Gun control HASN’T always been such a hot-button issue in this country. In 1968, after a series of assassinations, Sen. Thomas Dodd’s Gun Control Act passed with bipartisan support in the house and senate.
“Gun rights” really started coming into prominence in the 60’s & culminated with an all-out coup of the NRA in 1977 which transformed it into the political force it is today. Prior to this, the organization was a less significant non-profit focussed on improving marksmanship.
The NRA spends millions of dollars every year on lobbying and candidates who forward their agenda. In its early years, the NRA was in FAVOR of gun control legislation, often helping DRAFT said legislation, but today they are an unabashed lobbying group.
Every time there is a mass shooting, the NRA and gun manufacturers MAKE MONEY. They HELP propel the narrative “the government is going to take your guns” because it leads to more GUN SALES!
If we are to engage in an HONEST discussion about guns, we first need to shed the silly fear-based manufactured talking points FROM the NRA. There are intelligent points to be made from both sides, but let’s not argue their propaganda.
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