Maybe that will happen. But until it does, let’s not blow our load writing a stupid article that shows the resiliency of the NRA. Out of their millions of members, the author could only find 5 that had quit, some of whom had quit BEFORE Newton. And no sitting federal politicians among the 5. And the 5 includes someone who sends in home videos to CNN and someone who lost a Congressional race. Again, terrific work. Great journalism.

5 people quit and 8,000 are joining every day? Sure, impacting piece of news this one

Talk about spouting talking points with no original thoughts – I have read this quote about 15 times in this page alone. Why is it that republicans can’t think for themselves or come up with any original thoughts – they (every one of them) have to quote something either heard on fox news or one of the talk show wannabe leaders of the free world but couldn’t muster enough votes to even get nominated guys like Rush or Hannity or the worst of them all Beck.

Pat Dollard and WND

Your obsessed with satan. See what listening to Omuslim has done to you!!!

Ah Lexi,
Who says it’s FOUL or PROFANITY language??????? Who made that rule that those words are bad? Some preacher in some Christian church?

Hey Dumbass, the Constitution DOES NOT say you can have a GUN! It states you can bare arms! That can be swords, knives, spears, not guns! It also states that the MILITIA can bare arms you idiot, NOT YOU! As the MILITIA is your state police and National guards!
Besides you don’t know how to spell IDIOT! It’s AMOCK not A muck…….. And it’s not BEAR, that’s an animal it’s BARE….
LEAVE MY COUNTRY!

Your TOTALLY mentally sick and pure lies. Go get an education before you totally waste all your life!

I’m not too sure I agree with you either – the founders had no idea we would have these kinds of weapons. And if you want to quote the first amendment then quote it in it’s entirety. I believe the written word is “WELL-REGULATED” and it was written to prevent a foreign country from attmepting to take over the USA – NOT OUR OWN GOVERNMENT – who is the idiot here anyway? Right-wingers are all about eliminating the citizen’s freedoms as long as it is to increase their own wealth and benefit – but God forbid, something fair, equal and honest is suggested, then the rest of us are all commies. Tell the women in this country that you support protecting american’s freedoms – yea right. As for abortion – you only worry about little ones until AFTER they are born, then to hell with them – they can be killed by mass murdering – a republican in AZ thinks that unruly teens should be sentenced to the death penalty in court – and gun owners beleive that kids should be killed in schools because the church is upset about removal of prayer in the schools. Does anyone honestly believe that those kids in CT would have survived if they said a prayer or pledge to the flag that morning prior to the killings? It was your false leader, Romney, who said schools should get rid of half the teachers and school budgets can be cut in half. That will definitely help out in this type of a situation won’t it? Who will pay for the guards at the schools? Surely not those gun owners. How many gun owners are going to pass a background check and volunteer to patrol a school all day? Who will be the first to accidently shoot a 7 yr old when the gun goes off by accident. Don’t tell me it doens’t happen – it already has. Gun do NOT belong in school – either by bad guys or good guys. You don’t like regulations on guns, but you guys are the first to scream we need to add regulations to keep mentally ill people from having guns. Who’s going to keep the sane gun owners from giving access to the mental cases? This is getting too long – but I think you get the point – well probably not since you support the NRA.

That was great – I never could have written all of that unless I was quoting some right wing nutcase. In case you didn’t notice, I was QUOTING the 2nd amendment – I obviously read it. And since I have, I would recommend that you do because I have been unable to find the words you used written in there anyplace. I, at least quoted it for you. And what did I quote which was NOT written in there.
Now, as for taking away freedoms – you once again mention that the dems are taking away all of those freedoms, when in fact, it ist he republicans whom just finished a year long campaign pretty much talking about every one of those freedoms being taken away under their watch and, in case yo didn’t notice, the majority of people in this country didn’t like what they were trying to do. And again with the forty-seven percent bull shit??? You have got to be kidding me. The largest user of public assistance is in the south (republicans) also, the largest majority of that forty-seven percent are children, school students, retired people, and military on active duty. So, again I will repeat that the republicans are only interested in babies until AFTER they are born, then they can all go to hell unless they are paying taxes – and high taxes with no deductions as well. I have said over and over again in the past year, eliminate all deductions – but by all I mean for the rich as well – everyone pay a flat tax and no deductions – I will support that – but I refuse to support that oil companies like EXXON pay no taxes on billions in profits and then receive a few million in tax refunds on top of it and have someone like Romney tell me it is fair.

