The fact that some one wants to know who I voted for in one presidental election and will decide how he feels about me based on one vote is the very reason why I am independent. It is the same as single issue voters its partisan bs
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It is the same as single issue voters its partisan bs
You're actually not a Democrat for gun ownership because that party's leadership is not in favor of gun ownership. You're a Democrat who's willing to look the other way on gun ownership issues.
If your writing skills are any indication of your level of intelligence, (and they usually are), You really shouldn't be starting threads like this.
Really. It won't work out well for you.
I am likely about to open a big can of worms here......
I have been a gun owner for years, grew up hunting and shooting, have a very high percentage of carry, I am a strong supporter of the second amendment.. I am also not a republican but a independent.. But I often find myself supporting democrats more often then republicans! First off being a democrat or a republican for that matter has very little to do with supporting the second amendment! Yes a lot of democrats are anti gun however arguably the most liberal state in the country vermont has no gun laws what so ever!
Just as there are anti gun replubicans and pro choice republicans there are many many progun democrats the media has pushed these stereo types on us! I only mention this because often when reading these forums I just wince when folks say all these democrats who want to take our guns... I prefer the term protectionist these are folks who feel we need to protect ourselvs from our selves and the world would be better without guns and law abiding citzens owning them.. I belive these folks are the problem and I know a hell of alot of republicans who are anti gun and a lot of democrats who are defintly pro gun!!
I also mention this as to mention anyone here who is a democrat there is a group called democrats for gun ownership that has a decent sized lobby in washington and you can find and join them on the web! I am a member of both democrats for gunownership and the nra and for that matter most other progun lobbys I can dump my moneny into as I said being a indy I get to play both sides...Don't want to turn this into a giant internet argument about dems being for taxes and big goverment and republicans being for the wealthy or any of that bs there are plenty of places on the web for that.. Just hate to see the genralization of the democrats are after our guns that's just b.s. I actually belive I shoot with more leftys then rightys ( i live in massachusetts) and I like to belive I use both hands!
The fact that some one wants to know who I voted for in one presidental election and will decide how he feels about me based on one vote is the very reason why I am independent. It is the same as single issue voters its partisan bs
My crystal ball is showing me that this thread will be locked soon.
My writing skills suck I am dyslexic if you go back on the introduction pages of this forum I forwarned you folks! Awsome at taking a shot at my intelligence maybe because I own a few guns and a big pickup truck you can guess the size of my unit as well
Ok if you read the post I am not a democrat but a independent I vote both sides .... I don't look the other way at all when it comes to gun ownership as I said a fair amouth of my cash goes into progun lobbys hands I will take it up to you simpley not reading the post throughly... I find most people love to be on one side or another and the partiian bs is what causes problems in our goverment in the first place and yes we should have 8 year term limits on senators as we do presidents... slightly higher then dipers but I agree with you
Welcome to the forum. We generalize because in the northeast the majority of dems are against gun ownership, where as the rest of the country the dems are just as big of gun owners as republicans though the media may try to hide that. Voting democrat in this region will get you an anti 95% of the time, next time you vote democrat check out their stance on your second amendment rights before casting your vote.
Again the did I vote for obama question is kind of bs the only thing that obama has actually done as far as gun ownership is alow us to carry in national parks that's pro gun do I think that he is pro gun proubly not but I don't really belive he is anti gun either I dislike a hell of a lot of his polices I will tell you that, emorcelli I am a independent who votes on both sides the post is about genralizing democrats and if you are handing out cookies yes I would like one..
Again the did I vote for obama question is kind of bs the only thing that obama has actually done as far as gun ownership is alow us to carry in national parks that's pro gun do I think that he is pro gun proubly not but I don't really belive he is anti gun either I dislike a hell of a lot of his polices I will tell you that, emorcelli I am a independent who votes on both sides the post is about genralizing democrats and if you are handing out cookies yes I would like one..
Between you and that pickle wheel guy joining, NES's collective IQ must have skyrocketed. Thank you for being so political savvy and intellectually superior.
I am really not convinced that they wanted fast and furious to go wrong i believe it was a stupid idea i dont belive they had the foresight to see it going to crap and using that to attack our second amendment rights....But lets look at it this way mcain is about as close to a independent you can get to in this country so if you think about it who the hell do you think I voter for
I am likely about to open a big can of worms here......
I have been a gun owner for years, grew up hunting and shooting, have a very high percentage of carry, I am a strong supporter of the second amendment.. I am also not a republican but a independent.. But I often find myself supporting democrats more often then republicans! First off being a democrat or a republican for that matter has very little to do with supporting the second amendment! Yes a lot of democrats are anti gun however arguably the most liberal state in the country vermont has no gun laws what so ever!
Just as there are anti gun replubicans and pro choice republicans there are many many progun democrats the media has pushed these stereo types on us! I only mention this because often when reading these forums I just wince when folks say all these democrats who want to take our guns... I prefer the term protectionist these are folks who feel we need to protect ourselvs from our selves and the world would be better without guns and law abiding citzens owning them.. I belive these folks are the problem and I know a hell of alot of republicans who are anti gun and a lot of democrats who are defintly pro gun!!
I also mention this as to mention anyone here who is a democrat there is a group called democrats for gun ownership that has a decent sized lobby in washington and you can find and join them on the web! I am a member of both democrats for gunownership and the nra and for that matter most other progun lobbys I can dump my moneny into as I said being a indy I get to play both sides...Don't want to turn this into a giant internet argument about dems being for taxes and big goverment and republicans being for the wealthy or any of that bs there are plenty of places on the web for that.. Just hate to see the genralization of the democrats are after our guns that's just b.s. I actually belive I shoot with more leftys then rightys ( i live in massachusetts) and I like to belive I use both hands!
^^^ HAHA that made me laugh out loud seriously
I am really not convinced that they wanted fast and furious to go wrong i believe it was a stupid idea i dont belive they had the foresight to see it going to crap and using that to attack our second amendment rights....But lets look at it this way mcain is about as close to a independent you can get to in this country so if you think about it who the hell do you think I voter for
Well the fact that so many of you Sons of Liberty are on the attack because you equate the 2A and gun control as a partisan issue when it is really a civil rights issue. The pols in this country have turned it into one. There are pro-gun Democrats and anti-gun Republicans, some of these pro-gun Democrats are in the Mass General Court (state legislature to you non-Ma**h***s). If you don't believe that, simply look at the GOAL ratings for each office holder or candidate.
The main problem with a lot of the Sons of Liberty out there is that they want you to lock-step on every other issue with them. Conservative Sons of Liberty are a total disaster because they want you to conform to their societal norms just like the liberal Sons of Liberty want me to conform to their societal norms which makes them a total disaster. The difference is merely content, but the agenda is exactly the same where some Son of Liberty is going to tell me what is best for me.
Frankly, this thread will not end well. Many of you have failed to realize that by taking the high road and pushing your own agenda, you are only alienating people who support you on the 2A.
I have reached the point in my own voting, where 2A position is the only position that makes a difference to me. The reason is quite simple, ownership of a firearm is the only guarantee of my own personal liberty and safety and those of my loved ones. I will vote in the Presidential election for the person who is a member of the NRA and only because of that. The Republican candidate is now a Life Member (but he could flip-flop and join the Brady Bunch six months after being elected), if tomorrow the incumbent Democrat raised the ante and became an Endowment Member (not highly likely), he would get my vote, it is as simple as that.
I do not vote issues anymore, I vote what is for me, THE ISSUE. YMMV.