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NRA’s Wayne LaPierre Slams Obama’s Reference to ‘Absolutism’

jander Wrote: Jan 23, 2013 2:12 PM

Your reading comprehension is lacking. A militia may be regulated, but our freedom to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. This president and his liberal supporters would like nothing more than to take away guns from everybody. Having people register their weapons is the first step. We've seen this over and over in almost every country that has criminalized guns. First they pass laws to have citizens register their guns. Then when they outlaw guns, it's easier to find them. Those that don't learn from the past are destined to repeat it.

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NRA’s Wayne LaPierre Slams Obama’s Reference to ‘Absolutism’

President Obama’s inaugural address was arguably one of the most liberal speeches he’s ever delivered—but one line in particular drew the ire of NRA’s Wayne LaPierre: “We cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate.”

Speaking at the 56^th annual Weatherby Foundation International Hunting and Conservation Award dinner in Reno, Nev., LaPierre said, “Obama wants to turn the idea of “absolutism” into another dirty word, just another word for extremism. He wants you to accept the idea of “principles” as he sees fit to define them. It’s a way of...

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