Biginge
SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
Is it just me or did Wayne look like part of breakfast was still clinging to the corner of his mouth?
NRA's Wayne LaPierre on Meet The Press This Morning
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1000 people who would talk to a pollster on the phone were interviewed (out of 313 million U.S. citizens). A sampling error rate of +/- 3% and a confidence level of 95%.
Inconclusive, to say the least.
Maybe we should start a movement to draft Magnum? 
I agree, Wayne has been looking a little lacking in confidence, and I wish that when the interviewer asked about new gun laws he would have just said "No".
But, my suggestions, FWIW, is that you go to the websites of the news organizations, find the right section, and post your comments to reinforce the facts. The facts being, the AWB was tried and made no difference in crime rates, the fact that criminals and the deranged have already made the decision to disregard the law, the fact that areas that have had strict gun control have had the highest rates of violent crime while areas with the highest ownership of guns have the lowest rates.
We can win if we all make the effort. Don't just send your money to the NRA, GOA, SAF, etc., and think that your job is done. It will take more than that to turn the tide, and we will all feel the pain if we allow our rights to be diminished.
With the internet we have the power to contact media and elected officials whenever we want, as many times as we want. It takes time, its a hassle, but the cost of not pitching in are going to be far worse than the inconvenience of writing some emails/posting comments.
Oh, and for everyone posting in this forum, thanks. I just wish I was seeing more NRA shields.
I agree, Wayne has been looking a little lacking in confidence, and I wish that when the interviewer asked about new gun laws he would have just said "No".
But, my suggestions, FWIW, is that you go to the websites of the news organizations, find the right section, and post your comments to reinforce the facts. The facts being, the AWB was tried and made no difference in crime rates, the fact that criminals and the deranged have already made the decision to disregard the law, the fact that areas that have had strict gun control have had the highest rates of violent crime while areas with the highest ownership of guns have the lowest rates.
We can win if we all make the effort. Don't just send your money to the NRA, GOA, SAF, etc., and think that your job is done. It will take more than that to turn the tide, and we will all feel the pain if we allow our rights to be diminished.
With the internet we have the power to contact media and elected officials whenever we want, as many times as we want. It takes time, its a hassle, but the cost of not pitching in are going to be far worse than the inconvenience of writing some emails/posting comments.
Oh, and for everyone posting in this forum, thanks. I just wish I was seeing more NRA shields.
kraigwy
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Maybe the NRA should hire Ted Nugent as their PR guy.
Well, the Nuge did take down Piers pretty good 
Steve in Vermont
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I am afraid that most people who were on the fence said:
Waiting will not get it done!
I must say that we, and by we I mean the NRA and the Pro-Gun lobby, need to get out in front of this or gun rights will be steam rolled.
The NRA needs to get someone like I described to run point in the public eye. Mr. LaPierre ain't it.
I must say that we, and by we I mean the NRA and the Pro-Gun lobby, need to get out in front of this or gun rights will be steam rolled.
The NRA needs to get someone like I described to run point in the public eye. Mr. LaPierre ain't it.
Ted has too many skeletons in his closet unfortunately. I nominate Clint Eastwood...
Texas Star
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That is precisely the image we don't want, at least, out in front.
BTW, Heston didn't come out for gun rights in a big way until his acting career had reached a dead end. If he had then jumped on the anti-gun bandwagon, he'd have just been another celeb in the crowd. As a pro-gunner, he got far more publicity and became a public figure again. But I do think he believed in our cause. He served it well.
Point is, no other Hollywood type, even if inclined to do so, could risk his acting career for the gun cause.
YogiBear
Absent Comrade
Aloha,
Admittedly Wayne may not be the best choice, but, I don't see anyone
stepping up to take his place.
The Wife and I liked NO Concessions, NO retreat. NO Admissions.
Give them an inch and they'll take off running with it making major
headlines with it.
As had been said before, the Line in the Sand is drawn.
Admittedly Wayne may not be the best choice, but, I don't see anyone
stepping up to take his place.
The Wife and I liked NO Concessions, NO retreat. NO Admissions.
