What did you think of the NRA speech earlier today?

[Right Wing Conservative]

[Artemisc]

They need a new playbook."Now is not the time for questioning laws, now is the time for grieving, blah blah blah...and let's try blaming video games again". Number of children killed in Newtown by video games: 0. Number killed with a gun: 20.

I don't think people are buying it this time.

[greatweather637]

I couldnt help but notice that "While the NRA Was on TV Talking About the Need for More Guns Some Guy Was Walking Up and Down a Road in Pennsylvania Shooting People"

http://gawker.com/5970497/while-the-nra-...ing-people

[Raatz]

I never saw the end of the press conference because it was interrupted by breaking news of a mass shooting in PA.

But if anyone needs shooting, it's Wayne LaPierre.

[sawman87]

it appears the NRA scoured the country for the the worst statement writers available. however the children from that school agreed with him about having police at all schools don't take my word for it ask them. and then listen to them!

[lare]

He showed his true colors when he called on Congress to fund his armed guard in every school plan. At the very least the billion dollar gun industry should donate the weapons, ammo, and training for that cause. What you say, they are not the fault? ok then Congress should fund this by charging a $6000 excise tax on every gun, new or used, that is sold.

[Kenneth]

Quote ~
Why do I need an assault rifle you ask? I don't need it for hunting. I don't need it for home protection from a single invader, or even two. So I echo the sentiment of many gun control advocates; Why do I need an assault rifle, with a high capacity clip no less?

Here is why.
I need an assault rifle because I live under the rule of a government who thinks it has the right to take away my assault rifle; a government who dictates who I can marry, what I can eat, drink, and smoke; a government who uses force to take my money away from me, who charges me rent (property tax) to live in my own home: a government who commits acts of war without the consent of the people, who murders it's own citizens witout probable cause or due process; a government who has monopolized the currency with which I can trade my goods and services, then devalued that currency through inflation and taxation; a government which uses the tyranny of democracy rather than the freedom of a republic.
To put it bluntly, I need an assault rifle in the event that I might have to declare my independence from a tyrannical government.
I'm statistically unlikely to ever shoot an intruder in my home. I'm statistically unlikely to ever be in the position to stop one of these rare mass killings at a school, as these things happen far less often than the media would have you believe. However, whether you are Democrat or Republican, you can easily find countless instances of the government stepping all over your rights, whether it be on social issues (marriage, gay rights, religious rights, etc.) or fiscal issues (taxation, property rights, business regulations, etc.)

So, how likely is it you will use your assault rifle to prevent a school shooting?
Not very likely at all. However, how likely is it that you will need your assault rifle for the purpose of protecting your rights from a tyrannical government? Well, the fact that we are having this conversation not only shows that it is increasingly likely, but it also clearly demonstrates the reason why the right to bear arms is unalienable.
When a tyrannical government uses it's assault rifles to take away my rights, it would be beyond immoral to expect me to defend those rights with my grandpa's shotgun. That is why I need an assault rifle.
http://www.dailypaul.com/266890/why-do-i...e?from=lbp