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Mark Kelly who rallied against AR-15's is caught buying one

Postby Contin on Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:15 am

Mark Kelly who, along with his wife Gabriel Giffords, rallied against AR-15's and other "assault weapons" is caught buying one.

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Re: Mark Kelly who rallied against AR-15's is caught buying one

Postby redaudi on Sun Mar 10, 2013 5:17 am

Do as they say, not as they do.
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Re: Mark Kelly who rallied against AR-15's is caught buying one

Postby 2in2out on Sun Mar 10, 2013 7:51 am

They seem to focus on the dreaded loophole, and I suspect that's why Kelly probably didn't think he was being hypocritical for buying another gun.
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Re: Mark Kelly who rallied against AR-15's is caught buying one

Postby Hmac on Sun Mar 10, 2013 8:37 am

Yet, after being called out on the purchase he immediately came up with the "turning it over to Tuscon PD". So, this was meant as a demonstration about how easy it is to buy an "assault weapon" via just the NICS check, we should believe...it only took "minutes". Or at least it demonstrates how easy it is for a Navy Captain, astronaut, and husband of an ex-US Congresswoman to buy an assault weapon. Really effective demonstration of the loopholes in assault weapon purchasing :roll:

No mention of what he's going to do with all the high-capacity killer magazines that he also purchased as part of his demonstration, nor do I see what he's going to do with the 1911 .45 he bought at the same time.

I don't know whether be be more distressed by the lack of integrity or the stupidity demonstrated by retired US Naval officer and astronaut.
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Re: Mark Kelly who rallied against AR-15's is caught buying one

Postby 2in2out on Sun Mar 10, 2013 9:02 am

I see that now - my bad. You're right - most likely a publicity stunt to prove just how easy it is with someone with gov't security clearance and a clean record to get a gun. Big deal. According to the article, he wasn't able to take it him with him, either. Prove how easy it is for a criminal with a felony on his record to pass a NICS check and that might actually be something to talk about.
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Mark Kelly who rallied against AR-15's is caught buying one

Postby JP5EDC on Sun Mar 10, 2013 9:47 am

What a dirsh.
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Re: Mark Kelly who rallied against AR-15's is caught buying one

Postby Contin on Sun Mar 10, 2013 10:23 am

To me it's very typical of the problem of anyone with authority. They rally hard against something publicly and yet feel that the very thing they are against does not apply to them. It's no different than the priest that preaches the sins of homosexuallity and is secretly molesting alter boys. Or the prosecutor that is using prostitutes (Elliot Spitzer). There are tons of examples like this. Its sickening and pathetic that the soapbox breeds the sanctimonious double standard..
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Re: Mark Kelly who rallied against AR-15's is caught buying one

Postby mrp on Sun Mar 10, 2013 10:51 am

Contin wrote:the priest that preaches the sins of homosexuallity and is secretly molesting alter boys.


I understand your point, but it's not accurate to draw a correlation between homosexuality and molestation.

The research to date all points to there being no significant relationship between a homosexual lifestyle and child molestation. There appears to be practically no reportage of sexual molestation of girls by lesbian adults, and the adult male who sexually molests young boys is not likely to be homosexual (Groth & Gary, 1982, p. 147).

In a more recent literature review, Dr. Nathaniel McConaghy (1998) similarly cautioned against confusing homosexuality with pedophilia. He noted, "The man who offends against prepubertal or immediately postpubertal boys is typically not sexually interested in older men or in women" (p. 259).


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Re: Mark Kelly who rallied against AR-15's is caught buying one

Postby Contin on Sun Mar 10, 2013 11:28 am

It was more of pointing out people of power and respect secretly doing things that they are publically rallying against.
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Re: Mark Kelly who rallied against AR-15's is caught buying one

Postby LarryP on Sun Mar 10, 2013 11:39 am

Well, it's good for the gyn mfgrs
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Re: Mark Kelly who rallied against AR-15's is caught buying one

Postby mrp on Sun Mar 10, 2013 1:11 pm

Contin wrote:It was more of pointing out people of power and respect secretly doing things that they are publically rallying against.


Yes, I understand. I was pointing out that someone who is molesting children while speaking out against homosexuals is not "doing things that they are publicly rallying against."
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Re: Mark Kelly who rallied against AR-15's is caught buying one

Postby NMRMN on Wed Mar 13, 2013 6:47 pm

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Re: Mark Kelly who rallied against AR-15's is caught buying one

Postby Collector1337420 on Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:28 pm

An anti-gun douche bag is still an anti-gun douche bag, no matter which way you slice it. He is the enemy.
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Mark Kelly who rallied against AR-15's is caught buying one

Postby NMRMN on Thu Mar 14, 2013 1:14 am

mark - we forgive u! AR's are cool! go get another and forget this gun control crap! c u at the range!
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Re: Mark Kelly who rallied against AR-15's is caught buying one

Postby mrp on Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:32 am

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2013/03/robert-farago/mark-kelly-is-still-a-liar-a-hypocrite-and-a-gun-lover/

Mark Kelly Is Still A Liar, A Hypocrite and A Gun Lover


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