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Gun Control Reform Activism

CTyankee

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5. well, after my experience in talking about background checks, I dunno...

Reply to Decoy of Fenris (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 24, 2013, 03:38 PM

Sep 2013

When several RKBA folks volunteered that they, too, thought background checks were a good thing, I thought there was a floor of support there, but then, all of a sudden, there was this "Now your side has to give up something." I was pretty taken aback. Where I thought there was mutual agreement, at least on the whole idea o f background checks, it turns out it was really a quid pro quo! I felt a little bit duped...

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this kind of thing should go nation-wide! lastlib Sep 2013 #1

I wonder how our friends in RKBA feel about this. It would be interesting to find out... CTyankee Sep 2013 #2

I think you'd find quite a bit of support. Decoy of Fenris Sep 2013 #3

well, after my experience in talking about background checks, I dunno... CTyankee Sep 2013 #5

Actually I don't see much of a problem with it. SoutherDem Sep 2013 #4