Why the NRA is more monstrous than you think

[Paladin]

54. Golly---you mean all of this is the gun control side's fault? Imagine my lack of surprise.

You know K42, I've heard that argument hundreds of times before here on DU, and it never, ever sounds convincing. You go on at length about how gutless you think Democrats are (a DU Gun Enthusiast trashing Democrats---again, imagine my lack of surprise); what about the gutless nature of the gun rights movement, which fails to acknowledge the very real excesses of gun usage in this country? When will we hear Wayne LaPierre complain about those "militia" types on the Bundy spread, aiming their assault rifles at government employees carrying out their jobs in a lawful manner? When will the Gun Owners of America issue a notice that groups of people turning up at burger joints with AR-15's slung on their shoulders aren't doing the movement any favors? Hell, when is a DU Gun Enthusiast going to admit the obvious fact that Stand Your Ground laws aren't working out as well as planned, and maybe ought to be reconsidered?

I don't require any answers to the foregoing questions. I just thought they ought to be asked, as an offset to your comments.