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Gun Control Reform Activism

Aristus

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1. The great reversal.

Reply to flamin lib (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 04:29 PM

Aug 2016

When the Federal Assault Weapons Ban went into effect, the NRA stopped lobbying Congress, and started focussing on state legislatures, which is how we got the rash of "Stand your Ground" - (murder permitted) bills passed.

Well, now the states are fighting back.

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Gun control goes on the ballot [View all] flamin lib Aug 2016 OP

The great reversal. Aristus Aug 2016 #1

Exactly, and the NRA used ALEC billh58 Aug 2016 #3

Comedian Chris Rock suggested a similar idea misterhighwasted Aug 2016 #2