I dunno the answer to this one and maybe an NRA member can answer:Does the NRA believe in any controls on weapons, whatsoever?Serious question. I do not know the answer.
You can walk into an Arizona gun store and buy as many AK-47s for “personal use” as the store owner will sell you.Then you can walk out in the parking lot and sell them.That is the problem with the laws as the NRA has lobbied them.
“That’s why they are the N(o) R(esponsibilities) A(ccepted)”That’s not entirely true. Even the NRA criticized Cheney when he refused to take responsibility for shooting his own friend in the face.
The link to “Fast and Furious”, guns, and cops. 2001-2010: 541 U.S. police officers murdered. 362 with handguns, 99 with rifles, 36 with shotguns, 2 bombs, 2 by knife, and wait for it, 36 MURDERED (not “accidents”) with vehicles! DOJ FBI statistics.
Folks might want to discuss this with Mr. La PIerre with regard to those POLICE killed by guns, as opposed to all the knives out there. Also all those Blunt instrument homicides folks keep brining up? A grand total of 2 police in 10 years killed by blunt instruments.
If this is the record on ARMED POLICE, and we have over 30,000 gun deaths every year, half in criminal activities, does the average, untrained guy on the street stand much of a chance??(not a prayer) While any death of ANY officer IS a tragedy, ONE fatality linked to “fast and furious” doesn’t hold a candle to other “access to guns" deaths in America, thanks to NRA actions and “power”.
YES, I do support civilian gun ownership, but as noted in the Constitution, which is “looser” than the Articles of Confederation, only “WELL REGULATED”, as the requirements for my concealed weapons permit reflect.
““Sad how one radical group of people with deep pockets can make the rest of us do what THEY want!””
If they’re a “radical group” then how do they get such deep pockets? Do other radical groups get deep pockets? Is there some deep pocket administrator that hands out money to radical groups? If there is, I’d like to form such a group just to get the money.
JamesMcW about 12 years ago
Yup, that’s about it. I agree with the above comment also.
braindead Premium Member about 12 years ago
I dunno the answer to this one and maybe an NRA member can answer:Does the NRA believe in any controls on weapons, whatsoever?Serious question. I do not know the answer.
rockngolfer about 12 years ago
You can walk into an Arizona gun store and buy as many AK-47s for “personal use” as the store owner will sell you.Then you can walk out in the parking lot and sell them.That is the problem with the laws as the NRA has lobbied them.
Jason Allen about 12 years ago
“That’s why they are the N(o) R(esponsibilities) A(ccepted)”That’s not entirely true. Even the NRA criticized Cheney when he refused to take responsibility for shooting his own friend in the face.
dahawk about 12 years ago
The average net worth of the Democrats in Congress is greater than the average net worth of the Republicans. That’s a fact, jack!
Dtroutma about 12 years ago
The link to “Fast and Furious”, guns, and cops. 2001-2010: 541 U.S. police officers murdered. 362 with handguns, 99 with rifles, 36 with shotguns, 2 bombs, 2 by knife, and wait for it, 36 MURDERED (not “accidents”) with vehicles! DOJ FBI statistics.
Folks might want to discuss this with Mr. La PIerre with regard to those POLICE killed by guns, as opposed to all the knives out there. Also all those Blunt instrument homicides folks keep brining up? A grand total of 2 police in 10 years killed by blunt instruments.
If this is the record on ARMED POLICE, and we have over 30,000 gun deaths every year, half in criminal activities, does the average, untrained guy on the street stand much of a chance??(not a prayer) While any death of ANY officer IS a tragedy, ONE fatality linked to “fast and furious” doesn’t hold a candle to other “access to guns" deaths in America, thanks to NRA actions and “power”.
YES, I do support civilian gun ownership, but as noted in the Constitution, which is “looser” than the Articles of Confederation, only “WELL REGULATED”, as the requirements for my concealed weapons permit reflect.
pirate227 about 12 years ago
It didn’t work in 2008 (except for the rubes that stocked upon guns and ammo) and it won’t work in 2012.
Dtroutma about 12 years ago
GOP in the House have proven the NRA fired the bullet, 255 times.
I Quit about 12 years ago
““Sad how one radical group of people with deep pockets can make the rest of us do what THEY want!””
If they’re a “radical group” then how do they get such deep pockets? Do other radical groups get deep pockets? Is there some deep pocket administrator that hands out money to radical groups? If there is, I’d like to form such a group just to get the money.
I Quit about 12 years ago
“Then you can walk out in the parking lot and sell them.”
And you would be breaking the law.