Gun Control & RKBA

Eleanors38

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6. Mediamatters is in da gun banning bidness, so no surprise...

Sat Dec 17, 2016, 02:17 PM

Dec 2016

The mistake they make is to float a bunch of surveys done prior to the election, and equate that with how people woulda/shoulda voted. Surveys often do not bode well for predicting elections, as we have so sensibly found out. There really is the possibility that most of those who favor BG checks or some other measure ended up voting for Trump simply because they did not trust Hillary being at the helm when it comes to guns. In the end, some states which Hillary lost went for Trump by slim margins -- slim enough for motivated 2A supporters to have made the difference. Florida (pro medical pot by 71+%; Obaman won twice) could have been one of these, as well as Michigan and Wisconsin.

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Cross-posted from Castle Bansalot, since we can discuss this here but not there [View all] shadowrider Dec 2016 OP

They are delusional Lurks Often Dec 2016 #1

Unfortunately, they believe their own hype n/t shadowrider Dec 2016 #2

I can agree that gun control sarisataka Dec 2016 #3

It is easy to believe that gun control was not a major factor but ... spin Dec 2016 #4

Imagine picking up .2% sarisataka Dec 2016 #5

I wonder if the polls showing support for strong gun control are in any way... spin Dec 2016 #10

A softening on both positions, yagotme Dec 2016 #11

Mediamatters is in da gun banning bidness, so no surprise... Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #6

"Old redneck white men who hoard guns." Nice. Mediamat should charge royalties to the GOP. Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #7

How well received, sarisataka Dec 2016 #8

That's not from the original source, it's from the DUer who posted it petronius Dec 2016 #9

It wasn't an issue that either campaign focused on much, BUT kudzu22 Dec 2016 #12

Delusional is CORRECT. pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #13