This is topic Ok, So shouldn't the "Million Mom March" have more than three thousand people? in forum Books, Films, Food and Culture at Hatrack River Forum.
Ok the first one only has 300,000, closer to a million, but this one is just sad, it only had 3,000 people. Strike anyone else as funny?
Posted by Richard Berg (Member # 133) on :
Not any funnier than the factually bankrupt basis of the entire movement.
Posted by Rhaegar The Fool (Member # 5811) on :
Too true, but none the less, they can;t even get a third of a million people to a million mom thing, its just kindof a bad sign.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
We're all too busy being moms to have time to travel and march anywhere...
FG
Posted by Rhaegar The Fool (Member # 5811) on :
Then why not just call it the "Small amount of bored people marching for a stupid bill march"?
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
Forgive me, what is the million mom march? Is it gun control?
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
quote:Then why not just call it the "Small amount of bored people marching for a stupid bill march"?
Because some of us respect people's right to march for something they believe in.
Posted by Richard Berg (Member # 133) on :
Forgive me if I have no respect for people who base public policy off what they saw in Rambo.
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Soooo, what were they marching for?
Posted by Richard Berg (Member # 133) on :
The AWB is set to expire.
[ May 11, 2004, 07:06 PM: Message edited by: Richard Berg ]
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Among other things, the Republicans are trying to push through legal sales of assault weapons, repeal of the Brady bill (ie return to immediate possession of weapons upon purchase, no background checking, etc), relegalization of bodyarmor-piercing "copkiller" bullets.
[ May 11, 2004, 07:07 PM: Message edited by: aspectre ]
Posted by Kasie H (Member # 2120) on :
quote:Forgive me if I have no respect for people who base public policy off what they saw in Rambo.
Maybe their son or daughter was killed in a gun-related crime and they really, really don't believe assault weapons should be on the street.
*thoroughly, thoroughly irritated by this thread*
[ May 11, 2004, 07:31 PM: Message edited by: Kasie H ]
Posted by Richard Berg (Member # 133) on :
Assault rifles are regulated under the 1934 NFA as amended by the GCA 68 and FOPA 86. The bill that will sunset this year is the one that bans pistol grips because they "facilitate firing from the hip." (Try it sometime.)
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
quote: Among other things, the Republicans are trying to push through legal sales of assault weapons, repeal of the Brady bill (ie return to immediate possession of weapons upon purchase, no background checking, etc), relegalization of bodyarmor-piercing "copkiller" bullets.
Why? It's perfectly reasonable to want background checks and making body armour piercing bullets is reasonable too.
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
quote:*thoroughly, thoroughly irritated by this thread*
Boy, if I had a nickel...
Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
You'd purchase an assault rifle?
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
If we continue to hunt deer with sissy regular rifles and shotguns, they're going to evolve very thick skin and possibly take over the world.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
*burst out laughing* Bobble, that was priceless. You get the first laugh of the day.
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
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