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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,956 posts)
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 07:36 PM Nov 2013

Gun Lobbyist Larry Pratt Says Guns Were in the Bible and God is 'Judging' Unarmed Americans



Gun Owners of America Executive Director Larry Pratt recently warned unarmed Americans that he had found firearms in the Bible, and that was proof that God was "judging" unarmed Americans and "blessing" the gun owners.

In video obtained by Right Wing Watch of Pratt speaking to at an Oklahoma Second Amendment Association breakfast sponsored by the Tulsa 912 Project earlier this month, he argued that gun control laws were a way that "we will know we are under God's judgement."

He pointed to a story in the Book of Samuel, where only two men in Israel had a sword "as a result of their sinfulness."

"Finally in his mercy, God enables them to win in a battle and rearm," Pratt explained. "But that must have been one nasty battle, to go into battle with with only two guys with a gun! And everybody else empty handed. So, I would submit that we should not go into battle empty handed."

"But the only way to avoid that is to be on our knees and to be asking for God's pleasure," he added. "If the country comes back to the Lord -- as he told Solomon in that great prayer -- then he will repent of what he's done to the country, he will heal the land, restore it and put his blessing upon it."

"And we should be praying that we will all be able to go around armed because that will be one outward indicator that we have God's blessing."

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Gun Lobbyist Larry Pratt Says Guns Were in the Bible and God is 'Judging' Unarmed Americans (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2013 OP
I don't know what to feel more shame about This a$$ who is talking this crap OR the people who diabeticman Nov 2013 #1
Jesus carried an AR-15 on a TRex while taking money from the poor and giving to the rich. neverforget Nov 2013 #2
Wait! If I'm asking for God"s pleasure... catnhatnh Nov 2013 #3
also the Second Commandment Enrique Nov 2013 #4
"...be on our knees and to be asking for God's pleasure..."?????? El Supremo Nov 2013 #5
Another damn safeinOhio Nov 2013 #6
I knoweth what thou art thinking: "Dost thou prayeth six times or only five?" Initech Nov 2013 #7
Maketh mine day, heretic Lancero Nov 2013 #9
Dost thou feel lucky , well doeth you, punk? Initech Nov 2013 #10
It was a typo Spirochete Nov 2013 #8
Genuinely sick stuff. Paladin Nov 2013 #11
"And thus did the Lord bust an almighty cap in the ass of the Pharisees, Codeine Nov 2013 #12
I always figured that whenever it talked about the 'rod' of Moses, it petronius Nov 2013 #13
I found evidence of Larry Pratt in the Bible. nyquil_man Nov 2013 #14

diabeticman

(3,121 posts)
1. I don't know what to feel more shame about This a$$ who is talking this crap OR the people who
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 07:39 PM
Nov 2013

are going to believe this crap and start repeating it.

neverforget

(9,436 posts)
2. Jesus carried an AR-15 on a TRex while taking money from the poor and giving to the rich.
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 07:43 PM
Nov 2013

He was also born in America and said "greed is good".

If you're going to make shit up, you might as well go all out.

El Supremo

(20,365 posts)
5. "...be on our knees and to be asking for God's pleasure..."??????
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 07:49 PM
Nov 2013

Well, at least he's all for that kind of stuff!

Paladin

(28,254 posts)
11. Genuinely sick stuff.
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 10:52 PM
Nov 2013

Whenever you think the gun militancy movement has bottomed out, something like this comes to light.
 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
12. "And thus did the Lord bust an almighty cap in the ass of the Pharisees,
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 10:56 PM
Nov 2013

and the people of Galilee saw then that He had Stood His Ground, and it was good."

petronius

(26,602 posts)
13. I always figured that whenever it talked about the 'rod' of Moses, it
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 11:04 PM
Nov 2013

was just an archaic word for 'gat.' And that loaves-and-fishes bit is obviously a euphemism for magazine capacity (i..e, more is better, but a skilled user can do a lot with just a little ammo). Really, when you look closely, pretty much the whole book is about guns (and pit bulls)...

nyquil_man

(1,443 posts)
14. I found evidence of Larry Pratt in the Bible.
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 11:12 PM
Nov 2013
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool. - Proverbs 26:1
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