The National Rifle Association (NRA) responded to President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court by repeating a smear on Garland's record on guns that originated from the discredited right-wing Judicial Crisis Network (JCN). Following Obama's announcement, the NRA wrote on Twitter that Garland "is bad on guns," touting a debunked National Review article where JCN's chief counsel distorted Garland's record as a judge on two gun cases.

A Florida man who claimed to have sworn off guns after shooting and killing a pregnant woman and her unborn son less than two years ago was arrested on Friday morning for drunkenly firing a shotgun in public, in an effort to teach a child “how to shoot.”

If they can't handle their weapons safely, they have no business owning them.

Vantro, we're talkin' Texas.

 

Cleveland, Ohio has many issues regarding guns. Ask Tamir Rice's family about their thoughts regarding open carry & how Tamir was killed. You can imagine. We have a lot of unrest with police & institutional racism. Add a bunch Republican politicians to the mix & an unprecedented amount of officers with riot gear & well we shall see. I am shocked at the amount of riot gear requested for the convention. 2,000 sets of riot suits?! Ummm anyone else think that be a tad excessive? Open carry in Ohio smfh what a bunch of hypocrites.

I think we need a way to weed out those who might be irresponsible with their guns.  We do that with back ground checks.  We can weed out those with a propensity to be violent and with enhanced background checks we can also weed out many of those who are mentally unstable.  Another thing we need to do is more intense, involved concealed carry classes.  Maybe if we do a better job of educating these people we can cut down on the number of senseless accidental shootings.

DollyLongstaff wrote:

RNC Gun Nutz are "shaking in their boots" over what might happen if they're not allowed to pack heat at the upcoming convention.

"Without the right to protect ourselves, those at the Quicken Loans Arena will be sitting ducks, utterly helpless against evil-doers, criminals or others who wish to threaten the American way of life."

Thankfully cooler and smarter minds prevailed.

The Secret Service shot down all hope of this passing by explaining that, sorry, only law enforcement are able to carry weapons. The rest of you gun nuts will have to leave your weapons at home.

Now if it were up to me, I'd let everybody bring their guns to the convention and see what happens.LOL!



 

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Republicans could have chosen a center here in Cleveland that is "gun friendly", BUT the Republicans CHOSE a place that does not allow guns. Hence the petition calling out their hypocrisy. They can't blame Cleveland or the arena for their own choice!

"Little Red Riding Hood Has A Gun" (excerpts)

Red loved the woods, and was happy to walk through them. Usually, there would only be the sunlight and the squirrels, but there was a dark side to the wood. There were shadows, there were beasts, and there could be danger. One birthday not long ago, Red was given her very own rifle and lessons on how to use it—just in case—to be sure that she would always be safe. So, with a kiss from her mother, rifle over her shoulder and a basket for her Grandmother in her hands, Red took a deep breath and entered the woods. 
...................................“Where are you going all alone?” The wolf tried to keep her talking, tried to convince her he was a friendly wolf, tried to get this young girl within the range of his snapping jaws.  “I don’t talk to strangers,” Red replied, never straying from her path.  The wolf followed along, staying in the shelter of the trees, trying to get Red to respond. As she grew increasingly uncomfortable, she shifted her rifle so that it was in her hands and at the ready. The wolf became frightened and ran away.  ....................................................................While Red was resting in the forest meadow, her Grandmother was surprised by a knock at the door. Red must have gotten through the forest very quickly, she thought. But, when she opened the door, she found herself face to face with a wolf. The very Wolf that Red had met in the woods.  Grandma had heard of this wolf before; the hunters had spoken of him.  This was not just any wolf. 

This was the most horrible wolf in the forest. 

This was The Big Bad Wolf.  Taking Grandmother by surprise, the wolf easily pushed past her and into her cottage. Grandmother turned so she was face-to-face with the wolf inside her cottage.  “What big eyes you have,” Grandma gasped as she backed away.

(yada, yada, yada)

 “What big teeth you have!” Grandma said, as his fierce jaws came near.“The better to eat you with!” the wolf threatened.  The wolf leaned in, jaws open wide, then stopped suddenly. Those big ears heard the unmistakable sound of a shotgun’s safety being clicked off. Those big eyes looked down and saw that grandma had a scattergun aimed right at him. He realized that Grandmother hadn’t been backing away from him; she had been moving towards her shotgun to protect herself and her home.  “I don't think I’ll be eaten today,” said Grandma, “and you won't be eating anyone again.” Grandma kept her gun trained on the wolf, who was too scared to move. Before long, he heard a familiar voice call “Grandmother, I’m here!” Red peeked her head in the door. The wolf couldn’t believe his luck—he had come across two capable ladies in the same day, and they were related! Oh, how he hated when families learned how to protect themselves.