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Gun Control & RKBA

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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4. Making the election about all the things wrong with trump worked wonderfully

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 24, 2016, 12:38 PM

Nov 2016

Most of what trump stands for is problematic. But I have a question: How many folks have won elections while campaigning for an assault weapons ban?

Other questions: In places that have assault weapons bans, have there been reductions in mass killings? Have there been reductions in killings at all? If the answer anywhere is yes, can that difference be attributed for sure to an AWB?

Is trump a terrible person? ... sure he is; no argument.
Is having an AWB in the platform a liability without a tangible benefit? ... you bet!

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Just a question for this group. [View all] oneshooter Nov 2016 OP

Take Your Guns Meme Was Probably A Big Factor. TheMastersNemesis Nov 2016 #1

Making the election about all the things wrong with trump worked wonderfully discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2016 #4

In answer: Losing elections, and willfully ignorance of dropping crime rates. Eleanors38 Nov 2016 #9

What could go wrong with over-using the sentence "What could go wrong"? pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #12

Thanks mostly to MSM... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #13

And we're supposed to believe that people too lazy and dishonest....... pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #14

yeah, a lot heaven05 Nov 2016 #2

How much? I'm just not sure exactly. discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2016 #3

I have no idea how much of an impact it was, but I'm confident that the issue petronius Nov 2016 #5

I must grudgingly admit that the gunner vote made a minuscule difference. flamin lib Nov 2016 #6

Did you see the lines at gun shows every time the Democrats pushed the idea... spin Nov 2016 #11

Agreed. LP2K12 Dec 2016 #15

I don't know gejohnston Nov 2016 #7

In relatively close elections, it figures in big time. We've had another close election. Eleanors38 Nov 2016 #8

When multiple factors result in a political loss, ones biases dictate the most likely cause(s). pablo_marmol Nov 2016 #10

Bumped as a reminder that Applegate lost to Issa by less than 2,000 votes. pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #16