Posted on 02/11/2013 10:20:18 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
As the national debate on gun violence continues and Americans search for answers to curb the current onslaught some people claim the mental health situation is the key issue to address--not new gun legislation.
But does this sentiment stand up to closer scrutiny, or, is it just a convenient excuse being used by the NRA and others to kill legislation designed to restrict assault weapons?
Since the murders of 27 people—including 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary, and the gunman's own mother at home, in Newtown, Connecticut, politicians on Capitol Hill have been forced to address the issue of the easy availability of assault weapons.
Last week, people on several sides of the gun debate appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss gun violence and the proposed legislation being pushed by Democrats that would ban military-style weapons, multi-bullet clips and institute a universal background check system. Among them was embattled NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre who continued to deny tighter gun controls would minimize violent gun deaths.
“As I said earlier, we need to be honest about what works and what does not work,” Mr. LaPierre said. “Proposals that would only serve to burden the law-abiding have failed in the past and will fail in the future.”
Mr. LaPierre also stated “Law-abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of violent or deranged criminals. Nor do we believe the government should dictate what we can lawfully own and use to protect our families.” The NRA leader said background checks were not the answer because “let's be honest background checks will never be universal because criminals will never submit to them.”(continued)
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LOL! Shouldn't that read popular NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre?
What organization does or has done more?
Enough? I don’t know what ‘enough’ would be. They do a lot. Their biggest leverage is the number of members it can claim. That scares heck out of pols who might be thinking of voting for gun control. But there are other orgs worth joining too. GOA, JPFO and others. I’ve been a Life Member of the NRA since ‘86 and just joined RMGO last month.
Gun owners of America? TSRA?
No.
I have found that often it is 'brains first', avoiding the situation which leads to an imminent threat.
When there is an imminent (immediate) threat, guns first works fine for me.
But does this sentiment stand up to closer scrutiny, or, is it just a convenient excuse being used by the NRA and others to kill legislation designed to restrict assault weapons?
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