It has become clear that the NRA, with its massive treasury devoted to keeping itself strong, has been buying votes from our representatives in Congress. It also has a lot of help from the "States Rights" advocates.
The first duty of the NRA and the "States Rights" advocates, however, should be to protect its members and its residents.
All municipalities should have the right to protect their residents without interference from NRA lobbyists.
Their argument is that we have enough laws and if enforcement of those laws is what we need to protect ourselves from criminals.
The only problem with that assertion is that many people become criminals when they get their first gun. How could the gun laws on the books protect the students of Columbine or Virginia Tech or Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. What's needed are better ways to keep guns out of the hands of people unable or unwilling to use them safely and wisely.
That's what the NRA and the "States Rights" folks should be concerned about.
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Of course, you are correct. I also think that behaind every irrational use of guns is a mentally ill person. Many killers are on drugs. Let's have a war against mental illness and eliminate the drugs that are used and that have been proven to be harmful.
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