2,902 posts)and everyone that cares about them. It's like taking care of a stray animal. You can't help all of the animals in the world, but you can be the world to that one animal.
Straw Man
(6,760 posts)That's the one that would also dispense with alcohol, cars, swimming pools, cell phones, and every prescription painkiller on the planet.
Nope. Sorry.
You want to save LOTS of lives? Ban alcohol immediately. Almost 90,000 people die each year from alcohol-related causes, or about 3 times as many as die from murders and suicides involving guns.
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)with the NRA talking points
shadowrider
(4,941 posts)No.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)sarisataka
(20,896 posts)Why this never made it to gcra.
You would think an activist group would want to promote National Gun Violence Awareness Day. I would have expected them talking about how they were wearing orange, spreading the word about how to prevent gun violence, going to rallies etc.
Perhaps it was meant to be posted but the hosts could not get it approved by the zampolit.
DonP
(6,185 posts)Now if Bloomberg was handing them out for free, I bet they'd be all over it.
But their track record for using their own money to support their "beliefs" is pretty dismal.
And I'm pretty sure he isn't allowed to post there anymore, not radical or angry enough.
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)That place is sooooo busy
pablo_marmol
(2,375 posts)Or my "Nobody Needs an AR-15" T.
("Nobody Needs an AR-15./Nobody Needs a Whiny Little Bitch Either -- Yet Here You Are."
DonP
(6,185 posts)Ran errands all day.
Stopped at three different malls (yuck!!) and was in downtown Chicago for a birthday lunch and ... aside from a glass of OJ this morning and the vest on a cop directing traffic, never saw a lick of orange clothing.
Another "yuuuuuge" win for gun control.