YOUR constitution allows for freedom for all Americans without exception and you cliam that it is the dems that don’t want fair, honest and equal??? It’s the republicans that are fighting equal rights for everyone, including women and gays.

And, unfortunately, it doesn’t look very much like the republicans are going to change before the next election and it’s going to hurt them once again. The people in this country has spoken and unfortunately, the ones who should have been listening are still stone deaf.

Facts do matter to me – I work with facts – so lets talk about facts – of course you can’t just make them up like republicans do. That forty-seven percent (forty-nine now I guess according to you) includes americans who are in school, seniors on SS, military on active duty and very low income people – who (by the way) DO pay employment taxes and every single other tax that you and I pay. So, this isn’t a case of munching off society in almost every case. Those kids – you know the ones you so wholeheartedly protect until they are born – then screw them and call them worthless moochers of YOUR tax money. I do not condone homosexuality – however, they are Americans protected by the constitution just like the rest of us and if they wish to do what they do, they have the same rights as the rest of us – until a republican decides that they can dictate and remove that freedom. If you are not going to follow the constitution (other than the few parts you like), then stop quoting the rest of it to the rest of us – we are not interested in your petty arguments for something you do not need. The government is not taking over your life and is not turniing into a dictatorship and going to take your guns or put you in prison just because you are you. Paranoia is a very serious mental disorder and I believe gun owners suffer from that more than any other afliction – meaning you should not be legally able to own a gun either. I’m sorry but the person who shot the firefighters should not have been released from prison – where are you gun-nutjobs in protesting this early release program??? You will use it to justify that guns are not the problem, but to actually fix the problem, you offer nothing more than that all mental people should be in jail. That’s once, again taking a freedom away – until they do something wrong, they are not violating any kind of a law, are they??? You republicans are all up in arms because you believe that we have passed a law which allows for incarceration of Americans without trial and for no reason indefinitely – this is EXACTLY what you want to do with people just because they have a mental situation – talk about the pot calling the kettle black??? And finally, in your last rant – you proved t hat most republicans and gun-nuts are racist. Racism is also a mental disorder – everyone you want to be eliminated from society or prevented from owning a gun – you are one of. I don’t want you owning a gun either – you scare the shit out of many people in this country. Finally, just because Thomas Jefferson said something doesn’t mean he was right. In fact, there were some real winners in that congressional congress – there were slave owners (racists) – there were womanizers – war mongers – just about everything many of us despise were in the congress. Although they wrote and created a magnificent piece of art in the constitution and declaration of independence, they were still not the best group of guys representing the average American – or…. maybe they were just exactly that. And there hasn’t been an uprising against the government since we fought against the Brittish a few hundred years ago. I’m not too concerned about our own government. I’m very concerned about our republicans IN THE government.

Actually, BEAR can be the animal or ‘to carry’ as in ‘bear arms’. BARE means naked.

You are so ignorant, its bear arms, not bare ass, (you know that thing you do when you see your boyfriend) find a tall building and jump!!

Your ignorance of the laws of the land is beyond reproach…It’s a grave injustice to those that have given the ultimate sacrifice in defense of this great Nation…Please take the time and read about Americas history, and her writings that have given so much to those in need…Take sometime and become better informed….The internet can be a great tool to enrich your mind and learn,,,,

“Sorry Charlie”…….pardon the pun but I the “opinion” of the Supreme Court which trumps your opinion, says we do have the right!!!!!!!!!!!! Because we would need weapons equal to our military to overthrow a tyranic government (Arab Spring) (supported by Obama)……………… is the reason for the “right to bear arms”! Don’t get sucked into this Communist bullshit the liberal media has laid out for you. Think for yourself……….. the NRA represents the interests of gun owners and PATRIOTS OF OUR COUNTRY …………. and the liberal media only represents its own interests….COMMUNISM!

