Gun Control & RKBA

SecularMotion

(7,981 posts) Thu Jan 14, 2016, 08:05 AM Jan 2016

GOP shouldn’t obsess over guns [View all]

WASHINGTON — It is axiomatic that congressional Republicans will oppose anything smacking of “gun control,” which may as well be read as “Your mama.”

Thus, it comes as no surprise that President Obama’s announcement of executive actions to clarify and enhance federal gun laws prompted reflexive, hyperbolic responses from the right.

Marco Rubio said Obama is “obsessed with undermining the Second Amendment,” while Ted Cruz averred, “We don’t beat the bad guys by taking away our guns; we beat the bad guys by using our guns.”

Spoken like a true, Canadian-born Texan who has been busy burnishing his “outsider” Outdoor Guy image. What’s next? Cruz drinking the warm blood of a freshly slain (unarmed) beast?

http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op_ed/2016/01/parker_gop_shouldn_t_obsess_over_guns

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GOP shouldn’t obsess over guns [View all] SecularMotion Jan 2016 OP

Maybe neither side... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #1

surprise, another Google dump without comment Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #2

NRA rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #3

proven right again Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #4

He's no firearm owner, especially an AR-15 owner, GGJohn Jan 2016 #6

Which part of that is untrue? nt flamin lib Jan 2016 #8

Every part. eom. GGJohn Jan 2016 #9

I, for one second, don't believe a word from you about being a firearm owner, GGJohn Jan 2016 #5

I suggest you repair to ATA and bring up the idea of... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #7

Why do you need sarisataka Jan 2016 #11

Not sure which battle field rifle you're talking about. mog75 Jan 2016 #12

You didn't just call non-automatic .22 caliber rifles "weapons of mass destruction", did you? benEzra Jan 2016 #15

Would I do such a thing? sarisataka Jan 2016 #17

That's nice. nt hack89 Jan 2016 #13

Interesting. Straw Man Jan 2016 #18

No one should....it's a right we should all enjoy knowing it will always be there for us. ileus Jan 2016 #10

*You* are seeking to castigate people about being obsessed with guns? Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #14

Whats your favorite DU group... beevul Jan 2016 #16