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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 11:35 AM Original message |
Don’t shoot: NRA bans guns from its annual meeting |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
1. ! |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
2. Venues have the right to restrict carry on site... just like homeowners in their homes. |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. To me it just seems odd that they would hold their convention at a gun-controlled place. Someone |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. The entire state of NC is a "gun controlled place." (n/t) |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
3. Courtesy of X-Digger |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 11:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. But nobody put a gun to their head and made them choose NC or that venue. n/t |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. They hold a meeting every year, and try to hold it in a different place |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. If I was going to hold a wine festival, I'd hold it someplace that would let us drink wine. |
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shadowrider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. The NRA had nothing to do with whether or not their members could carry |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. And the NRA chose to hold their convention in a venue that bans guns in a state that bans guns |
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shadowrider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:26 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. What's your point? |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. My point is that if the NRA wanted guns at their convention, they could have had guns. |
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shadowrider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Not everyone boycotts states or cities for some ridiculous cause |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 01:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Exactly. They intentionally chose a gun-free site to hold their gun convention. Again. n/t |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 01:11 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. "Again"? Try 2009 - Phoenix & Louisville. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 01:18 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I didn't say anything about Phoeniz or Louisville. Just that this wasn't the first time. n/t |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Logic fail. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 01:22 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. You've made my point for me. The NRA did the same thing there as well. |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 01:30 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. "Guns at The NRA Convention is bad." -- logic fail again |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 02:36 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. I already won. I don't have to listen to you anymore. n/t |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Translation: You lost and are running away. N/T |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 02:50 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Riiiight.. here, have a cookie |
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jazzhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 07:00 PM Response to Reply #33 |
46. Sorry, you didn't win at all. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 05:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
43. Priorities. |
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one-eyed fat man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
27. ....and they do. A different city every year. |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 01:31 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. And the NRA didn't prohibit guns from the convention in Louisville, either. n/t |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 08:32 PM Response to Reply #13 |
51. The NRA leadership is scared of a crowd full of their followers |
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S_B_Jackson (564 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 10:38 PM Response to Reply #51 |
59. I attended the 2005 NRA National Convention in Houston... |
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ManiacJoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 01:32 AM Response to Reply #51 |
62. How did you jump to that conclusion?!?!??? |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 01:56 PM Response to Reply #10 |
32. The NRA convention is not a "gun festival". |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 02:54 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Another Larry Niven - Jerry Pournelle fan! |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 09:08 PM Response to Reply #37 |
57. Bien sur, mon ami! n/t |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 07:09 PM Response to Reply #7 |
48. Good luck |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Why did they choose it? nt |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
6. NC state law. AFAIK the NRA convention usually allows carry in states where it's legal. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. They should urge their members to DEFY the ban. Like if President Obama were speaking nearby. n/t |
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Katya Mullethov (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 04:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
38. Banner Idea ! |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 06:48 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. LOL! I wish! n/t |
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Katya Mullethov (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 08:33 AM Response to Reply #45 |
63. It would make it so much easier to forget |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 04:46 PM Response to Reply #11 |
39. Why would they cater to your cartoon-villain caricature? |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 07:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
49. What laws were broken? |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
16. LOL! |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
18. Unrec for deceptive subject line |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 01:26 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. You're right. It should be, "NRA Again Chooses Gun-Free site for Gun Convention." n/t |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Really, did guns travel there by themselves? |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 01:38 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. "NRA Chooses Gun-Controlled site for Gun Convention" nt |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 02:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. That works, too. n/t |
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Glassunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
21. Headline fail! (nt) |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
40. Unrec, the OP is a liar. |
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shadowrider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 05:04 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Come on, we all know an anti would never, ever manipulate a headline |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
42. Wow, a gun ban lobbyist says jump, and the media says "how high?" |
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Callisto32 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
44. Your title is HIGHLY misleading. |
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jazzhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 07:02 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. A member of the pro-"control" movement attempting to mislead? |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 08:23 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. The gun lobby astroturfers are scared of their own followers! |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 08:38 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Be careful there... |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 08:46 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Yea< I listened to the NRA spokesman this morning on NPR bragging about teabagger support |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 09:04 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. And that has what? to do with your claim? |
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jazzhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 11:49 PM Response to Reply #50 |
60. Looks like post #46 applies to you as well. n/t |
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east texas lib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
54. Well then, had the attendees all been packing heat what would be your headline? |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 09:06 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. Probably the same things that made the headlines during the Phoenix convention... |
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east texas lib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 09:54 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Hey what's up! |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 12:31 AM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Haven't had time to check yet. |
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