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Originally posted by Jared at Pelican Parts
I live in Los Angeles. The handgun murder capital of the US.
I know how to operate and maintain a firearm, however I dont own any. I dont think I would ever buy one either.
Just my opinion, but I think the NRA and other right wing orginizations like them are doing nothing positive, and after hearing a lot of what the upper echelon has said, I don't think they are all that different from the gangbangers down in the inner city. The only difference is that these individuals have money and political influence. Besides, are things really bad enough that carrying a firearm to the donut shop has become a neccesity?
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Are you kidding me? The NRA card-carrying bunch, despite their political incorrectness, are probably the most law-abiding segment of our society. Why do they have money and influence? Not because the NRA is some monolithic universal force. But because they have a huge, politically aware, well-informed, voting membership. The NRA has led the fight in most of the states, which now have "shall issue" concealed carry laws. And the NRA spends a ton of money lobbying for harsher punishments against those who use guns in the commission of a crime. That would obviously be counter-productive for membership drives, were NRA members criminals. Furthermore, they are THE authority on firearms safety, training, hunting safety and competition shooting. I don't think you'll find a cop or soldier in the US who was not trained by an NRA-certified instructor. Name some other group that spends millions of dollars a year going to schools and teaching children what to do when they come across a gun - something that happens a lot these days. Meanwhile other groups spend millions trying to scare people into thinking that CCW laws will make us like the wild west (has not happened). If you don't want a gun, don't buy one. If you don't like porn, don't watch it. If you think alcohol is evil, don't drink it. I'd love to know how many gang members in south central LA are card-carrying NRA members. My guess is zero. Guess how many of the 100,000 CCW holders in VA have had their permit revoked for a misuse of a gun. Zero.