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In reply to the discussion: do gun advocates ponder... nonviolence? [View all]Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)9. I appreciate the change, even though it was of the "smaller caliber" flip-offs...
gun-owners have gotten in recent days.
King, of course, applied for and was denied (Jim Crow extended thoroughly into RKBA in the South) a concealed-carry permit in Birmingham after his house was bombed. Wisely, he disavowed arming himself as leader of a non-violent movement (and it was at least through Selma and the BP break-off). His home was, however, surrounded thereafter by heavily-armed supporters, including Fannie Lou Hamer.
I have been in many CR & peace demos since the 60s. We need more of them! I am also a strong advocate of the Second Amendment.
Thanks for the civil discussion, so rare.
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changed to "advocate".. I don't recall MLK jr. and his supporters ever taking guns into situations
G_j
Jan 2013
#6
I appreciate the change, even though it was of the "smaller caliber" flip-offs...
Eleanors38
Jan 2013
#9
Get back to me on that when both branches Congress refuses to pass anything n/t
Lurks Often
Jan 2013
#13
You cannot know that for certain given the evidence available to you.
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2013
#45
Without evidence, *any* claim is no different than religious faith.
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2013
#57
Not for me. If some violent street criminal is about to attack me, he will get a violent response.
GreenStormCloud
Jan 2013
#27
How would you know? Is it unpossible that some might just not agree with you?
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2013
#47
Poor, poor you. Having people disagree with you is *such* a burden...
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2013
#58