Obama is thoroughly pissed off over the senate decision

[Gallstones]

The Failure of the ‘Stop the NRA’ March Illustrates the Sharp Decline in Support for Gun Control

Where were you on Thursday[04.25.13]? Did you make it to the “Stop the NRA” march in DC? No? Don’t worry; nobody else did either.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. They might be right. Judging by the pictures from Thursday’s Stop the NRA march, the call for gun control has diminished to a whisper of what it was even just a few months ago.

The event was sponsored by Public Campaign, Occupy the NRA, CREDO, Every Child Matters, Moveon, United For Change, USA, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, The Other 98%, and We Act Radio and was meant to recapture the enthusiasm for anti-gun legislation.
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If we compare Thursday’s march with the one in DC in January, it serves as a perfect illustration as to the grace from which the anti-gunners have fallen. In January, thousands marched in opposition to our Second Amendment rights. Many held signs demanding that Congress ban “assault weapons.” 100 residents of Newtown traveled to the protest. On Thursday, less than that showed up for the rally total.

This is hardly a scientific analysis of support for gun control; it is merely an observation. President Obama continually tried to shame Americans with an odd brand of peer pressure. He repeated over and over again that 90% of Americans supported gun control.

If that’s true, where’s the outrage? Where are the masses filling the street, outraged at Congress for being unable to pass gun control legislation? According to Obama, nine out of ten people are disappointed but yet, we hear virtually nothing. According to the frequently-cited stat, nine out of ten people should be outraged. But less than 100 people could gather in the nation’s capital to protest and share that outrage.

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[Gallstones]

Dick’s Sales, Stocks Drop Following Black Gun Ban

Following the Newtown shooting spree, Dick’s Sporting Goods changed their policy and stopped selling AR-pattern and other semi-automatic, magazine-fed rifles, even the guns they had already sold [they canceled the orders].
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At a time where the only thing a company has to do to sell firearms, ammo and accessories is to unlock their doors, Dick’s sales have flat-lined. In fact, their sales dropped 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to 2011 and their shares 10 percent in the last quarter.
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But other sporting goods stores are not feeling the pinch despite the ammo drought. In fact, Cabela’s is doing better than ever and investors have been quick to point out that it’s because of their strong gun sales.

“Cabela’s Inc. stock closed up more than 16 percent, among leading gainers on the New York Stock Exchange, and hit a 52-week high Thursday after reporting strong financial results above the market’s and the company’s expectations.”

Gun sales accounted for almost two-thirds of Cabela’s gains, with their sales up by 24 percent over last year.

[Jason]

G.. what happened to you?

This kind of unilateral rubbish isn't characteristic of the person I knew. Absurd characterization of your opposition was never in your nature. Neither was smug gloating mockery.

[Collector1337]

G.. what happened to you?

This kind of unilateral rubbish isn't characteristic of the person I knew. Absurd characterization of your opposition was never in your nature. Neither was smug gloating mockery.

I can't speak for GS, but for me, this is a very important issue.

Since I have defended my life with a firearm, and would be dead, not typing this right now if I had not had a firearm, so I take the issue pretty seriously.

Every victory should be celebrated.

My convictions are stronger and I will fight harder than any anti-gun moron. I take being able to have the proper tool to defend my life and my family's lives very seriously. Honestly, it's pretty hilarious watching people willing give up the best tool to defend yourself. I don't consider that taking your survival very seriously.

[Gallstones]

The internet is Flatland. There are no persons in Flatland, only characters filling roles playing a game with information.
No one knows me, I'm a concept, an idea of a thing.

This game is a fight, and I'm in it.
I come to places like rationalia to fight the good fight. I do my networking elsewhere.
No apologies.

[Gallstones]

New Law – Guns Bought in Arizona Buybacks CANNOT Be Destroyed, Will be Sold to Public

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law yesterday a bill that would make the destruction of guns bought through government organizaed buybacks illegal.

The wording of the new law requires that whenever a government sponsored gun buyback takes place the guns acquired must be publicly auctioned off, just like every other piece of non-evidence property.
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Any guns bought will be sold at public auction, but only federally licensed firearms dealers will be permitted to purchase the firearms. Those dealers can then sell the firearms to the general public following the same laws and regulations for normal gun sales.

Obviously, anti gun Democrats prohibitionists were not happy about the measure.

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[Gallstones]

Cuomo’s numbers are on a downward slide with upstate voters

Cuomo blames his falling poll numbers among upstate voters on the gun control law he quickly pushed through the Legislature in January, but the tiny town of Prattsville can serve as a reminder to any politician that popularity can be fleeting.

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[Gallstones]

PBS.org Congressional Action on Guns Poll results
A self selected informal survey--from a liberal site.

[Rum]

Yes by all means! Your right to own guns is of course far more important than protecting children from them. Rights after all trump everything.

[Collector1337]

Yes by all means! Your right to own guns is of course far more important than protecting children from them. Rights after all trump everything.

LOL! THE CHILDREN! JUST THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

How pathetic.

What's your solution? Ban all guns for "the children?"

[Rum]

Yes by all means! Your right to own guns is of course far more important than protecting children from them. Rights after all trump everything.

LOL! THE CHILDREN! JUST THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

How pathetic.

What's your solution? Ban all guns for "the children?"

Yes. Guns are very bad. They are designed to kill people. We should get rid of all of them. All of them. Like I means ALL.

Unless of course you are in favour of killing people. In which case I don't like you.

[Coito ergo sum]

Rum,

Isn't Gallstones' position that it's safer for people have guns, or at least not any less safe? They seem to be suggesting that that the the guns are to be used for self-defense and such. And, in some cases people have saved their lives and the lives of others with them. Would you feel it proper on their part to cast your argument as it being far more important to ban guns than let people save their children's lives from criminals?

...seems an unproductive line of argumentation.

Guns aren't just for killing people, by the way. They are also used for killing animals for food, and the US is not a small country. We have vast tracts of land with people living on them in remote areas. Guns are a useful tool there, and it's not feasible to get rid of "all" guns. That is a simplistic notion, born of a myopia that comes from thinking everyone lives or ought to live like you do.

[Rum]

I decline to discuss this issue further.

[Coito ergo sum]

On this issue, you tend to scoff and mock, not discuss.

[Seth]

G.. what happened to you?

This kind of unilateral rubbish isn't characteristic of the person I knew. Absurd characterization of your opposition was never in your nature. Neither was smug gloating mockery.

Probably has something to do with having to rebut the same old anti-gun crap endlessly while the hopolophobes refuse to even engage the debate honestly.

How many times have I pointed out to BG that one's civil rights are not a matter of statistical analysis without his so much as responding?

Dozens, if not hundreds.

Gun-banners are idiots who have narrow crevices substituting for minds and it's utterly useless to try to honestly debate them or attempt to convince them of anything other than their blind, mindless hatred of gun owners and advocates. I know I'm fed up with it, which is why I don't put the effort into my posts that I used to. The only reason to respond at all is to make sure that the lies they tell don't go unchallenged, for the benefit of the lurkers in the forum...and the credulous newbies who might think they have a point if no one disagrees with their idiocy.