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Historic NY

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18. It became that way once the NRA was hijacked.........

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Sun Oct 8, 2017, 01:17 PM

Oct 2017

initially formed in 1871 to help teach weapon familiarity and shooting skills to folks. It grew out of the necessity of seeing those drawn into the military had some fundamentals. Many Civil War soldier barely knew which way to point the weapons.

http://time.com/4106381/nra-1871-history/

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Why does America prefer guns and war over life? [View all] onecaliberal Oct 2017 OP

Secret greeny2323 Oct 2017 #1

Maybe American soldiers too. onecaliberal Oct 2017 #3

Republican voters dream about shooting Soldiers? Baconator Oct 2017 #4

Who do you think they're worried about taking their guns. onecaliberal Oct 2017 #5

What? Baconator Oct 2017 #7

They are worried about the government taking their guns. They hate the government. onecaliberal Oct 2017 #8

I'm just trying to determine where you think American Soldiers fit into this... Baconator Oct 2017 #11

They'll be fighting the military. It's not rocket science. onecaliberal Oct 2017 #17

They'd love to smoke one of us legally. HughBeaumont Oct 2017 #15

$$$ Aristus Oct 2017 #2

Fear NRaleighLiberal Oct 2017 #6

We have to face reality. We live in a violent country. Our leaders do not care about us. Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #9

I agree with you wholeheartedly. onecaliberal Oct 2017 #10

I can't let one statement stand. Igel Oct 2017 #20

2017 US budget: military spending 53%, non-military 47%. Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #23

Blame the military and those who volunteer, thereby pushing the narrative of aggression Not Ruth Oct 2017 #12

Maybe the Roots were in the 1950s yuiyoshida Oct 2017 #13

America has always been violent especially toward "underdog" groups. Willie Pep Oct 2017 #14

It's connected, and has to do with the darker side of human (but, frankly, moreso the male) ego renegade000 Oct 2017 #16

It became that way once the NRA was hijacked......... Historic NY Oct 2017 #18

The NRA changed radically in May 1977 at the annual meeting. MicaelS Oct 2017 #22

There's no money in living at peace. lpbk2713 Oct 2017 #19

Life is for women and other weaklings, they think. Orsino Oct 2017 #21