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Zorro

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7. What are they afraid of?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 06:49 PM

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Republicans have been promoting easy access to guns for everyone for decades now. Now the chickens are coming home to roost?

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Elected officials wonder whether to continue in-person town halls: 'How can we?' [View all] BumRushDaShow Saturday OP

How convenient. Justice Brandeis Saturday #1

LOL. No kidding. PSPS Saturday #11

"Let's blame the guns that we hump." intheflow Sunday #24

JD says do not couch your humping fears. GreenWave Sunday #30

Fucked if they do, screwed if they don't, AND they want to blame it on gun violence? hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! ... marble falls Saturday #2

Serious talk and actions should have been done decades ago and this is how it is after so much inaction Deuxcents Saturday #3

Republicans had been avoiding them before Kirk's murder, at least now they'll have an excuse. sop Saturday #4

Weenies Bayard Saturday #5

you could, if azureblue Saturday #6

What are they afraid of? Zorro Saturday #7

it only hits home for repukes when one of their own racist fascist fucks is the victim Skittles Saturday #9

Good question Rebl2 Saturday #12

nope, no rethinking Skittles Saturday #13

Thoughts & prayers. Dulcinea Saturday #15

You lead from the front, that's how. Mysterian Saturday #8

That's weak JustAnotherGen Saturday #10

Go sister! Proud of you! Hold your head high! LeftInTX Sunday #21

Here's a thought Zorro Saturday #14

Hold them inside and don't let people bring guns in? Old Testament Libera Saturday #16

Haven't heard any Dems complain... JT45242 Saturday #17

AOC cancelled. LeftInTX Sunday #22

Thanks hadn't seen that one EOM JT45242 Sunday #25

Imagine how hard it is to get an education when you're worried about getting shot. Solly Mack Sunday #18

Hey politicians, I'm not going to pay taxes, it's not safe out here. I could get mowed down at the H&R Block!!! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Sunday #19

They need to quit kissing the oversized ass of the orange guy Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sunday #20

Worried about getting shot? Welcome to our world AllyCat Sunday #23

Start telling the truth would help. marble falls Sunday #26

On many issues, when consequences come home to roost bucolic_frolic Sunday #27

Funny. NCDem47 Sunday #28

Boo-fucking-hoo, Republican gun pimps. Paladin Sunday #29

So they are against any kind of gun control, but they are afraid to appear in public because of...too may gun nuts. Midnight Writer Sunday #31

In other words if it is not praise for elected officals, republianmushroom Sunday #32