Castro Insinuates Gun Owners Are Paranoid Believing The Government Can Become Tyrannical

[roamer_1]

You know what...this probably won't surprise you...but I agree with that he said in that article


I think that's true

oh, here we go...
I think that's astronomically untrue.

And if it is true, then it is a people ignorant of history.

[XenaLee]

That may very well be the case. I think that's why the establishment Dems are pushing Biden.

Oh... I so hope they do "push Biden".   Gaffemeister/Gropey will be very easy to defeat next year.  Just imagine how many 'more' gaffes & gropes he will make between now and then.   

[roamer_1]

This country has 300+ Million ppl

138 Million voted in 2016 so that's about half. The other half is either too young to vote or doesn't care enough.

First of all, 300m is close to all of voting age in this country (roughly 250m).
2016 was a horrible voter turnout by comparison.
And the half that does not routinely vote are not necessarily morons picking their noses and playing video games.

Second of all, equating gun owners to Tump voters, or even Republicans is a categorical mistake.
I am a gun owner, and neither a Tump supporter nor a Republican.

[PeteS in CA]

The gun owners Castro mocked may or may not be paranoid, but these remarks certainly prove their concerns justified.

[libertybele]

IMHO IF the DEM nominee selects Castro as their VP, it will be game over for Trump.

[jafo2010]

Castro has proven definitively just how stupid he is.  Not comprehending the relevance of the 2nd Amendment, and the possibility that a corrupt government could come to the USA proves this man should be limited to dog catcher.

He is a moron. 

LONG LIVE THE CLOWN CAR!  MAY THEY ALL IMPLODE.

[XenaLee]

IMHO IF the DEM nominee selects Castro as their VP, it will be game over for Trump.

Why?  Castro is just another radical leftist moron.   One with a really unpopular name unless you're a card-carrying commie.

[Fishrrman]

"If I were president right now I would do two things: first of all, I would maximize our executive authority to do what I can to keep our families safer from gun violence. For instance, we would immediately redefine who is a firearms dealer so that anyone who sells more than five firearms in a year is classified that way and has to conduct universal background checks," Castro said.

Title of article:
"Castro Insinuates Gun Owners Are Paranoid Believing The Government Can Become Tyrannical"

In his own words.

Aside:
Assuming o'er-the-hillary stays home, and assuming Biden wins the democrat-communist nomination, whoever he pics to be his VP running mate is going to be critical.

Critical because that running mate may very well end up becoming president before Biden's first term is complete.

And THAT'S why all the rest of the clown candidates are staying in the race.
They're not running for the top spot -- scoring "second with Joe" is gonna be good enough this time around.

I sense Castro could be one of the "top picks".
Irony in the extremis...

[libertybele]

Why?  Castro is just another radical leftist moron.   One with a really unpopular name unless you're a card-carrying commie.

Not true.  He has plenty of name recognition and IMHO he could possibly help the DEM nominee turn TX blue.

His mother is a Chicana political activist who helped establish the Chicano political party La Raza Unida.  She worked for LBJ's presidential campaign and was also involved in Young Democrats of America and the Mexican American Youth Organization.  She also was involved in the free Angela Davis campaign and the FBI had their eye on her. She was later elected to the San Antonio's Women Hall of Fame.

I'd say she and the name "Castro" are very well known in the Hispanic community.

Julian himself worked under Bammy as his Housing and Urban Development secretary and Clinton was considering him as her running mate.  Prior to that he was mayor of San Antonio.

He was recognized by Time magazine on their "40 under 40" list of rising American political stars.

[Night Hides Not]

First of all, 300m is close to all of voting age in this country (roughly 250m).
2016 was a horrible voter turnout by comparison.
And the half that does not routinely vote are not necessarily morons picking their noses and playing video games.

Second of all, equating gun owners to Tump voters, or even Republicans is a categorical mistake.
I am a gun owner, and neither a Tump supporter nor a Republican.

Let's hear from a couple of the Founding Fathers:

"The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man."

- Thomas Jefferson, Commonplace Book (quoting 18th century criminologist Cesare Beccaria), 1774-1776

"A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined..."
- George Washington, First Annual Address, to both House of Congress, January 8, 1790

"To disarm the people...s the most effectual way to enslave them."
- George Mason, referencing advice given to the British Parliament by Pennsylvania governor Sir William Keith, The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adooption of the Federal Constitution, June 14, 1788

"I ask who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people, except a few public officers."
- George Mason, Address to the Virginia Ratifying Convention, June 4, 1788

[XenaLee]

Not true.  He has plenty of name recognition and IMHO he could possibly help the DEM nominee turn TX blue.