Duarte,
He’s absolutly right! The MILITIA now is the State Police and the National Guard! NOT you M.F.
Ha Ha Ha Ha See there’s people that do know how to read, but not you!

your wrong on the “militia” part,, as what was written back then, the militia was composed of not one, but of three parts,,,1) the Regular Army, 2) the Organized Militia (which at the time was the National Guard as it is known today), 3) the Un-Organized Militia (civilians) which for #’s 2 & 3 , were to be as well armed as the regular Army was armed…The National Guard would later in the late 20′s start to become more controlled by the feds for War time service thru money appropriations for weapons, gear & uniforms,,,

onedonewong, If you were half as smart as your buddy ( 13 observer ) you’d be higher in the trash pile!
Unwanted children are ABUSED Children! So guess your all for abusing children that the mother didn’t want!
Your a walking hypocrite about the abortions and killing, which contradicts your Bible. You’ll see people executed, people sent off to war but your against ABORTION???????? You non thinking Mental Midget! Walking, talking contadiction…….
I, bet you abuse your kids! Or maybe you were UNWANTED and grew up being abuse yourself. Anyone that’s as radical as your talking has had to be abused!
Cause no sane person acts anything like you and your buddy!
YOUR A DISGRACE TO THIS COUNTRY as is Wayne Lapierre…

Bet you killed some fetuses yourself wearing protection, right? Please spare the rest of us your self-righteous BS.

before you spew any more nonsense about the supreme court – go look up the real history of that decision and the back-cases. You will find that the original decision of the SCOTUS was actually NOT what you have been posting – it was revised some time later due to pressure from republican controlled congress. Don’t keep running your mouth and expecting that nobody would check facts here. YOUR FACTS ARE SCREWED. When you have actual facts to back you up – then come back and argue. Just like the FACT that Japan and Australia has the toughest gun control in the world and have the lowest number of gun violence and deaths in the world. Gun control actually does work if implemented properly. I have been saying this over and over here and other places and not a single person replies to it because it is a FACT and cannot be disputed by the republican rhetoric – so it will be ignored. If a republican was to reply to it, then the gates of hell would open and they would loose so they just ignore facts when they are against their outpourings.

Just having a discussion with a bunch of mental midgets…but thanks for playing you look like your 2 ft tall you must be their leader

I’m not afraid to use my name, but you are does that make you a coward

Don’t insult our veterans by attempting to put the NRA on equal footing with them. The military protects the country. The NRA’s position regarding assault weaponsdamages the country and its citizens. And it’s all in the name of profit for arms dealers. It’s a national disgrace. The NRA destroys – the military protects.

You are very good at name calling, but not much else. Don’t you have any original thoughts? Clearly, you are one of the many brainwashed sheep of the NRA.

I thank God every day for the Veterans who fought for our freedoms. I do not believe they were fighting for the right of individuals to carry and use military weapons. They fought to keep us safe, not to put us in more danger.

I would wager you never served as a soldier for the USA.

Look, here is the threat if you don’t believe me; google United Nations Small Arms Treaty and discover what Mr. Obama really wants to do with our Second Amendment rights. Also, check out the “complete” language contained in the “assault weapon” ban and see what in fact it restricts!! It reads about like his “Obamacare”…………. no one knows what it says but will get to feel the pain (after the fact). It is the same old players in the anti-gun crowd. No dictator likes subjects with guns, never have never will! Oh regarding background checks and evaluations for the purchase of guns (this is a slippery slope) …..BUT….. we MUST also start requiring ALL subjects to submit to a psyco analisys before becoming a naturalized citizen, getting a drivers liscence, VOTING, teaching, receiving an ABORTION, receiving welfare of ANY kind including unemployment, to hold public office etc. This will truely ensure (like the responsibility of gun ownership) that ALL Americans are compltely and personally responsible for ALL their actions thus making us ALL safer as a result!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now that is what I call REASONABLE!!! Who could argue with that? Not those calling for stricter gun control, thats for sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Republican have won elections for several reasons for the past thirty years..blame everything on the big bad government…blame the poor…spew hatred…propagandize and divide and conquer. It was effective…This past presidential election was run on the internet. Sane rational citizens have become aware there are a faction of our country that are just bat s..t crazy, are easily brainwashed, worked up into a frenzy and will vote.

