THE Gun Thread

[Brian37]

Maybe it’s my background, having lived in two countries with fairly rigorous gun-control measures, but it seems troubling that there are people who flatly reject any suggestion of how to reduce the incidence of school shootings that doesn’t involve more people having more guns.

Boru

We have a very small, but big enough minority of firearm owners, who are slavishly obsessed with worshiping them. And we also have a GOP that has, over 40 years allowed the NRA and industry CEOs to be their King Maker. We have with many topics a "ratings system" made by lobbyists like our "BBB" aka "Better Business Bureau", except their lobbies don't care about "better" and are just their to scare the crap out of the politician they want in their pocket. That lobby will give them an "A" rating if the politician sticks their head up the NRA's ass. But if that politician actually to do the right thing, the NRA will give that politician an "F" rating and threaten to cut off their campaign funds. And because the NRA and CEOs of the industry have marketed firearms as magic cures, "consider this your man card", "the evil liberals are going to eat your babies". And  over those same years, has produced a minority of base supporters also big enough to scare the politician into being their bitch. 

This isn't about rights over here, it is about one lobby and one industry selling fear to a base to act as a heat shield to protect the profits and expand the markets of the makers. That is why the slavish faction on the nutty far right stupidly think arming more and selling more works. 

"The only thing that stops a sane person from passing better safety laws, is a nutcase with lobby."
^^^^^^^ The above line is mocking the NRA's insane moto "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun".