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How do you predict the gun rally is going to go tomorrow?

Asked by Dutchess_III (47072points) April 13th, 2018

A bunch of good old boys are going to march about with their guns tomorrow. The organizers did ask them to leave them unloaded, though. Wonder why?
They’re trying to push back against the massive rallies that the kids put together begging for logical and sensible gun control laws.
Some how I think it’s going to be just like the rally at the White House to impeach Obama. Like, 2 people will show up. I think most gun advocates understand that no one is trying to ban their guns. Why they keep coming back to that point is very strange to me.

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flutherother's avatar

Do they even need to bring their unloaded guns? They could make their point as effectively without carrying weapons.

Tropical_Willie's avatar

Lots of PBR’s and Bud Lights will be served.

RedDeerGuy1's avatar

Beer and guns. What could go wrong?

kritiper's avatar

A bang-up affair, I betcha…

JLeslie's avatar

They would be smart to leave their guns home and just wear t-shirts and hold signs up for their cause. I’m doubtful that will happen.

I’m thinking the turnout won’t be huge. I think you might get some neoNazi types there, and most gun owners don’t want to be associated with them. I’m just guessing though, this is the first I’ve heard of this demonstration.

ragingloli's avatar

I will have flashbacks to 1938.

janbb's avatar

Haven’t read anything about it.

Dutchess_III's avatar

^^Welp, now ya have!

seawulf575's avatar

I have to wonder if this sort of thinking happened when the black panthers were marching with their loaded guns, dressed out in camo/swat clothing and chanting about killing the pigs. Did any of you bring up this same question or is it just the “good old boys” stereotype that sets you off?

ragingloli's avatar

The black panthers were the good guys, their standpoint legitimate, and their methods therefore acceptable.
Down with the oppressors!

seawulf575's avatar

So it isn’t really guns you disagree with, it’s white people. How very racist of you! Carry on.

ragingloli's avatar

Stop projecting.

Dutchess_III's avatar

I was really too young to protest the black panthers. Their culture imploded in the end.

And no, I don’t disagree with guns, mainly because I’ve never known a gun that had an opinion. I disagree with lazy gun laws that make it easier for a psycho to get their hands on one.

chyna's avatar

We only had 3 channels back then, so when the Black Panthers marched, we pretty much missed the whole thing.

JLeslie's avatar

I know in my family we were not ok with the tactics the black panthers took.

This new superhero movie called Black Panther, I immediately thought of, and think of, the group from the ‘70’s. I’m shocked I didn’t here anyone on TV bringing it up.

RedDeerGuy1's avatar

Not on the news. How did it go?

seawulf575's avatar

Just to clarify, this all happened during the Obama presidency, this was not from the 60’s and 70’s.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/armed-black-panthers-protest-sandra-bland-death-article-1.2324234

http://www.independentsentinel.com/new-black-panthers-march-with-machetes-guns-chanting-about-pigs-threatening-crackers/

https://www.amren.com/news/2015/03/black-panthers-call-for-killing-of-police-during-sxsw-armed-march/

There are three separate examples of them marching, armed, and calling for the killing of cops. Unfortunately, only oddball outlets like Breitbart or Infowars actually carried the stories. But the videos are real and are three examples. I didn’t list the one of them threatening to march armed on the GOP convention in Cleveland because, as far as I can tell, they never actually did that one…just threatened to. The other question you might want to consider…here you have a racist hate group marching with guns, chanting about killing cops, and you didn’t see it on any of the major news outlets. Why is that? Then ask yourself…if this had been a group of white guys, would the reaction have been the same?

ragingloli's avatar

And still, you had no problems with the white terrorists occupying the nature refuge in Oregon.

seawulf575's avatar

Umm….might want to get up to speed. First off, you are dodging the question about why the NBPs can march armed and calling for murder and no one cares. Your dodge confirms you don’t care. Secondly, the case against “the white terrorists” in Oregon was thrown out of court because of the flagrant misconduct by the FBI and the prosecutors. In other words, the Obama DOJ broke the law to try convicting the people. And you bought into the whole thing…you were brainwashed…by your blind belief in liberals.

ragingloli's avatar

Thanks for proving me right.

Tropical_Willie's avatar

Once again the New Russian Agency NRA is responding with “brain washed” as a reason for the use of AR-15 ‘s hunting rifles for Squirrels.

Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale, great job comrades !

Dutchess_III's avatar

Didn’t hear or read a single thing about it, except for what I said.

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