Gordon Gray
Well-known member
is the NRA so paranoid?
Why can't they support universal background checks, as they did a a decade or so ago, despite the fact that (according to recent polling) 90%+ of the general public and 70% +/- of NRA members support this legislation? And this majority opinion exists in "pro gun" states as well but yet their Senators vote against a bill that will not, in any way, restrict responsible gun ownership.
Why do we accept the fact that a father can buy his five year old child a rifle (as a birthday present) and he ends up killing his two year old sister because the rifle was sitting in a corner and was loaded? And it barely makes the news and treated as another insignificant "tragedy".
Also learned that gun manufacturer's are producing "kiddy" rifles in various colors including pink.
It's all about our culture and our obsession with using the Second Amendment well beyond its initial purpose and intent.
The NRA, and its advocates will say, "we must protect our Second Amendment" rights.
Who's responsible for protecting the life of the two year girl that was killed by his five year old brother? Forget the parent's responsibility. That's merely a charade and a deflection of the real reason that this sh.t happens.
Empathy for the parents? Not here.
Very scary and very sad.
GG
Why can't they support universal background checks, as they did a a decade or so ago, despite the fact that (according to recent polling) 90%+ of the general public and 70% +/- of NRA members support this legislation? And this majority opinion exists in "pro gun" states as well but yet their Senators vote against a bill that will not, in any way, restrict responsible gun ownership.
Why do we accept the fact that a father can buy his five year old child a rifle (as a birthday present) and he ends up killing his two year old sister because the rifle was sitting in a corner and was loaded? And it barely makes the news and treated as another insignificant "tragedy".
Also learned that gun manufacturer's are producing "kiddy" rifles in various colors including pink.
It's all about our culture and our obsession with using the Second Amendment well beyond its initial purpose and intent.
The NRA, and its advocates will say, "we must protect our Second Amendment" rights.
Who's responsible for protecting the life of the two year girl that was killed by his five year old brother? Forget the parent's responsibility. That's merely a charade and a deflection of the real reason that this sh.t happens.
Empathy for the parents? Not here.
Very scary and very sad.
GG