Author Topic: The Republican Party (Read 3180 times)

lazs2 · « **Reply #180 on:** August 31, 2005, 09:08:30 AM »

well... it was 1989... doesn't seem that long ago to me but...

Bush senior banned imported surplus fireams that were semi autos. A huge step backwards for gun owners.

lazs

Simaril · « **Reply #181 on:** August 31, 2005, 09:43:21 AM »

'Course, to hear the winner of that election say it,

"IT (was) THE ECONOMY, STUPID!!"

That's what the apparently anti-gun democrats thought, so I'd have a ahrd time buying that Bush lost due to the gun issue.

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #182 on:** August 31, 2005, 11:16:31 AM »

It might not seem that long ago to you, but I was only 4.

lazs2 · « **Reply #183 on:** August 31, 2005, 11:40:52 AM »

simaril.... It may well have had something to do with the economy but... Presidents get re elected in a bad economy..

think of this... Bush senior lost anywhere from 2, to howevermany (as many as 10 million)million votes due to his gaff/power grab on guns...

Now, let's say that he would have just admitted that it was a mistake and that he was wrong and that he had felt that taking away our rights was the best way to curb crime and that now he relaized that none of that was true and that he would work to restore our rights...

he would have picked up millions of votes that he lost. He would not have affected those who were going to vote for him anyway and.... he certainly would not have lost any votes from the gun confiscator crowd he would never vote for him under any circustances.

both parties fear an armed citizenry... It is just that the republicans aren't racing toward confiscation as rapidly as the democrats.

lazs