Historically the National Rifle Association prioritized education, training and regulation of firearms. They were the safety advocates.
By sometime in the 1990s their main story changed to fighting any kind of gun legislation, no matter how minor, no matter how sensible.
Rather than discuss pros and cons, NRA talking headz shouted “Second Amendment” — as if it was Holy Scripture.
They became shills for the corporations who sell weapons.
But here’s a bit of good news.
… a new law in Washington State that will require spouses under domestic abuse orders to surrender their guns to authorities. This is no small matter. Intimate partner homicides account for nearly half the women killed each year, and more than half of these women are murdered with guns, according to federal statistics.
The surprising twist in the enactment of the Washington law was that the N.R.A. traditionally has fought hard against such legislation as a violation of Second Amendment freedom — but not this time. The law was signed by Gov. Jay Inslee last month after unanimous approval by the legislature once the gun lobby backed off from its standard tactic of political retaliation. “This is an election year, and no candidate wants to be portrayed as letting domestic abusers keep their guns,” said the Democratic sponsor, Representative Roger Goodman. …
True gundamentalists should cancel their NRA membership. The NRA has sold out to … reason and common sense. 🙂
Here’s a pro-gun site called Enemy of the State™ railing against this legislation.
related – Michael Enright – Annie Get Your Gun: Michael’s Essay:
It is awfully hard to say something positive about the National Rifle Association, every mass murderer’s friend. …
Rick McCharles 