We’re not going to get that until the NRA comes to the table and agrees to work out specifics. None of us (as far as I know) are ourselves policy makers, but we are voters, and we need to express our views to our elected officials on this topic. The actual specifics should be worked out by lawmakers, not us here in a forum.
You say you’re for regulation, but you also always deny it will be effective, too, and just sort of argue against almost anything people suggest here.
It may be, but this is an organization that is willing to deny one of the larger employers in my state (and possible the SE region) a tax break ( which is a GOP article of faith!) because they stopped a dozen people from getting a club discount! It’s ideological, and the only logic in their actions I can see (especially in regards to the constant race baiting) is that they want people to be afraid enough to buy more guns - hence they’re really working for the gun manufacturers. Even if you like their products, we have to constantly remind ourselves that corporations are not our friends. They exist to enrich themselves and their shareholders, not to make the world a better place.
Who do you think is the primary beneficiary to getting certain people elected? None of us are naive enough to think that corporations aren’t buying votes - what do you think makes the NRA and gun manufacturers any different from any other industry?
Of course, some people do want a blanket ban and a 2nd amendment repeal. Some gun enthusiasts want to be able to freely buy with no regulation literally any kind of weapon that they can think of, for whatever reason they want. Most of us are in the middle of these extreme positions, I imagine. I live in the south, yeah? And I know hunters and gun owners, and most are responsible. It’s a part of our culture down here, even in the city.
I think it’s the type of crimes they’re used in.
The right basically started the whole culture wars as a way of winning white voters from the Democratic party. The Dems have (mostly) been on the defensive and more than willing to concede ground on these issues.
I agree, but the NRA doesn’t see it that way at all, at least in terms of the public rhetoric.
