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In reply to the discussion: I'm back for more abuse from the gun nuts [View all]Orrex
(67,138 posts)Step Two: having identified them as a terrorist group, permanently ban all members of congress from accepting financial or material support from the NRA, its members, its representatives, its surrogates, and its lackeys.
Step Three: censure members of congress who continue to accept NRA support, in the same way that we would censure members who accept support from ISIS.
Step Four: untainted by the corrupt self-interests of the NRA, have an honest discussion of the subject in congress and work toward sensible legislation (see below).
In my lifetime and yours, we have seen just about zero laws passed. Gun advocates are happy to echo the NRA's opinion on this, predictably dismissing such laws as "toothless" and "feel-good legislation." Of course, this has in large measure been due to the unceasing propaganda campaign by the terrorist NRA.
Laws about "improved background checks" and "increased access to mental healthcare" are obviously meaningless, just as they're intended to be.