Will the heartless NRA move their convention to Virginia, and repeat what they did in Denver a few years ago?
anonymous
1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Will the heartless NRA move their convention to Virginia, and repeat what they did in Denver a few years ago?
Fourteen answers:
anonymous
2007-04-16 15:33:24 UTC
Why should people get mad? They should get mad at those who continue to attack the Constitution. The media won't report that though. Ask the average person in CO and I doubt they cared. Just like the average black guy could care less what Imus said, but you wouldn't know that by the way it was portrayed. I live in VA, and I wouldn't be offended at all. In fact, I would be there. Also...
THERE HQ IS ALREADY IN VA!!! WE'LL MEET THERE!!! HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!
anonymous
2007-04-16 15:36:53 UTC
possibly and the ACLU will defend their right to do it
libh8r13f
2007-04-16 15:34:30 UTC
lol, if the NRA was in the area this guy would not have had sucha high body count. If all the staff at that school had a gun he would have been killed after his first shot, but isntead since no one has protection he killed over 30 and wounded dozens of others.
BekindtoAnimals22
2007-04-16 16:36:36 UTC
This kind of episode inclines many people to want gun ownership banned. The NRA is the major lobby that is stopping that from happening. I suppose they get hate mail when something like this happens. Is it possible that their convention was set up a year before it actually took place? You can't set up a convention all that quickly. Perhaps they should have canceled it.
To be honest, given what is going on in the world today, if no guns were available, I would think someone in the state of mind that this killer was in, would just devise a bomb.
anonymous
2007-04-16 15:37:50 UTC
That meeting in Denver was planned years in advance, and many of the scheduled events were canceled except for the members voting meeting, which was required by state law.
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2016-10-03 06:19:16 UTC
i'm constructive you being a recommendations lifeless liberal that's what liberals might desire to do to be a liberal gun administration bigot, as they have for years. It has on no account been the NRA murdering human beings, it has continually been the liberals. On September 28, 1868, a mob of Democrats massacred almost 3 hundred African-American Republicans in Opelousas, Louisiana. The savagery began whilst racist Democrats attacked a newspaper editor, a white Republican and schoolteacher for ex-slaves. a number of African-individuals rushed to the help of their pal, and in reaction, Democrats went on a “***** hunt,” killing each African-American (all of whom have been Republicans) contained in the section they might discover. In 1863 a Democrat shot and killed Abraham Lincoln, President of the U. S.. In 1983 a registered Democrat shot and wounded Ronald Reagan. In 2007 a registered Democrat named Seung-Hui Cho shot and killed 32 human beings in Virginia Tech. In 2010 a mentally unwell registered Democrat named Jared Lee Loughner shot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing 6 others. In 2011 a registered Democrat named James Holmes went right into a action picture teach and shot and killed 12 human beings. In 2013 a registered Democrat named Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 human beings in a school. one might desire to pass on, yet you get the factor, whether the media does no longer. for sure, there's a concern with Democrats and weapons, all liberals might desire to be banned from having firearms. Why is it not one of the disturbed and evil adult males, who scouse borrow weapons, or purchase them bent on evil, to kill action picture-goers and youngsters at school, has ever been pointed out as a conservative NRA member?
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2007-04-16 16:14:14 UTC
I hope not! The Denver location was selected before the Columbine incident.
Even television programming was changed around that tragedy to show sensitivity to the event, as the same with 9/11. The NRA was so "sighted" on the issue, they forgot to check for safety before "firing" away!
But the NRA has used "incident locations" to try to highlight their stands in the past. Not all members of the NRA supported that Denver blunder and let the NRA know.
anonymous
2007-04-16 15:32:54 UTC
Let's first find out if this sicko gunman legally owned this gun or not. Most people who commit violent crimes with guns aren't even legal owners of guns. Just like those disgusting Columbine kids. They stole the guns from their parents. Leave the NRA alone. Without the ability to leagally own guns, we'd all be sitting ducks for all the criminals that own them illegally.
anonymous
2007-04-16 15:36:43 UTC
The killer probably had a membership in the NRA. That's where the gun nuts tend to go.
Let me add, when I was in college, I always heard about this one asian gun nut who would read gun magazines in the computer lab and say things like wanting to join the marines to go kill "ragheads", in front of everybody. He might have even been responsible for slashing one of my friend's tires (a muslim).
I was an engineering major and so was him. Makes me wonder if he moved to Virginia for grad school.
Bodie
2007-04-16 15:43:26 UTC
It doesn't appear that anyone will be able to answer your question without giving their two cents about gun control so I will give it a try.
Given today's events at V. Tech, I do think the NRA will hold a convention in Virginia. They have a tendency to hold their conventions in locations where gun tragedies recently occurred. I guess their logic is that they want to make it clear that the NRA supports the legal use of firearms and opposes the tragedies that have just taken place, but it really just seems to tick a lot of people off. And those ticked off people end up calling for tougher gun measures which the NRA obviously opposes. Their logic on going to places where gun tragedies occurred never really made sense to me.
Eyota Xin
2007-04-16 15:38:55 UTC
While there cause might be good its the way in which they bring attention to it that makes the message take a back seat to the presentation.
Perhaps letting the victims of a violent crime, involving assault rifles and multiple deaths, have a moment of rest and reflection before forcing the issue of gun advocacy down their throat while in their very back yard might do better to the NRA's cause.
It might even generate a little good publicity for the NRA and bring their message out to the forefront for once.
Possibly even putting agenda aside and helping the victims of gun violence would do more to promote your message .
Maybe the NRA could display a little more social sensitivity on issues like this. And put off gun promotion till after the dust settles.
odinwarrior
2007-04-16 15:36:04 UTC
I doubt you own a gun. Thus said, what is it, did the NRA rape you or something? Whats with all the anti-NRA BS today.
judyarb1945
2007-04-16 15:35:40 UTC
I hate and fear the NRA. Any group that has their power is not a good thing. Guns are available to too many people. Our forefathers are spinning in their graves. They NEVER would have pictured America with the availability of weapons like this. This is not the "old uncivilized west" anymore. And as to someone being "limp wristed" because they oppose the NRA, well, that is just stupid. Do you hear me?? That is just stupid!!!
HiketheWild09
2007-04-16 15:37:19 UTC
That event was already scheduled and they scaled back many of the activities that were planned. But liberal spin is what it is and trying to connect the dots in order to spin lies is common practice with liberals.
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