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In reply to the discussion: Former Speaker of the House Tom Foley dies at 84 [View all]Cleita
(75,480 posts)16. Guess who was ginning up all the talk about that?
I was living in Idaho then and we received much of our media from Spokane. The assault weapons ban would have been a non-issue if there hadn't been this push from the hard right through their radio and TV mouthpieces to make it into one.
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Yet it was solid Democrats who told Pres. Clinton what would happen if he insisted on the AWB.
Ranchemp.
Oct 2013
#20
I think you underestimate the number of centrists/swing voters, and Democrats that own firearms
AtheistCrusader
Oct 2013
#30