Gun Control thread (merged many)

[August]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

The NRA used to be about gun safety. Now it's about lobbying and agenda pushing.

I firmly believe that if the NRA weren't doing those things the American people would have no use for gun safety because they would not be allowed to own them. Handguns would have been banned in 1968 and semi-autos in 1994 and we'd be debating the need for people to have bolt action sniper rifles, erm I mean hunting rifles.

As for who grants rights to whom the NRA is correct about that as well. The government does not grant rights to the American people. They derive their powers from the consent of the governed. Inalienable rights are inalienable.