[Eric in the Ozarks]

Why not spend the $20 million on better long term care for obvious nut cases like this sniper ?
$10 says he was hospitalized at some point, but since the liberal "outing" of insane asylums in the 1960's, he was released back into society.

[SLB]

This is one reason a strong lobby effort must be maintained in congress. If the guard is let down for even one session, the anit-gun lobby will see the weakness and exploit it immediately with disastrous results. It doesn't matter which you contribute to, just do it.

IMHO the NRA is the largest, but probably a little more easily waffled in the position it takes. GOA is more hard line, which might be better. It depends on which issues are coming to the plate - guess I sound like the NRA on that. Maybe stil having Moses as the chief spokesman has something to do with that.