Posts: 69247
Threads: 3759
Joined: August 2, 2009
Reputation:
259
The GOP and Guns
August 30, 2012 at 12:24 pm
I'm sure our saner European members will be shocked by this but none of us who live in the Lala-land that the US has become will be surprised.
http://apnews.excite.com/article/2012083...NIAO1.html
Quote:TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Republicans have strengthened the pro-gun-rights portion of their party platform, including a new call for unlimited bullet capacities in guns, in a defiant response to criticism that followed recent mass shootings at a Colorado cinema and an Arizona congresswoman's gathering.
Apparently they want to give shooters belt-fed machine guns!
Posts: 2203
Threads: 44
Joined: July 28, 2012
Reputation:
38
RE: The GOP and Guns
August 30, 2012 at 12:29 pm
(August 30, 2012 at 12:24 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I'm sure our saner European members will be shocked by this but none of us who live in the Lala-land that the US has become will be surprised.
http://apnews.excite.com/article/2012083...NIAO1.html
Quote:TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Republicans have strengthened the pro-gun-rights portion of their party platform, including a new call for unlimited bullet capacities in guns, in a defiant response to criticism that followed recent mass shootings at a Colorado cinema and an Arizona congresswoman's gathering.
Apparently they want to give shooters belt-fed machine guns!
Great. Because every gun-toting wacko in the US of A needs a machine gun.
It kills me that the republican platform is so far right, yet Romney is trying to distance himself from it. It's like he thinks his party's platform has nothing to do with what he will do if elected.
Posts: 2966
Threads: 124
Joined: May 12, 2011
Reputation:
30
RE: The GOP and Guns
August 30, 2012 at 12:32 pm
So they want minimi's and gatlin guns.......... nice.
Posts: 67189
Threads: 140
Joined: June 28, 2011
Reputation:
162
RE: The GOP and Guns
August 30, 2012 at 12:34 pm
I really would love to get my hands on a 249 or a 240b, I don't know why this call is warranted though, aftermarket mods already allow this if one were so inclined.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
Posts: 69247
Threads: 3759
Joined: August 2, 2009
Reputation:
259
RE: The GOP and Guns
August 30, 2012 at 12:38 pm
Quote:It kills me that the republican platform is so far right, yet Romney is trying to distance himself from it.
Especially since his delegates provided the majority that wrote it.
Posts: 2203
Threads: 44
Joined: July 28, 2012
Reputation:
38
RE: The GOP and Guns
August 30, 2012 at 12:48 pm
(August 30, 2012 at 12:38 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Especially since his delegates provided the majority that wrote it.
Not to mention he selected a running mate to pander to them.
Posts: 2886
Threads: 132
Joined: May 8, 2011
Reputation:
31
RE: The GOP and Guns
August 30, 2012 at 12:52 pm
(August 30, 2012 at 12:34 pm)Rhythm Wrote: I really would love to get my hands on a 249 or a 240b, I don't know why this call is warranted though, aftermarket mods already allow this if one were so inclined.
I'd rather have an MG-42.
Save a life. Adopt a greyhound.
![[Image: JUkLw58.gif]](https://i.imgur.com/JUkLw58.gif)
Posts: 2966
Threads: 124
Joined: May 12, 2011
Reputation:
30
RE: The GOP and Guns
August 30, 2012 at 1:02 pm
brb - moving to Merica so I can live out my Call of Duty dreams.......
Posts: 67189
Threads: 140
Joined: June 28, 2011
Reputation:
162
RE: The GOP and Guns
August 30, 2012 at 1:04 pm
(August 30, 2012 at 12:52 pm)popeyespappy Wrote: (August 30, 2012 at 12:34 pm)Rhythm Wrote: I really would love to get my hands on a 249 or a 240b, I don't know why this call is warranted though, aftermarket mods already allow this if one were so inclined.
I'd rather have an MG-42. MG-42 is a classic...definitely another one I'd like to fire. By the by, when I mentioned "aftermarket" I was referring to duct-tape........
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
Posts: 1994
Threads: 161
Joined: August 17, 2010
Reputation:
29
RE: The GOP and Guns
August 31, 2012 at 7:15 am
(This post was last modified: August 31, 2012 at 7:19 am by Justtristo.)
(August 30, 2012 at 12:24 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I'm sure our saner European members will be shocked by this but none of us who live in the Lala-land that the US has become will be surprised.
http://apnews.excite.com/article/2012083...NIAO1.html
Quote:TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Republicans have strengthened the pro-gun-rights portion of their party platform, including a new call for unlimited bullet capacities in guns, in a defiant response to criticism that followed recent mass shootings at a Colorado cinema and an Arizona congresswoman's gathering.
Apparently they want to give shooters belt-fed machine guns!
They should go further and advocate the legal ownership by civilians such weapons as rocket launchers and tanks.
undefined
|