Shocker – I actually agree with you on one thing – WBC. I checked that Jerald Nadler dude – didn’t hear anything from FOX about government violence towards citizens – I did hear a very nice interview about gun control – and he is for it in the same areas that I am for it. I’m not for taking guns away from everyone – especially hunters – but there are things that need to be changed in the gun sales arena – period. I think that if your type would sit down and actually talk/listen to the other side with an open mind – that, unfortunately is not something that the other side, and especially the NRA member is going to be willing to do. The NRA brainwashes it’s members with lies. It is quick possible that both sides can create some kind of new regulations – not necessarily laws – per se – but new regulations concerning the purchasing of guns. And, yes, there is no good reason for guns for any other purpose than self protection of the person and their home and family – and, hunting (of course). I have nothing against hunters – I grew up hunting with my grandfather – however, there were no semi-auto guns involved – there were no handguns involved – and we shot one or two rounds at a time then reloaded. I can assure you that if someone breaks into your home and you need to defend yourself, I’m positive that a 22 rifle will do just as much damage – especially at that range as a 22 handgun would do. The rifle will kill the intruder – so why do you need more than this? A 12 gauge shotgun will kill the intruder. I see no reason for 9mm handguns for home protection. I see no reason for AR-15 for h ome protection – OR to hunt with. Some people hunt deer with a cross-bow – I’m sure a shotgun will do just as well. Some people use muzzle loaders even. They work – they don’t require background checks and can be purchased by anyone over 18. I’m not sure I agree with that either – but that is an example of something that would not create mass murder of dozens of people in just a few seconds. Hence, we have not kept anyone from protecting themselves or from hunting for food, but possible helping to cut down on the number of multiple gun deaths in a short period of time. Don’t you think if you are shooting an unarmed people, they should at least have a CHANCE to get away between shots??? I suppose not though.

OK, I looked up this Pat Dollard person – seems this idiot is nuttier than the NRA!!!! Of course he would be concerned about the government coming after him. I would be very very concerned if he had a gun, knife or even a drivers license and car. You asked about government having legitimate violence rights against rebellious citizens – well it’s Pat Dollard they would be referring to and I would agree with the government 100 percent! This jerk off called for VIOLENT REBELLION against not only the government, but the news media as well!!!! Lana – if you follow this kind of a nutcase, then you too should give up your arms voluntarily before someone gets seriously injured. The constitution gives you the right to peaceful assembly and to petition the government for redress and even to protest the government or anyone else you want – but the constitution does NOT give you he right to threaten the sitting POTUS or the government and certainly does not give you the right to publicly threaten any private citizen(s) with violence! That is a very real example of a mental disorder. Every time I hear an NRA or republican speak, I understand more and more what the term “mentally ill” means. This is the real reason that the NRA or any of it’s members refuse to answer any questions or offer any comments on eliminating any ability of a mentally ill person to get a weapon – including at public gun shows. It would prevent over half of their membership from buying one at all! I would be much more afraid of Pat Dollard and his followers than I would the government. If the government succeeds in gaining any kind of gun bans you can look to your heroes there to put the blame on someone. It is people like him that requires the POTUS and his family to have extra secret service protection and guards around them at all times.

I’m not aware of anything he has done to the constitution for one thing. For another, I stand by my statement that you are in the wrong if you believe that you can violently attack the government and you believe it is ok to publicly state that you are going to go forward with that threat. The American people are smart enough to know when someone is going to do more damage to them and this is the reason YOUR leader didn’t get elected. You talk about the government taking away rights – it was YOUR RMoney and his republican cronies who were and still are trying to take away the rights of minorities – including women. If Romney would have been more honest and hadn’t appeared to be the jerk he really is – he may have had a chance to get elected. The GOP really needs to change their ways or else there may be no GOP in the future. Americans are very smart – they knew enough not to be duped by the real enemy. It is a mentally ill person who talks about riots, rebellions and kill people – the same type of illness that possessed the killer at Sandy Hook. And as far as I can see most of the NRA members have this same illness. You appear to be included in this sickness. If Obama wanted to take away your guns he would have done it already, he has proven he will do what he believes is right and he has also publicly stated that he is not against the 2nd amendment – but AS IT WAS WRITTEN. There is nothing in the constitution that provides any absolute right for ALL Americans. There is also part of the constitution that states – quite clearly that ALL MEN WERE CREATED EQUAL. And they are endowed with certain rights that the government cannot take away. The GOP has been trying to take away those rights for a decade now and it’s about time they stop. But I refuse to state that I want to use force to make them see the error of their ways – like the NRA people like to do. You, sir, are a very dangerous person and really should not be the owner of any kind of gun. The only reason the NRA is against mental screening is, as I stated prior, because they would loose a lot of their crazy members.

