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In reply to the discussion: Congratulations Mike Bloomberg one day at a time closer to a Gun-Free America [View all]graham4anything
(11,464 posts)In all the prior years, the NRA had blackmail powers
Now, the NRA is without those monopoly powers on the press
and there are more people (especially women) concerned about the safety of their children
than about some bad interpretation of the law
again, as President Obama says "FORWARD"
used to be 90% of the public smoke and the cigarette industry blackmailed the candidates
that too changed to now 90% of the public does not smoke (and no one took cigarettes away, it don't have to be made illegal to get people to change).
Of course, in civilized places, one can no longer smoke on airplanes, in restaurants, in office buildings, and yet it still is legal.
Simple tweaks of the law can keep guns legal, but off the streets
all it takes are new people in office, new tweaks of laws, and a brand new court, led in 2018 and after by President Obama soon to be Justice Obama.
and you can have your 2nd amendment, but there is no person alive that thinks every person
should be armed with bunker busting bombs or shoulder to air missles, or a jacket that a suicide bombber wears
and you can have your 1st amendment, yet, you cannot yell fire in a theatre that is not burning.
But MY 1st amendment rights of free assembly, life, liberty and pursuit of happiness are taken away by a wrong interpretation of private citizens and guns.
militias=national guard anyhow, or the US Armed forces, or the federal,state,local law enforcement.
You can name it and claim it, but it will be done.
And a tip of my hat to mayor Bloomberg, Meek Mayor Mike. The great Equalizer.
David down the Goliath NRA