Armed with Knowledge
I was curious if anyone knows of any anti-tea party groups.
Michael Clark
As "dogngun", I have been posting on MANY gun oriented sites for years. I have tried to insert some awareness that Democrats/liberals DO indeed own guns and do not support antigun legislation or "confiscation" as many on the right have been taught. This has led to my being asked to leave some sites, and twice after I posted such"blasphemies" my computer was attacked from outside to the point where I lost all my saved material and had to re-program it completely from scratch.
Lately, I see some glimmering of understanding on even the mos right wing gun forums that the left does indeed own and know how to use firearms and that we do advocate the right of self defense. I believe this is helpful and I urge anyone here who visits gun related sites to add even a little indicator of left or liberal or Democratic leanings perhaps in a signature line. It will help to spread the truth - that many liberals own and carry weapons to protect their lives and families and that this issue can no longer be used to split voters from Democratic/liberal causes.
FWIW, I have been voting Democratic since the mid 1960's and have been shooting since age 10 when I learned how in the Cub Scouts. I have had a PA State License to Carry a Firearm for over 15 years, and I carry one daily for protection and have guns to defend my home. I am a very liberal Democrat, far to the left of our President- some members of other gun forums have compared me toi Castro, Stalin and Mao. I am a Vietnam era vet of the 82nd Airborne Division and a retired PA state civil service worker in the mental health field.
Thank you for reading.
mark
dogngun
Democrats for Gun Ownership We believe in an individual’s right to keep and bear arms. We firmly believe it was the intent of our forefathers that these arms not only be suited for domestic utility and defense, but comprise sufficient means to assemble a militia capable of protecting a State from oppression.
Gun ownership is not a “public health issue.” The scientific integrity of epidemiological studies that treat gun ownership as a disease are, at best, skewed and biased. This is an intellectually dishonest argument that ostensibly makes the case that the right to keep and bear arms should be revoked because it is unhealthy. Exercising one’s rights, in the face of adversity or oppression, is often unhealthy, on an individual level.
Gun control is a divisive wedge issue that has been historically used to divide rural and urban voters.
We'd like to know what other Democrats think about this, a traditionally conservative stance...
Robert Hust
Who are some good Minnesota DFL representatives that would help support a gun rights bill?