His mother is a Chicana political activist who helped establish the Chicano political party La Raza Unida.  She worked for LBJ's presidential campaign and was also involved in Young Democrats of America and the Mexican American Youth Organization.  She also was involved in the free Angela Davis campaign and the FBI had their eye on her. She was later elected to the San Antonio's Women Hall of Fame.

I'd say she and the name "Castro" are very well known in the Hispanic community.

Julian himself worked under Bammy as his Housing and Urban Development secretary and Clinton was considering him as her running mate.  Prior to that he was mayor of San Antonio.

He was recognized by Time magazine on their "40 under 40" list of rising American political stars.

Problem is.... as a radical leftist Democrat... he stands for open borders and massive illegal immigration (along with gun control and/or confiscation).   Most Texans (legal, that is) are not for that, in fact... quite the opposite, including many Hispanics that are here and have been here legally their entire lives.   I don't think he would stand a chance in hell OR in Texas.  JS....

[libertybele]

Problem is.... as a radical leftist Democrat... he stands for open borders and massive illegal immigration (along with gun control and/or confiscation).   Most Texans (legal, that is) are not for that, in fact... quite the opposite, including many Hispanics that are here and have been here legally their entire lives.   I don't think he would stand a chance in hell OR in Texas.  JS....

That maybe, except the demographics of TX have changed since '16 with more 'new' Hispanics coming of age and eligible to vote.  Beto coming close to beating Ted should have been a wake up call.

Do not underestimate the power and money behind LaRaza.

[XenaLee]

That maybe, except the demographics of TX have changed since '16 with more 'new' Hispanics coming of age and eligible to vote.  Beto coming close to beating Ted should have been a wake up call.

Do not underestimate the power and money behind LaRaza.

Ted didn't really bother to campaign.  It made a difference.  Nobody but a minority core of leftists likes Beto, or he probably would have beat Cruz.  Cruz needs to step up his game instead of being on "Cruz control".   

I don't underestimate our opponents and the Soros money behind them.   I do have faith in the majority of Texas, however.   I think they are aware of how crucial this next election will be.

[Smokin Joe]

Look. A guy named Castro says the government will never become tyrannical.

Right.

Heard that before somewhere.

Fidel, is that you?

No, you cannot have my guns.

[libertybele]

Ted didn't really bother to campaign.  It made a difference.  Nobody but a minority core of leftists likes Beto, or he probably would have beat Cruz.  Cruz needs to step up his game instead of being on "Cruz control".   

I don't underestimate our opponents and the Soros money behind them.   I do have faith in the majority of Texas, however.   I think they are aware of how crucial this next election will be.

The 2020 vote in TX will be interesting.  Two years before the '16 election shows a Hispanic population in TX at 39% of the population majority with the average age being 28.  The Hispanic population of TX is projected to increase by over 2,000,000 by 2020. I don't live and TX and don't know the counties but here are the projected stats:

https://demographics.texas.gov/Resources/publications/2019/20190128_PopProjectionsBrief.pdf

https://www.newsweek.com/texas-hispanic-population-now-nearly-large-number-states-white-residents-1445322

[Fishrrman]

bele wrote:
"The 2020 vote in TX will be interesting.  Two years before the '16 election shows a Hispanic population in TX at 39% of the population majority with the average age being 28.  The Hispanic population of TX is projected to increase by over 2,000,000 by 2020. I don't live and TX and don't know the counties but here are the projected stats:"

A Fishrrman fearless prediction:
Texas will become a white-minority state by 2060, perhaps even sooner.

As such, it will "topple to the left" as have California and New Mexico before it.

Remember when folks thought this was fantasy?

[Jazzhead]

I agree with those who suggest that the Dems' veep pick will be chosen in order to flip a red state blue.    Texas is the big prize,  but flipping Ohio or Florida would likewise doom the President's re-election.   

[txradioguy]

I agree with those who suggest that the Dems' veep pick will be chosen in order to flip a red state blue.    Texas is the big prize,  but flipping Ohio or Florida would likewise doom the President's re-election.

Too bad for you it's not gonna happen.

[Jazzhead]

Too bad for you it's not gonna happen.

It's not what I want to happen,  but that doesn't mean I live in a dream world like you.    The reality is that the most likely outcome is the President's defeat, and the loss of the Senate.   Don't forget to remember why Trump won in 2016.   It wasn't because he did better than the average GOP nominee but because Clinton did significantly worse.   And a lot of folks voted for third party candidates last time around - 5.7% of votes cast for President, up from 1.7% in 2012.   

