Brakeman, in the article you posted it said THIS:
The only problem is that Wayne La Pierre - the gun nut in chief - said:
So, these fuckers claim to support background checks for nut cases while at the same time trying to scuttle background checks, period.
That's a bit disingenuous, no?
And...here I just can't resist...."The only people who will be checked are law-abiding, normal, sane, decent Americans"
These are the same people who shoot themselves or others while cleaning loaded guns all the time. I guess I lack the confidence in gun nuts that Mr. La Pierre has...
Quote:More recently, the NRA has supported legislation to ensure that appropriate records of those who have been judged mentally incompetent or involuntarily committed to mental institutions be made available for use in firearms transfer background checks. The NRA will support any reasonable step to fix America’s broken mental health system without intruding on the constitutional rights of Americans.
The only problem is that Wayne La Pierre - the gun nut in chief - said:
Quote:And last week in a fiery call to arms after President Obama's State of the Union address, LaPierre said that while universal background checks "sounds like a reasonable, good idea," they would be ineffective against criminals who steal weapons or get them on the black market.
"The only people who will be checked are law-abiding, normal, sane, decent Americans," LaPierre said. "It will (be) our names -- the names of good people -- that will be put into a massive database, subject to potential federal registration and abuse of privacy."
So, these fuckers claim to support background checks for nut cases while at the same time trying to scuttle background checks, period.
That's a bit disingenuous, no?
And...here I just can't resist...."The only people who will be checked are law-abiding, normal, sane, decent Americans"
These are the same people who shoot themselves or others while cleaning loaded guns all the time. I guess I lack the confidence in gun nuts that Mr. La Pierre has...