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Old 05-08-2012, 08:11 AM
 
Location: Home, Home on the Front Range
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Boy, if this really rankles your chains, wait til you hear about the Happy Meal ban.
Shhhh.
Probably want to keep that one under wraps for another four years.
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Old 05-08-2012, 08:11 AM
 
Location: Chicago, IL
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I don't believe in state by state measures for gun control b/c of how easy it is to transport banned guns from one state to another.
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Old 05-08-2012, 08:13 AM
 
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
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The advertisers running the Republican campaigns realize that when dealing with uncritical people perception is far more important than fact. By continuously accusing president Obama of made up 'crimes" they create a perception of incompetence where none is justified. Disproving a negative is more difficult than "proving" one.

BTW – Anger is a drug. It triggers the greatest stimulant in the world. It is very addictive.
The Dark Side of The Force is a pathway to many abilities, some consider to be unnatural...

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Old 05-08-2012, 08:14 AM
 
Location: Old Bellevue, WA
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Excellent topic. Efforts to shout down the OP for bringing up a four-year-old topic should remind us of Santayana's famous quote: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." So often the left gets an F in history.

As an illustration, we had a very similar situation in Seattle just a months ago when a judge tossed a gun ban for city parks that had been enacted by ultra-liberal Mayor Greg Nickels, and continued by his ultra-lib successor Mike McGinn. State law is crystal clear that local gov'ts can't enact their own gun laws, so everyone knew this ban would be tossed, and it was. The city had to take down 116 metal signs it had put up in parks with a pic of a gun in a red circle with a red slash. A reporter thought the signs might be collectors items, but a parks spokesman was doubtful that anyone would want them.
Local News | Judge's ruling ends Seattle parks gun ban | Seattle Times Newspaper
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Old 05-08-2012, 08:24 AM
 
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
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Wow, Altered Images, old school!! Still one of my favorite bands from the New Wave era.
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Old 05-08-2012, 08:28 AM
 
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So this was settled in 2008 (in your favor) and you're still angry enough to start a discussion about it?

And you don't even live in San Francisco - or anywhere near it. You live in Des Moines, Iowa.
Yeah, because nobody from New England ever gave their 2¢ about Arizona's immigration law.
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Old 05-08-2012, 08:30 AM
 
Location: North America
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Excellent topic. Efforts to shout down the OP for bringing up a four-year-old topic should remind us of Santayana's famous quote: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." So often the left gets an F in history.

As an illustration, we had a very similar situation in Seattle just a months ago when a judge tossed a gun ban for city parks that had been enacted by ultra-liberal Mayor Greg Nickels, and continued by his ultra-lib successor Mike McGinn. State law is crystal clear that local gov'ts can't enact their own gun laws, so everyone knew this ban would be tossed, and it was. The city had to take down 116 metal signs it had put up in parks with a pic of a gun in a red circle with a red slash. A reporter thought the signs might be collectors items, but a parks spokesman was doubtful that anyone would want them.
Local News | Judge's ruling ends Seattle parks gun ban | Seattle Times Newspaper

Oh, puhleeeez. If the guy wanted to be (fake) outraged at something, why didn't he post the attempted gun ban in Tampa during the scheduled GOP convention? His Google must be busted.
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Old 05-08-2012, 08:30 AM
 
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Many people don't know or remember what Proposition H was but basically, it was an attempt by the city of San Francisco to ban gun sales and possession within city limits.

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In October 2008, San Francisco was forced to pay a $380,000 settlement to the National Rifle Association and other plaintiffs to cover the costs of litigating Proposition H.
Stereotype much. Not all liberals are against guns nor does one city represent the overall group of people. Somehow I suspect if this were 40 years ago you'd be writing posts about how you hate certain other groups.
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Old 05-08-2012, 08:34 AM
 
Location: Boston, MA
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The advertisers running the Republican campaigns realize that when dealing with uncritical people perception is far more important than fact. By continuously accusing president Obama of made up 'crimes" they create a perception of incompetence where none is justified. Disproving a negative is more difficult than "proving" one.

BTW – Anger is a drug. It triggers the greatest stimulant in the world. It is very addictive.
LOL, Is this why you people are so unsuccessful as disproving them?
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Old 05-08-2012, 08:39 AM
 
Location: Londonderry, NH
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So now I am a "you people"?
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