There is nothing inexplicable about it.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/10/opinion/do...nd-checks/
The death merchants unleash their scumbag lobbyists on our gutless politicians and here we are.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/10/opinion/do...nd-checks/
Quote:Federal law prohibits selling guns to felons or the mentally ill. Background checks are the only way to enforce that law. So, besides criminals and the insane, who could possibly oppose universal background checks?
Gun manufacturers.
They are the ones who call the shots at the NRA, and they are the most important people in the opposition. The manufacturers don't want anything that interferes with total gun sales and profits.
Background checks would impose a minor burden on gun transactions, but more importantly, limit the size of the market (and therefore, profits) in two ways.
The death merchants unleash their scumbag lobbyists on our gutless politicians and here we are.