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To: Alex MG who wrote (254936)	7/3/2014 11:23:53 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541658

"amazing how when it's an all white crowd of teabaggers/anarchists/racists that break the law," It's not. I believe I also saw video of Latinos here and at the town meeting. "why not arrest some of these assholes for blatantly breaking the law?" There are 3 buses full of blatant lawbreakers under arrest.

To: Alex MG who wrote (254936)

7/3/2014 11:52:45 PM

From: koan

Respond to of 541658

Exactly, imagine what they would do if they were Black Panthers-lol!?

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amazing how when it's an all white crowd of teabaggers/anarchists/racists that break the law, like pointing automatic weapons at govt employees and now blocking roadways, that they just get away with breaking the law

can you imagine if some other type folks did the same thing?

I would loved to have seen some tear gas canisters or water cannons sprayed on these assholes blocking the roadways... why not arrest some of these assholes for blatantly breaking the law?

To: Alex MG who wrote (254936)	7/4/2014 1:34:25 AM
From: bentway	Respond to of 541658

Q&A: Why the NRA once led the fight for gun control blog.nj.com Q. You call the Black Panthers the “true pioneers of the modern pro-gun movement.” Why? A. It was efforts by the Black Panthers and other radicals to use guns as a means of civil rights protest that led to a wave of gun control laws in the late 1960s. Those laws led to a backlash that became the modern gun rights movement. The Black Panthers argued that guns were not just about hunting and sporting activities, but were fundamentally about self-defense. The Panthers also argued that civilians needed guns not just to protect against criminals, but to protect against a government that was insensitive to people’s rights. And like the NRA, the Panthers also thought that people needed to be able to carry guns in public for self-defense, not just have a firearm in the home. All of these ideas were picked up by the emerging gun rights movement. View full size ]The Star-Ledger Q. The NRA became the face of that movement, yet it once supported gun control. What changed? A. The NRA changed literally overnight. In the early 1970s, the NRA’s leaders decided to curtail the organization’s political activity and refocus on marksmanship and outdoorsman activity. This angered a group of hardline gun rights advocates in the membership who thought guns were vital for self-defense, not for hunting. At an annual meeting of the membership, the hardliners manipulated the rules of order to stage a coup. When the sun rose the next day, the entire leadership of the NRA had been replaced with a new set of hard-line political activists opposed to gun control.