Quote:
Originally Posted by TeflonDawg
It's already made a difference. People are going to not vote for politicians who accept NRA money.
Quote:
Originally Posted by stinkubus
With NRA funded politicians in control of both Congress and the White House it should be obvious that we're going to need at least one (and in all probability more than one) election before anything changes.
I've heard very conflicting figures on how much NRA money winds up in political coffers and/or what influence this money has on a politician winning an election. My guess is, it's not as much as we'd like to think. Rubio was right on one thing: His constituents vote for him because they agree with HIS take on 2A. He doesn't necessarily need NRA campaign contributions to get their votes and become elected.
What the NRA is especially good at (more so than donating to politicians), is campaigning to whip up gun owners into a frenzy. You see the passion these kids are showing right now? Well NRA members (i.e. American gun owners) are like this every ****ing day! If you even so much as whisper about creating a common sense gun law to gun enthusiasts, they'll go into a tirade that matches the passion these kids are showing right now. They don't need a special event or tragedy. Just threaten to reduce magazine clip counts, or banning military grade assault rifles on any old day of the week and you'll have enough gun owners shouting at the top of their lungs about their 2A right to own weapons made for nothing other than killing as many people as possible in the shortest amount of time possible.
I think these kids are off to a great start, but their target shouldn't be the NRA or even the politicians for that matter. It should be the rest of America. They need to convince non gun enthusiasts to get as passionate about creating common sense gun control laws as gun owners are about rejecting even the most reasonable attempts at gun reform. That's the way to get rid of these heartless politicians and replace them with good ones who will advocate for change. imho
Last edited by Kevin J; 02-23-2018 at 09:49 AM.