Trump won as a reaction against the fear of a President Hillary.   In 2020,  the reaction will be against Trump.   And all the Dems have to do to ensure victory is to pick off an Ohio, a Florida or a Texas.   If you don't think that can happen,  then enjoy your complacency up until the time you lose your 2A rights.   

[txradioguy]

It's not what I want to happen,  but that doesn't mean I live in a dream world like you.    The reality is that the most likely outcome is the President's defeat, and the loss of the Senate.   Don't forget to remember why Trump won in 2016.   It wasn't because he did better than the average GOP nominee but because Clinton did significantly worse.   And a lot of folks voted for third party candidates last time around - 5.7% of votes cast for President, up from 1.7% in 2012.   

Trump won as a reaction against the fear of a President Hillary.   In 2020,  the reaction will be against Trump.   And all the Dems have to do to ensure victory is to pick off an Ohio, a Florida or a Texas.   If you don't think that can happen,  then enjoy your complacency up until the time you lose your 2A rights.

The only one that lives in a true fantasy land is you.

IF Trump won as a result of people being terrified of what Hillary would do...how many more hundreds of thousands of voters do you think are gonna show up at the polls out of fear of what a Bernie Sanders...Elizabeth Warren or Joe Biden will do to the country as President?

They're 10 times worse than Hillary on a good day.

Hate to break it to you but there are still a vast majority of people in this country that are repulsed by what they see when it comes to your fellow Progressives and their intentions for this country.  And if you don't think they won't show up at the ballot box to show their dissatisfaction at what the left has to offer this country...then like with other issues you severely underestimate the true attitudes of Americans when it comes to the Liberal pet projects.

[Cyber Liberty]

@Jazzhead  You have smeared the Second Amendment supporters here as "paranoid" so many times it's too easy to assume you agree with Castro 100% on this topic.  It's not fair, but it's a fact.

[XenaLee]

It's not what I want to happen,  but that doesn't mean I live in a dream world like you.    The reality is that the most likely outcome is the President's defeat, and the loss of the Senate.   Don't forget to remember why Trump won in 2016.   It wasn't because he did better than the average GOP nominee but because Clinton did significantly worse.   And a lot of folks voted for third party candidates last time around - 5.7% of votes cast for President, up from 1.7% in 2012.   

Trump won as a reaction against the fear of a President Hillary.   In 2020,  the reaction will be against Trump.   And all the Dems have to do to ensure victory is to pick off an Ohio, a Florida or a Texas.   If you don't think that can happen,  then enjoy your complacency up until the time you lose your 2A rights.

It's really stupid.... for you to be predicting a potential 2020 win for the rats....

when they haven't even settled on their chosen/favorite idiot yet.  And none of the idiots running for rat president are moderate enough to get elected.   They are all radical leftists... just like Hillary.   JS....

[Jazzhead]

It's really stupid.... for you to be predicting a potential 2020 win for the rats....

when they haven't even settled on their chosen/favorite idiot yet.  And none of the idiots running for rat president are moderate enough to get elected.   They are all radical leftists... just like Hillary.   JS....

Most of 'em are indeed radical leftists.   And that's why I'm so concerned that Trump as our nominee will create the conditions for one to be elected President.  In a normal year,  none would be moderate enough to get elected.  But this is not a normal year.   It is without precedent for an incumbent presiding over peace and prosperity to be so down in the polls.  Trump has almost never, in fact, had an approval rating as high as the percentage of the vote he garnered in 2016.   

We are playing with fire, folks.   Cast aspersions on the messenger,  but the time is running short for us to avert this disaster.   

[XenaLee]

Most of 'em are indeed radical leftists.   And that's why I'm so concerned that Trump as our nominee will create the conditions for one to be elected President. 

We are playing with fire, folks.   Cast aspersions on the messenger,  but the time is running short for us to avert this disaster.

What conditions?  How?  Please explain what you're even talking about here.

These idiots are raving about "climate change" and death to all in 12 years if "blah blah blah".   You have their Chief Idiot (no, not Warren....AOC) blaming "climate change" (formerly known as global warming before they finally figured out that the planet isn't currently in a warming trend) for Hurricane Dorian.   Morons, radically left, all.

[Jazzhead]

What conditions?  How?  Please explain what you're even talking about here.

These idiots are raving about "climate change" and death to all in 12 years if "blah blah blah".   You have their Chief Idiot (no, not Warren....AOC) blaming "climate change" (formerly known as global warming before they finally figured out that the planet isn't currently in a warming trend) for Hurricane Dorian.   Morons, radically left, all.

All true.  But with Trump as the opponent,  the election becomes a referendum on him, not this socialist nuttiness.