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onehandle

(51,122 posts)
2. Exactly. They get big boners when there are mass shootings.
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 02:09 PM
Dec 2012

Means a world to their bank accounts and the sales of the gun companies they serve.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
4. Just checked out NRA site. They are promoting Ollie North's latest book. Ollie is a board member.
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 02:17 PM
Dec 2012

Even the Michigan Militia -- which normally has a bunch of racist, gun nuttery on their web site -- took all that down a posted a photo of a crying teddy bear. Not that I believe the hypocrites really mean it.

I'm sure the NRA lobbying machine -- and the gun manufacturers, stores, lovers they represent -- has been very busy this weekend.

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
5. The NRA will just use this to push "Guns in Schools"!
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 02:42 PM
Dec 2012

Just like Big Health Care, they don't care how many people their profit making tactics kill. It's all about money and power.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
6. Replace the eagle with a school targeted in a gun site.
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 03:23 PM
Dec 2012

If we're really going to help the NRA update its image, this would be far more relevant.

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