Since Omuslim has been Pres, gun sales have risen and so has NRA membership. People know what is doing to our rights, and not just guns. He is an evil fraud, but it will be too late when America wakes up

And talk about taking away our rights???? The Patriot Act was created by GW Bush. The warrentless wiretapping of Americans was also started by GW Bush right after 9/11 and the republicans currently are refusing to eliminate that. That particular law was put into place without Congress approval as well. So, I’m really getting tired of this Obama taking our rights away crap – it is totally the GOP wanting to control everything we do and say and has always been that way.

Figures, I respond with information about who actually is responsible for taking our rights away and you ignore the whole thing and continue to insist it is Obama – he hasn’t taken anything away from you.

Hmm – you have nothing more than that – and no proof of your statements – so I’m just supposed to buy this and move on. I’m going to move on – but only because you refuse to answer direct questions – and you have no clue what you are talking about when it comes to gun control and the President. You are no better than the rest of hte NRA nutcases who cannot answer simple questions – but insist you are right anyway – just because the NRA says you are. The NRA has their nose in half the country’s business too – they must be a dictator by your definition.

That surely is not taking anything away from you and his kids are in a much different situation than your kids are. With nutcases from the NRA running around threatening him – his family should be protected and every president before him had and deserved the same protections. I’m sure you don’t really believe that other Presidents who had kids did not have security with them at all times as well. If you do, then you are continuing to prove how ignorant you are. You, as part of the GOP group, are hell-bent on eliminating funding for schools – just where do you think the money for armed guards at schools will come from anyway? Or are you suggesting that only the school your kids go to should have them. Also, in case you didn’t know it Columbine DID have an armed police officer there and the bad guy still got in and did what he intended to do. I’m not too sure how you believe putting more guns out there and around small kids will actually help the situation. I’m still waiting for the answer to my question as to why the NRA is against every gun sold being registered and the purchaser having background checks. I’m not getting much from any of you gun-nuts on this. There is nothing coming from the NRA in the way of solutions – OTHER than MORE GUNS! And a bunch of excuses about if we ban guns things will get worse. It seems the facts don’t quite prove they are right. I have also suggested someone explain Australia and Japan’s gun laws working so well. Of course, that gets ignored just like my questions to you do. Stop making stupid statements and start answering the questions and maybe we can have a meaningful discussion on this.

What planet do you live on or is it some alternate universe? there are no background checks at gun shows or on internet sales. The Colorado shooter got his 3000 rounds of ammo via the internet. Why is that such a problem for you NRA types to have checks done at those sale sites. That is all people want. Not everyone in america wants to own a gun but wants to be protected from those who do, and that is the issue. That is why people refer to you all as gun nuts, unwilling to comprimise. The other issue is large magazines. Why do you need to have a semi automatic that can fire 300 rounds in less than a minute? Is this a guy thing? Do you all have erection issues? Larry Platt of the gun owners assoc said that his group wants assualt weapons to take out a government that his members don’t like. So should people allow assualt weapons be given to groups that want to take over the country? That is sedition. Why should we as a country allow people to be better armed than the military? What are you all so afraid of? Is it the black helicopters from the UN whose armies are so inept that can’t protect anyone. Or is it something out of the Turner diaries? We make everyone register a car even if it is sold between 2 people so why not a gun? I want to hear what compromises you want to make. What regulations are you comfortable with? This idea that you want no regulations won’t fly anymore. Everybody knows that your organization is funded by the gun industry and that their goal is to sell more guns. This is why every idea the NRA comes up with involves more guns.So instead of finding ways together on how we can keep guns away from mentally imbalanced people, your answer is to arm the teachers. More guns will solve everything right? That is the only answer you can come up with. This is why no one takes you seriously.