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jmg257

(11,996 posts)
Tue Dec 6, 2016, 07:38 PM Dec 2016

NOW they are starting to get it - owning and buying guns isn't all about the NRA,

the fear of gov't confiscations, or supporting the manufacturer's.

Gun owners actually like guns - especially on discount (10-50% off?? Woo Hoo!)!!!

Shit, I own almost as many guns as I do guitars! (and I don't "need" any of those - well - maybe 1 nice Martin, and a good Les Paul, and a sweet Fender...)


http://www.democraticunderground.com/126211830

"the fact that Hillary Clinton, an avowed gun control advocate, didn't win the election, had no effect on the Black Friday surge in gun buying, why are these enslaved individuals rushing out to buy more ...Because Wayne LaPierre, NRA Head, told them to and he did that because the gun manufacturers told him to. There are almost well over 300 million guns on the street, very near to one per household"



Huh - maybe they STILL don' t get it after all. (BTW probably closer to 400 million - "300 million" has been the estimate for years, and we have been breaking records every year for a decade or so).
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NOW they are starting to get it - owning and buying guns isn't all about the NRA, (Original Post) jmg257 Dec 2016 OP
"There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #1
It was certainly a big part of our Hillary's SOS run. Guns equal $$. jmg257 Dec 2016 #2
The enemy of my enemy is my friend; obviously we should arm our "friends"... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #3

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,579 posts)
1. "There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation.
Tue Dec 6, 2016, 08:09 PM
Dec 2016

That's one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is: How do we arm the other 11?" That's from Lord of War filmed in early 2005. I think the US is now doing that.

As the title card says at the end: "While private gunrunners continue to thrive, the world's biggest arms suppliers are the U.S., U.K., Russia, France, and China. They are also the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council."

All the biggest, richest, most powerful nations in the world are working very hard to arm everyone else.

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,579 posts)
3. The enemy of my enemy is my friend; obviously we should arm our "friends"...
Tue Dec 6, 2016, 08:15 PM
Dec 2016

...the CIA told us so.

We did manage to extradite and imprison Viktor Bout.

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