Give them an inch and they'll take off running with it making major
headlines with it.
As had been said before, the Line in the Sand is drawn.
David LaPell
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I am a huge fan of Ted Nugent, and I have been for a long time, but even I don't think he would make a good spokesman for the NRA. He is EXACTLY who the left would like to see gun owners pick though. I agree with Ted not just on guns but on his view on social issues. Ted though is not going to get older gun owners, people in their sixties who are the ones we need in the NRA to come around to standing against the assault weapons ban. They are the ones (not all mind you) who like their hunting rifles, may or may not carry a handgun, but don't like those black rifles. Where I live there are two gun shops, both of them owned by guys over 65 and they want nothing to do with AR's or AK's. I know one when I was going to see Ted Nugent back in 2008 I stopped by because his shop was on the way to the concert, he hates Ted and hates Ted even being in the NRA. Guys of that age group will leave the NRA because they think he is some sort of lunatic.
No if the NRA wants to pick a spokesman, they need someone who is not going to tick off enough the older voters and members, even though Ted himself is in his sixties. I think Tom Selleck is good, and maybe a few others, but again as much as I like Ted, and I do, not for this.
No if the NRA wants to pick a spokesman, they need someone who is not going to tick off enough the older voters and members, even though Ted himself is in his sixties. I think Tom Selleck is good, and maybe a few others, but again as much as I like Ted, and I do, not for this.
Stophel
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You are correct. The simple fact of the matter is that "we" are outnumbered. And "we" will continue to be more and more outnumbered in the future. Even among gunowners, many, perhaps even most, just have a shotgun to hunt with, or have granddad's old pistol, and never really shoot, and they couldn't care less about defending themselves or their State against the tyranny of the central government, which they STILL believe to be an impossibility, preferring to blindly repose in the comfort of their gilded chains and sordid affluence...
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jtpur
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David Gregory was obnoxious, but Wayne, looked ill at ease and was a horrible spokesman. When Gregory held up the five round magazine, and compared it to a thirty rounder ( smugly I may add) Wayne missed the obvious comeback. All he should have said was, David do you want your Government raiding every home in America to confiscate all thirty round Magiznes? Unless you do, what will stop the next mental person from using one. Make no mistake, this is not about protecting children, it is about government control, and an eventual ban of all firearms.
Better yet, he could have informed Gregory that his possession of the 30 round mag was a violation of the DC gun laws, and the he, David Gregory, was technically now a felon. That would've been priceless!
ETA http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journa...regory-Violates-DC-Gun-Laws-on-Meet-The-Press
ETA2, looks like this is taking off. see link below for WH petition and this:
http://thepatriotperspective.wordpr...d-gregory-violates-dc-gun-law-on-national-tv/
ETA http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journa...regory-Violates-DC-Gun-Laws-on-Meet-The-Press
ETA2, looks like this is taking off. see link below for WH petition and this:
http://thepatriotperspective.wordpr...d-gregory-violates-dc-gun-law-on-national-tv/
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Well, that didn't take long!
WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:
Press charges against David Gregory for possession of a 30-round, high capacity assault rifle magazine in Washington D.C
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pe...high-capacity-assault-rifle-magazine/gMNRPpPl
ETA a stolen quote from another board: "Irony (from the Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία eirōneía, meaning dissimulation or feigned ignorance) example-
While airing Meet the Press in Washington DC, 12/23/12 David Gregory is in posession of a high capacity magazine in which case he tries to prove that they would not exist or be available if they were made illigal federally- which is/was currently illegal in Washington at the time of broadcast.
WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:
Press charges against David Gregory for possession of a 30-round, high capacity assault rifle magazine in Washington D.C
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pe...high-capacity-assault-rifle-magazine/gMNRPpPl
ETA a stolen quote from another board: "Irony (from the Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία eirōneía, meaning dissimulation or feigned ignorance) example-
While airing Meet the Press in Washington DC, 12/23/12 David Gregory is in posession of a high capacity magazine in which case he tries to prove that they would not exist or be available if they were made illigal federally- which is/was currently illegal in Washington at the time of broadcast.
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