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DonP

(6,185 posts)
Tue Jun 21, 2016, 06:41 PM Jun 2016

Cross Post - The VPC said so, so it must be true

In response to the Senate votes ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/126210913

Direct from the "terrorist training manual" "on good authority" ...

“In some countries of the World, especially the USA, firearms training is available to the general public,” and that “it is perfectly legal” to obtain weapons such as AK-47 assault rifles." Wonder what that looks like in Arabic, Urdu or Farsi?

This is gonna be a big surprise to the state troopers that always man the NICS check station at all our gun shows. And everybody knows the VPC would never make this stuff up.

Oh, and just another reminder in case you missed it, we are all on "the losing end of this fight", "The tide has turned", et. al.

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Cross Post - The VPC said so, so it must be true (Original Post) DonP Jun 2016 OP
I see the poster at the link came back from his self imposed exile Lurks Often Jun 2016 #1
Temper tantrum for being told to dial it back by the Host DonP Jun 2016 #2
Such a pleasant congenial fellow discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #3
Broad minded and accepting, too: friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 #4
For some... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #8
That applies to most of them over there Lurks Often Jun 2016 #10
Yeah, somethin' strange going on there. n/t DonP Jun 2016 #12
"The tide has turned" sarisataka Jun 2016 #5
I'm pretty sure both activists were excited DonP Jun 2016 #6
At least everyone is saying the same thing sarisataka Jun 2016 #7
same as gun violence "studies" only drawing a limited audience discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #9
Wasn't Kellerman done in the '80's? DonP Jun 2016 #11
It does seem to return like Star Wars... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #13
Meh, Gun Controllers do remind me of Jar Jar Binks a little DonP Jun 2016 #14
Really? discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #15
 

Lurks Often

(5,455 posts)
1. I see the poster at the link came back from his self imposed exile
Tue Jun 21, 2016, 07:38 PM
Jun 2016

He got into a fight with one of the moderators and self deleted several months worth of e-mails back during the 1st quarter of 2015.

 

DonP

(6,185 posts)
2. Temper tantrum for being told to dial it back by the Host
Tue Jun 21, 2016, 07:42 PM
Jun 2016

Now he spends most of his time there talking to himself.

 

Lurks Often

(5,455 posts)
10. That applies to most of them over there
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 06:15 AM
Jun 2016

and I saw the thread were he got told to dial things back and then proceeded to delete months worth of posts.

sarisataka

(21,000 posts)
5. "The tide has turned"
Tue Jun 21, 2016, 10:36 PM
Jun 2016

is that why our activism group posted absolutely nothing about the vote on gun control proposals until after they happened? No list of them, discussion, calls to contact your representatives... nada.

Apparently the tipping point is so far past that activists don't need to be active

 

DonP

(6,185 posts)
6. I'm pretty sure both activists were excited
Tue Jun 21, 2016, 11:34 PM
Jun 2016

You can easily tell "the tide has turned" by the high volume of gun control/activism posts.

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,577 posts)
9. same as gun violence "studies" only drawing a limited audience
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 06:12 AM
Jun 2016

Like the Kellermann study, at least I think was him. The study concluded something like 'a lot of people who get shot die' and 'only a small percentage of those shot were instances of defensive gun use so DGUs are really rare'.

 

DonP

(6,185 posts)
11. Wasn't Kellerman done in the '80's?
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 09:52 AM
Jun 2016

How old and discredited does it have to get before they file it next to the Lombroso theory of crime and phrenology studies on criminals?

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,577 posts)
13. It does seem to return like Star Wars...
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 05:07 PM
Jun 2016

...or maybe Planet of the Apes is a better analogy. :scratches head:

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