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America under the Gun: A Special Report in Mother Jones (Original Post) BainsBane Nov 2013 OP
But the NRA billh58 Nov 2013 #1
I hope so BainsBane Nov 2013 #2
Through a concentrated billh58 Nov 2013 #3
But...but...you've never been safer! CTyankee Nov 2013 #4

billh58

(6,635 posts)
1. But the NRA
Thu Nov 21, 2013, 11:32 PM
Nov 2013

and its right-wing Gungeoneer apologists and followers swear that these are "made up" numbers which are just meaningless left-wing propaganda. They are very proud of enabling the USA to become the most armed and dangerous country in the developed world.

Luckily, The NRA and its Gungeoneer worshipers are a shrinking minority of gun nuts who are fast fading into obscurity. Sensible Americans, including most American gun owners, are becoming more vocal in favor of reasonable and sane gun control regulation each and every day.

With the Democrats' new ability to fill the courts with liberal judges, we can expect more enlightened gun safety regulations to be enacted, and upheld. The right-wing SCOTUS still remains, but we will have a chance to change that makeup as well.

Karma is a bitch...

billh58

(6,635 posts)
3. Through a concentrated
Thu Nov 21, 2013, 11:45 PM
Nov 2013

effort, and with growing public support this country managed to greatly reduce the tobacco health risks over just a few generations. I am confident that we can do the same with the health risks associated with the ease of access to guns.

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