Country Singer Tim McGraw to Headline Anti-Gun Concert in Connecticut

[17 squirrel]

Myself I don't listen to him or much of any modern country music, I'm more old school mountain bluegrass and country. Like Jimmy Martin, Nick ' Chinga ' Chavin, The Man in Black with some David Allen Coe and Sandy Patty tossed in.

 

[oldpink]

The antidote

[video=youtube;3cQNkIrg-Tk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cQNkIrg-Tk[/video]

 

[Fordtough25]

The antidote

[video=youtube;3cQNkIrg-Tk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cQNkIrg-Tk[/video]

That's the truth!

 

[searpinski]

How you going to be "country" an not like guns

My question too. I don't listen to him now, but why is he supporting these anti-American fools?

 

[Kutnupe14]

My question too. I don't listen to him now, but why is he supporting these anti-American fools?

Anti-American? How so?

 

[halfmileharry]

My question too. I don't listen to him now, but why is he supporting these anti-American fools?

We don't have to like what they say but we're all Americans. We all have to stand up and make sure they keep the right to say what they want.

 

[lovemachine]

Anti-American? How so?

Wouldn't going against the Constitution be considered anti-American? Doesn't the Constitution define us as Americans?

 

[Kutnupe14]

Wouldn't going against the Constitution be considered anti-American? Doesn't the Constitution define us as Americans?

So if someone tries to amend the Constitution, they're Anti-American?
(Speaking hypothetically)

 

[lovemachine]

So if someone tries to amend the Constitution, they're Anti-American?
(Speaking hypothetically)

There's a difference between amending and wanting to take away rights.

 

[yepthatsme]

It is my belief that it is never good for celebrities to politically choose sides unless they truly believe in what they are supporting. This will do nothing good for their career. It will only divide their fan base. I know many believe that even bad publicity is at least publicity, but when it comes to the music industry, this is not always true. I hope he thinks the sacrifice is worth it.

Years ago, I met him at a gig here in Indiana. I did sound for him and he seemed like a nice guy. I thought he had more intellegence than to do something like this. I guess he feels it is worth it or they're really paying him a ton of money.

 

[Kutnupe14]

There's a difference between amending and wanting to take away rights.

I'm not familiar with the group McGraw is doing the concert for. I took a brief look at their website. What specific action or beliet makes them gun grabbers? I may have missed it.

 

[JettaKnight]

I'm not familiar with the group McGraw is doing the concert for. I took a brief look at their website. What specific action or beliet makes them gun grabbers? I may have missed it.

See the bottom section of the Snopes article.
Apparently they're calling for mag limits, universal background checks and laws against straw purchases*.
snopes.com: Tim McGraw Is Playing an Anti-Gun Concert?



* Yeah, I know... they're obviously too lazy to look this up.

 

[JettaKnight]

I see SHP is a PAC. In other words, they don't help anyone, they just want to enact laws and/or steer tax dollars.


EDIT: They have both a 501(C)3 Foundation and 501(C)4 PAC.

I don't see any connections to the heavy hitters of gun control. These guys seem to be bona fide grassroots.

 

[JettaKnight]

Anti-American? How so?

You know, in favor of that democracy crap and being able to support groups I don't like.

So if someone tries to amend the Constitution, they're Anti-American?
(Speaking hypothetically)

Just like them likker-loving bootleggers.

 

[EvilElmo]

Years ago, I met him at a gig here in Indiana. I did sound for him and he seemed like a nice guy. I thought he had more intellegence than to do something like this. I guess he feels it is worth it or they're really paying him a ton of money.

As I saw commented elsewhere, he's about to "Dixie Chick" himself.

 

[jd4320t]

As I saw commented elsewhere, he's about to "Dixie Chick" himself.

That's exactly what I thought last night while working and a way from my desk.

 

[cobber]

There's a difference between amending and wanting to take away rights.

If by amending one means allowing infringement, then no difference. The Constitution recognizes rights; it does not create or even sanction rights. Amending it by allowing more gun regulation would take away rights.

 

[Beowulf]

Tug McGraw does country music?

 

[atvdave]

See the bottom section of the Snopes article.
Apparently they're calling for mag limits, universal background checks and laws against straw purchases*.
snopes.com: Tim McGraw Is Playing an Anti-Gun Concert?



* Yeah, I know... they're obviously too lazy to look this up.

Thanks JettaKnight... I've been scratching my head wondering why people are calling them ant-gun. I could not find that info on their web sight, they must have it buried deep somewhere.

Thanks for the link. I edited my first two posts.

 

[oldpink]

1) Attempting to employ the favorite technique of using judges to obviate the unambiguous language of the Second Amendment most certainly is anti-American, even though it has become commonplace, sadly.
2) You can no more repeal the Second Amendment than you can repeal the First. Or does anyone here honestly believe that an effort to do that wouldn't result in a justifiable repeat of 1776?