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Gun Control & RKBA

HAB911

(9,349 posts) Wed Jan 18, 2017, 01:49 PM Jan 2017

NRA, Republican leaders shape gun law debate

Marion Hammer’s phone rang as news bulletins reported that five tourists were shot to death at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

The longtime Florida gun lobbyist said a friend told her the Jan. 6 shootings probably ended any chance of the Legislature passing a law to allow licensed gun owners to carry weapons in airport common areas.

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NRA, Republican leaders shape gun law debate (Original Post) HAB911 Jan 2017 OP

In the long run, these are minor matters with little effect on the public weal... Eleanors38 Jan 2017 #1

Eleanors38

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1. In the long run, these are minor matters with little effect on the public weal...

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Thu Jan 19, 2017, 03:30 PM

Jan 2017

except for Democrats which can be picked off with evident ease (as per the article). Why anyone (esp. a Democrat) would want to dance in the control/ban minefield any longer is a continuing mystery. A high price to pay to make some cultural statement.

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