The NRA is a radical propaganda mill that exists to enrich gun company CEO's. Years ago they were a reasonable organization just all about firearms safety and proper training. No more. They lost me in the 90's when they called our police "jack booted government thugs." They have just gotten worse ever since. They are sickening.
What NRA radical types don't want to see is that ALL rights also have limits and responsibilities. Freedom of speech does not give us the right to yell fire in a crowded theater for the fun of it. There can and should be reasonable limits on weapons too.
I was in the Army and carried a pistol, an M16, and an M60. Assault rifles are designed for offensive and efficient human killing, period. People like me can hunt, target shoot, and protect our homes without these weapons intended for the battlefield or be used by police to take down heavily armed violent criminals.
Hunting goes back in my family, and many others, hundreds of years. It is meat in the freezer, and many people need it. It is highly regulated. My grandfather, a staunch FDR Democrat, hunted sea ducks, deer, and other game to literally help feed his family. And he never needed an assault rifle to do it.
There is a lot we can do and many areas where we all agree. We need full background checks and to close all those loopholes. Reinstate the assault rifle ban with a buy back program. Make sure that there is no armor piercing ammunition out there at all. Improve red flag laws to get guns away from those who should not have them. Invest much more in mental health treatment. Invest in smart gun technology which can disable guns and make them inoperable to prevent accidental shootings and shootings by people who steal guns. There is so much we can do. My goodness, the large majority of gun owners support better background checks.
And the best thing we can do is to vote out politicians who have been bought and paid for by the NRA. That rotten outfit and its corrupt money grabbing politicians need to be taken down once and for all. Start by getting them at the voting booth.
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