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Firestorm49

(4,035 posts)
Sat May 5, 2018, 11:18 AM May 2018

2nd Amendment Under Seige

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Maeve (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: Milwaukee Journal May 5

The unpopularly elected current resident in the White House, John Barron, or is it David Dennison, or is it John Miller ( hard to tell these days ) recently spoke at the NRA convention in Dallas and made the incredibly stupid statement (any surprise?) that “ 2nd Amendment rights are under seige.” I nearly wet my pants.
By whom is it under seige, President what’s your name? Could it be the Republican led House of Representatives, or perhaps the Republican led Senate, or the Republican controlled White House, or the Republican dominated Supreme Court? Your guess is as good as mine, but wait, I just had a revelation. It must be Obama and the deep state, still secretly in control of the country, and poised to confiscate every known firearm ever manufactured.
Unfortunately we again must bear witness to inflammatory statements spewing from the mouth of the biggest prevaracationist ever to occupy the Oval Office. This type of inflammatory rhetoric does nothing more than add gasoline to the already flammable political atmosphere in which we live - and, the vitriol comes from the one who is reputed to be OUR “leader.” Integrity be damned! Honesty be damned! This is not leadership, it’s mutiny against the country fueled by an idiot. Oops, did I just say that, or was it John Kelly, or Rex Tillerson? Don’t know. Don’t care. I’m just plain paranoid about what will happen next. This fool needs to be removed from office. He does not represent by any stretch of the imagination the ideals or governance that this country and our Constitution stand for, the ideals for which thousands have died to preserve.

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2nd Amendment Under Seige (Original Post) Firestorm49 May 2018 OP
Must be election time...they are bringing out the 2nd amendment. Can abortion be far behind? eom Frustratedlady May 2018 #1
I'll go with the Deep State that resides in the Dark Web packman May 2018 #2
Was that an editorial? Capperdan May 2018 #3
Main article, page 2 Firestorm49 May 2018 #6
He represents fascist oligarchs, Russia and his personal profits. lark May 2018 #4
To be completely honest... Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #5
Then who are they under seige by? Firestorm49 May 2018 #7
My point is Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #8
The NRA has shreiked that every Democratic candidate for president will confiscate all the guns. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2018 #9
Locking--opinion/analysis Maeve May 2018 #10

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
1. Must be election time...they are bringing out the 2nd amendment. Can abortion be far behind? eom
Sat May 5, 2018, 11:25 AM
May 2018
 

packman

(16,296 posts)
2. I'll go with the Deep State that resides in the Dark Web
Sat May 5, 2018, 11:28 AM
May 2018

Got a telephone scam call yesterday offering to clean my computer of Dark Web traces which would identify me to the Dark State.

Capperdan

(492 posts)
3. Was that an editorial?
Sat May 5, 2018, 11:28 AM
May 2018

Or letter to the editor?

Firestorm49

(4,035 posts)
6. Main article, page 2
Sat May 5, 2018, 11:34 AM
May 2018

Although I have posted many replies to articles, this was my first attempt to actually post a story, which I now realize does not fall within the parameters of the description. I still need to figure out where to post it, but not as much as an editorial. Sorry for the gaff.

lark

(23,099 posts)
4. He represents fascist oligarchs, Russia and his personal profits.
Sat May 5, 2018, 11:32 AM
May 2018

Those are the only things in the world he actually cares about. All the rest of the spew out of his ass mouth are just lies and hate.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,106 posts)
5. To be completely honest...
Sat May 5, 2018, 11:33 AM
May 2018

we are not sure if they ARE under seige or if they are not. The idiot in charge can't get his lies right, just like his lawyers.

“Your Second Amendment rights are under siege,” Trump told the sold-out crowd of approximately 8,000 people who descended on the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas on Friday. “But they will never be under siege as long as I am President.”

Either they are or they are not. It can't be both you orange moron.

Firestorm49

(4,035 posts)
7. Then who are they under seige by?
Sat May 5, 2018, 11:35 AM
May 2018

Ferrets are Cool

(21,106 posts)
8. My point is
Sat May 5, 2018, 11:38 AM
May 2018

that his statement is a perfect contradiction.

He is the pResident. He says while he is pResident, the 2nd amendment rights will NOT be under siege. But, he contradicts himself by saying they ARE under siege.

Sorry, I thought it was perfectly clear.

9. The NRA has shreiked that every Democratic candidate for president will confiscate all the guns.
Sat May 5, 2018, 11:47 AM
May 2018

As a result, for example, just before Obama was sworn in, gun shops sold out of nearly every weapon, and did sell out of every round of ammunition.

The purpose of the NRA is not to protect gun owners' rights, it's to enable gun and ammo manufacturers to sell more of their lethal goods.

Maeve

(42,282 posts)
10. Locking--opinion/analysis
Sat May 5, 2018, 11:48 AM
May 2018

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