"I believe in the Second Amendment...BUT....."

[SteyrAUG]

Jeez, the mayor of Dallas owns 5 guns? Anyone that owns more than 4 guns is a psychopath...

Yep, all you need is a shotgun and a porch. Just ask Joe Biden.

[Sam]

If Dwayne is "mayor pro tem", what happened to the real mayor? permanent, elected mayor? Why is Dwayne assuming the pro tem position? Tell my why Dallas peeps.

[dwhitehorne]

and "The People means the States, .

It’s funny to hear this. When “people” as in all of us read the preamble to the constitution starting with We the People no one ever thinks to refers to the states or the government.

[Circle_10]

It’s funny to hear this. When “people” as in all of us read the preamble to the constitution starting with We the People no one ever thinks to refers to the states or the government.

Oh come on now, if you were a true constitutional scholar you'd understand that Amendment 2 is obviously a "collective right" while the others are indeed individual rights, because duh, reasons, that's why.

[Moose-Knuckle]

I ponder as to when law abiding card carrying NRA members will be on no-fly lists?

It was Occupy, then BLM, and then Antifa.....I take it now the left's bank rollers will focus their attention on the NRA until they can get enough elected officials to cave on the 2nd.


As for Dallas, not surprised in the least. The DNC has been moving behind the scenes (Battleground Texas) to make the state blue. Texas is pivotal behind CA and in front of NY for electoral college votes. The Dallas County Sheriff (an Hispanic lesbian) recently resigned so she could run as the DNC's choice for governor against Greg Abbott. The City of Dallas made a big deal out of hiring their first female chief of police just last fall.

Even though no one made a stink about a Robert E. Lee monument that the Lee family paid for back in 1936 and then POTUS FDR dedicated the city made a media spectacle out of its removal. Cash strapped Dallas spent $350K of tax payer money to virtue signal.

[SeriousStudent]

If Dwayne is "mayor pro tem", what happened to the real mayor? permanent, elected mayor? Why is Dwayne assuming the pro tem position? Tell my why Dallas peeps.

It's pretty much a ceremonial postion. The Mayor Pro Tem, sits in for the Mayor (Mike Rawlings) during city council meetings or other functions if the Mayor cannot attend.

Basically, Caraway is the senior member of the city council. And if you do a simple web search on how many recent city council members have been investigated by the FBI, indicted, tried and convicted, you'd be amazed he's senior.

I moved out of Dallas because of the rampant corruption. The local tourism office has estimated the NRA convention will bring to Dallas 42 MILLION DOLLARS in tourist spending. Caraway knew the convention was coming here months ago, because the convention center gave the NRA a reduced fee. Which the city council had to approve.

So it's a bit disingenuous at best for Caraway to climb on the bully pulpit and whine about the evil NRA coming to town. He's either incompetent that he did not know they were coming, or he's an opportunist trying to make points about something he knew long ago.

Oh wait - he's a Dallas politician, so it's likely both.

I escaped to the burbs decades ago, and have not regretted it for a second.

[LMT Shooter]

I posted something remarkably similar to the title of this thread in "Favorite liberal propaganda after shootings?", post #13.

Sorry, I ain't smart enough to post a link.

[BuzzinSATX]

If Dwayne is "mayor pro tem", what happened to the real mayor? permanent, elected mayor? Why is Dwayne assuming the pro tem position? Tell my why Dallas peeps.

This clown is just looking for his pathetic “15 minutes of fame...”

I’m not from Dallas, but here is the rest of the story....

““It is time to put the heat on the NRA and demand that they work with elected officials in our country to establish gun laws that protect our children and keep our communities safe,” he (Carraway) said.

NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam said the NRA is coming to Dallas whether Mr. Caraway likes it or not.

“No politician anywhere can tell the NRA not to come to their city,” Mr. Arulanandam told WFAA. “We are already there. Dallas, like every American city and community, is populated by NRA members. Our members work in fire stations and police departments. They save lives in local hospitals and own businesses in communities urban and rural throughout this country.”

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“They’re constitutionally protected to be in the convention center,” District 13 council member Jennifer Staubach Gates told the station. “It’s a public building. We can’t be in the business to censor who uses that building.”

A spokeswoman for Democratic Mayor Mike Rawlings told the Associated Press that Mr. Caraway is entitled to his opinion, but a contract was signed in 2012 allowing the NRA to use the city’s convention center.”

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news...sks-nra-conve/

[Averageman]

So let's see,
Dallas can elect a new Mayor Pro Tem or
receive 42 million in revenue via the NRA.
I predict a short career for this guy, longevity isn't for those willing to fall on thier sword based on decisions made emotionally and in haste.

[Dist. Expert 26]

First let me say this isn't another thread for debate on the topic of bump stocks, purchase age, etc. That's been covered enough as it is.

Most of us agree ceding any point to the left, no matter how small, is a mistake. Since this isn't going to happen legislatively, how do we fight it? Petitions and emails? Legal challenges to ATF "determinations"? We have a collection of very intelligent people here, let's come up with some workable ideas.