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Gun Control & RKBA

friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)

6. Not a dime will be donated, and 'activism' will once again mean 'more wear on keyboards'

Reply to DonP (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 27, 2016, 01:21 PM

Apr 2016

Don, you had that lot pegged long ago:

Loud, cheap, and lazy (or words to that effect)

You know damn well that the controllers will strive mightily to disappear down the
Memory Hole when these petitions fail- and $50 to the Brady Campaign from me says
it will.

I've done it before- it was worth just for the begging mail alone:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=118x426893

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NRA has right to lobby, Longmeadow has right to ignore it [View all] SecularMotion Apr 2016 OP

Hopefully the people will let their feelings be known. ileus Apr 2016 #1

I agree, not just one person. Especially when the NRA and its gun worshipping justhanginon Apr 2016 #2

Will you come back and discuss if this gets voted down at Town Meeting on 10 May? friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 #5

are you saying people who disagree with you are bullies? gejohnston Apr 2016 #9

So, are you starting a "Go Fund Me", so all you control fans can help Longmeadow? DonP Apr 2016 #3

Not a dime will be donated, and 'activism' will once again mean 'more wear on keyboards' friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 #6

I know, but pointing out hypocrisy is one of my gulty pleasures DonP Apr 2016 #10

"schadenfreude" beergood May 2016 #25

"Assault weapons did not exist when the framers of the Bill of Rights penned the 2nd Amendment" friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 #4

Another AWB? This is reasonable? Eleanors38 Apr 2016 #7

The framers of the Bill of Rights.... benEzra May 2016 #18

This scscholar May 2016 #26

some of the comments are interesting gejohnston Apr 2016 #8

This is oh so rich... beevul Apr 2016 #11

What is a "reasonable" gun law? JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2016 #12

UPDATE: "Longmeadow residents defeat controversial gun control initiatives in Town Meeting" friendly_iconoclast May 2016 #13

Outstanding! TeddyR May 2016 #21

Outstanding INDEED! pablo_marmol May 2016 #27

Longmeadow saw those laws for what they were. Just another... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #14

"Whatever the town decides, the best path will be for the town to make its decisions on its own..." beevul May 2016 #15

"Situational ethics" at their best DonP May 2016 #16

Will you let us know if any of this crap ever passes? DonP May 2016 #17

The tipping point approacheth... Brickbat May 2016 #19

"...And your little dog too!". N/T beevul May 2016 #20

Seems like the gun control groups got ignored.. virginia mountainman May 2016 #22

Are you going to post this and the outcome in your group? Duckhunter935 May 2016 #23

As if. That place makes regular use of the Memory Hole... friendly_iconoclast May 2016 #24

Pity that Longmeadow ignored The Controllers. pablo_marmol May 2016 #28