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Gun Control Reform Activism

kioa

(295 posts)

14. 37% of gun owners are Democratic....

Reply to billh58 (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2015, 09:12 PM

Jan 2015

You know what happens when a political party alienates nearly 40% of their base?

They lose the Senate.
They lose seats in the House.
They are left in control of the fewest state legislatures than at any time in the last century and a half

And finally.......They learn their lesson.
Get used to irrelevancy.

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A Profile of Gun Owners [View all] billh58 Jan 2015 OP

That is the profile of legal gun owners back in March 2013 NecklyTyler Jan 2015 #1

I presume you have an answer to your own question. Scootaloo Jan 2015 #2

Nope, no answer NecklyTyler Jan 2015 #5

So what was your point in bringing up that nonsense? Scootaloo Jan 2015 #11

Yeah, sorry billh58 Jan 2015 #3

I have no idea who polls criminals. NecklyTyler Jan 2015 #6

This may shed some light on your question: billh58 Jan 2015 #9

16 out of 17 straw purchasers at gun shows got their guns...criminals, psychopaths and the suicidal Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #10

I seen another profile from 2014 SummerSnow Jan 2015 #4

I'm a bit surprised to see that only 51% of gun owners identify Republican .... Scuba Jan 2015 #7

When you look at the breakdown of the numbers it becomes more significant Bjorn Against Jan 2015 #13

Non-Hispanic white men in America have been scared into the gun stores by the GOP and NRA Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #8

For years, Gungeoneers have said those gun fancying demographics weren't provable. Now Hoyt Jan 2015 #12

37% of gun owners are Democratic.... kioa Jan 2015 #14

Enjoy your stay. (nt) Paladin Jan 2015 #15

The assumption that ALL billh58 Jan 2015 #16

I was just about to block them from the Group, but noticed that they are PPRd (again, most likely)nt Electric Monk Jan 2015 #17

Glad to hear it. (nt) Paladin Jan 2015 #18

Troll math is so billh58 Jan 2015 #19