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My Time Shooting With the Liberal Gun Club
Free Beacon ^ | 12/27/2018 | Stephen Gutowski

Posted on 12/27/2018 7:03:52 AM PST by dirtboy

They may not like Trump & McConnell but they love Smith & Wesson.

That's what I took away from the time I spent in the sweltering fall heat of Orlando, Fla., shooting guns and discussing politics with members of the Liberal Gun Club. Over the course of three days the group of 25 or so dues-paying members (of the more than 3,000 spread around the country not to mention the 5,000 registered forum members) traveled around central Florida shooting sporting clays, steel challenge matches, and even a few machineguns while planning how they'll expand the club and use it to lobby against new gun bans and for what they view as more effective means of addressing gun violence.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; Politics/Elections
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1 posted on 12/27/2018 7:03:52 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: dirtboy

The 2A is for EVERYONE.

It protects your right to have and express whatever opinions you hold.

I wish more Libs would come to realize that.


2 posted on 12/27/2018 7:06:35 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Buckeye McFrog

They support taking away gun rights. There’s no question.

I don’t care how much they like guns.


3 posted on 12/27/2018 7:10:10 AM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: dirtboy

Very interesting. I’m curious to know how their gun stance would affect their voting, what the priority would be.


4 posted on 12/27/2018 7:10:49 AM PST by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #cishet #MyPresident #MAGA #Winning #covfefe)
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To: dirtboy

Cognitive Dissonance is a helluva drug.


5 posted on 12/27/2018 7:12:22 AM PST by TADSLOS (My favorite essential oil is bacon grease.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
The 2A is for EVERYONE.

It protects your right to have and express whatever opinions you hold.

I wish more Libs would come to realize that.

While I agree with you, I have found that much more often than not, a Liberal who is pro-Second Amendment is also pro-ban of ARs, standard capacity magazines, and anything that appears 'scary' such as flash hiders and bayonet lugs.

Most pro-2A liberals think that the Second Amendment only protects hunting-style shotguns and rifles, but not handguns, ARs, semi-automatic actions, or other "non-sporting" configurations.

Their view is that as long as you have access to a single class of firearm (double barrel shotgun, or bolt action rifle, for example,) your Second Amendment rights are being upheld.

6 posted on 12/27/2018 7:13:32 AM PST by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: dirtboy

Liberal maybe, but hard for them to be Democrat when Democrats opening what to ban guns. Do they think they’ll get special passes?


7 posted on 12/27/2018 7:13:39 AM PST by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
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To: dirtboy
...for what they view as more effective means of addressing gun violence.

Use a gun to commit a crime in FL and it's 20 years. Fire that gun and it's LIFE...................

8 posted on 12/27/2018 7:14:25 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: dp0622

The cute chick on Mythbusters comes to mind.

She has admitted to being a California Liberal, a vegan, and an atheist. But she also says that her favorite part of being on the show was getting the chance to shoot REALLY BIG GUNS.


9 posted on 12/27/2018 7:15:16 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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“Very interesting. I’m curious to know how their gun stance would affect their voting, what the priority would be.”

I look at it this way. The military and police forces around the country do not have the resources to take 300 million guns away from 100 million or so people. The liberal gun owner will be exempt from the confiscation.


10 posted on 12/27/2018 7:15:33 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz ("We The People" has turned into "You, The Subjects.")
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To: dirtboy

This. This right here is the embodiment of the term useful idiot.


11 posted on 12/27/2018 7:16:15 AM PST by 762X51
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To: TADSLOS

Many members of this gun club are Christian atheists.


12 posted on 12/27/2018 7:16:37 AM PST by Right Brother
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To: Yo-Yo

That all goes to their basic belief that government can be benevolent and not self-serving. And that therefore they can be trusted to carry out “common sense regulation”.

Yeah. RIIIIIIGHT.


13 posted on 12/27/2018 7:17:04 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: dirtboy
My Time Shooting With the Liberal Gun Club was wasted.
14 posted on 12/27/2018 7:20:39 AM PST by Navy Patriot (America NEEDS Mob Rule, another European and Mid East World War and a universal Draft)
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To: dp0622

It’s known as “Guns for me but not for thee”.

It’s also known as hypocrisy. Kinda like “wealthy liberal”.

A sort of political bisexuality, IMO.


15 posted on 12/27/2018 7:28:47 AM PST by elcid1970 (My gun safe is saying, "Room for one more, honey!")
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To: Yo-Yo

You have nailed it. “Pro-2A” liberals want things as they are in UK and Australia, with hunting guns permitted only under heavy supervision and no handguns at all, with the police showing up at your doorstep to inspect your gun storage.

No thanks, I’m not buying. There’s a moral inconsistency about liberals owning guns. Dianne Feinstein feels her exalted position gives her the right (privilege) to a concealed carry permit while seeking to disarm the rest of us.


16 posted on 12/27/2018 7:36:02 AM PST by elcid1970 (My gun safe is saying, "Room for one more, honey!")
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To: Buckeye McFrog
The cute chick on Mythbusters comes to mind.

Kari Byron



Very pretty, but they're all nutbags in California. Maybe part of being in the business.
17 posted on 12/27/2018 7:42:22 AM PST by farming pharmer
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To: Reno89519
Do they think they’ll get special passes?

Yes, they do.

It is OK for Liberals to have guns. They just don't want you to have guns.

18 posted on 12/27/2018 7:45:28 AM PST by flamberge (It seemed like a good idea at the time)
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To: elcid1970

[It’s known as “Guns for me but not for thee”.

It’s also known as hypocrisy. Kinda like “wealthy liberal”.

A sort of political bisexuality, IMO.]

We have a few at my club. “Golfers with Guns” as long as nobody takes away their O/U shotgun everything will be fine. Oh, and they are not just liberals.


19 posted on 12/27/2018 7:46:27 AM PST by headstamp 2
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To: Buckeye McFrog
It protects your right to have and express whatever opinions you hold.

But that is not what Liberals want...
20 posted on 12/27/2018 8:01:02 AM PST by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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