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Gun Control & RKBA

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SecularMotion

(7,981 posts)
Sun Sep 6, 2015, 03:21 PM Sep 2015

3 Myths Gun Lobbyists Want The US Population To Believe As Fact [View all]

June is Gun Violence Awareness Month, an important time to highlight a growing problem we have in this country. Some consider gun violence to be a public health epidemic, and the stats give a pretty good indication why.

But, “gun nuts” and lobbyists are trying to dissuade public opinion on the issue of guns. They hide behind the Second Amendment like it’s a sacred cow, carrying loaded assault rifles in grocery stores to intimidate the public’s mind on the issue.

Yet, even responsible gun owners and a majority of NRA members believe in a comprehensive expansion of some gun regulation.

It’s important this month to realize many of the claims gun lobbyists throw out there are pure bunk. Here are three myths gun zealots often toss around, and why they’re absolute rubbish.

http://elitedaily.com/news/politics/3-myths-gun-lobbyists-want-us-population-believe-fact/1058159/
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must be getting hard to do the Google cut and past Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #1
Thanks for the comment. SecularMotion Sep 2015 #4
care to discuss your cut and paste Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #6
I only discuss "center-to-left viewpoints" as per the terms of service. SecularMotion Sep 2015 #8
Funny Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #10
You have your 'center to left' confused with 'anti-gun'. beevul Sep 2015 #11
Funny how he refuses to follow this group SOP Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #18
So you cannot articulate a center-to-left argument to support your OP? hack89 Sep 2015 #13
They're looking forward to 2016... ileus Sep 2015 #15
So I read the story TeddyR Sep 2015 #2
It is hard to believe an article that starts out with a bald faced lie, and proceeds... beevul Sep 2015 #3
some serious lies there Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #7
See post #8 SecularMotion Sep 2015 #9
Veni vidi vici. N/T beevul Sep 2015 #16
See the group SOP Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #19
3 Myths SecularMotion Sep 2015 #5
"They hide behind the Second Amendment like it’s a sacred cow..." Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2015 #12
Criminals hiding behind the 4th and 5th. beevul Sep 2015 #17
Heaven knows the Controllers often deride "freedumb" Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2015 #25
Gun violence awareness month...wonder who declared that??? ileus Sep 2015 #14
smells like Astroturf Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #21
Which event do you want to highlight? Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #20
Trashed, as is all of his/hers/its posts. oneshooter Sep 2015 #22
Thanks for the kick SecularMotion Sep 2015 #23
yep Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #24
Thanks again SecularMotion Sep 2015 #26
No problem Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #27
Thanks. SecularMotion Sep 2015 #28
The first part is true Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #29
"Let's see any link you can come up with (a DUer) saying that..." They cannot, as there are none friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #30
Yes he does know he posted an outright lie Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #31
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