9 Horrible Gun Laws Backed by the Right Wing
"It makes sense that everyone’s eyes angrily turned to the National Rifle Association (NRA) in the wake of the mass killing in Newtown, Connecticut. For too long, the NRA’s deep war chest and lobbying apparatus has shaped the debate over guns in this country.
But there’s another group working hand-in-glove with the NRA that deserves scrutiny: the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). ALEC, the Koch Brothers-backed group that is funded by big corporate interests, first attracted attention in the wake of the Trayvon Martin killing. The group, which brings together corporate interests, right-wing lobbyist groups and conservative politicians, passes model legislation that politicians take back ready-made to their state. The NRA has funded ALEC and co-chaired ALEC’s “Public Safety and Election Task Force,” which passes model bills on guns.
By way of the Center for Media and Democracy’s ALEC Exposed project, Digby’s Hullabaloo blog posted links to some of the model legislation on guns the group is pushing. Here are 9 of the awful gun bills ALEC wants to bring to a state near you."
1. Guns on Campus
2. Immediate Firearm Purchases
3. More ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws
4. No Borders to Firearm Movement
5. Annulling Local Regulations on Guns
6. Defending an Unregulated Gun Market
7. Guns for Emergencies
8. Semi-Automatics for Everyone
9. Bolstering the Second Amendment
For a more detailed explanation of these right-wing attempts to flood our country with more and more guns, see this link:
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/9-horrible-gun-laws-backed-right-wing
The pro-gun lobby is funded and fueled by the extremist right-wing segment of our society, which is aided and abetted by the apologists and Second Amendment absolutists who continuously repeat their lies and half-truths on the Internet.