On those few occasions when something serious has been done, such as the National Firearms Act of 1934 or the Gun Control Act of 1968 -- there have never been any downsides to that decision.
Gun control is something America has never had cause to regret
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BabyBoomer50s
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We have control today
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The NRA is the headed up by people who have a used the organization.
If you are still giving them money, it's because you are blind to the same type of grifters who have hijacked BLM
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I’ve actually discontinued paying dues to the NRA and have joined the CPRA in light of the misuse of funds by NRA leadership. CPRA is an affiliate of the NRA but separately managed and financed. Both organizations continue to excellent legislative analysis and lobbying.
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Another pancake-flat line of shit.
What are the downsides, then?
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They don't do analysis. They literally just lobby against any and all gun restrictions and refuse to compromise on anything.
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Are you a member and receive the legislative analysis?
Wow.
Something that none of the pro-gunners on this site ever mentioned.
You need to start a thread containing These buzz words, so that they can deflect less
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Feel free to prove me wrong.
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Why would pro-2A people care what the NRA did or did not do in 1934 and 1968? I don’t have a problem with either of those acts. Most of us are aware of how the NRA evolved and why.
It did not evolve, it devolved.
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The FBI says about 81.4 million Americans own a gun (self identified as gun owners)
The NRA says it has 5 million members.
The gun ownership number is probably undercounted and the NRA membership number is probably over-inflated.
I don't think the NRA really represents the position(s) of most gun owners. They exist to exist. Like most groups that charge a membership fee.
The NRA says it has 5 million members.
The gun ownership number is probably undercounted and the NRA membership number is probably over-inflated.
I don't think the NRA really represents the position(s) of most gun owners. They exist to exist. Like most groups that charge a membership fee.
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Eh... it doesn't matter at the end of the day. Most Americans are happy with the current regulations and the Court is about to make carrying easier.
The virtue signalers here and in the media have less votes for their position than the rest of America.
The virtue signalers here and in the media have less votes for their position than the rest of America.
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Agree on both points. Many gun owners don’t reveal that fact to friends and pollsters. Here is deep blue California, I know gun owners you’d never imagine own guns. NRA dues-paying membership fluctuates, but the iconic brand represents shared respect for 2A among members and non-member gun owners alike. Politicians understand that 2A supporters vote and the NRA is a major influencer.
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The downside is they don't work.
What, gun control?
Look at the UK. Look at Japan. Of course gun control works.
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They do not have a Constitution that forbids infringing on the gun rights of citizens.
That is completely irrelevant to the question of whether gun control works.
