Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: A recent gun nut talking point. [View all]Kang Colby
(1,941 posts)Notice how the controller arguments these days simply amount to name calling and emotional pleas riddled with half truths, thinly veiled lies, and outright dishonesty. However, their arguments mean nothing. Years ago, firearm enthusiasts and sportsmen/women might have had something to worry about....but now gun control is a resolved issue. Gun owners won.
Sure, the NRA membership is strong. However, the Bloomberg organizations and Brady Campaign combined can't even rival the membership of GOA alone in total numbers. GOA makes NRA look like another Bloomberg org by way of political comparison.
For the first time in history Americans are radically changing their views on gun ownership and self defense. Female gun ownership is up nearly 300% in recent years. Women will ultimately vote against what they see as an attempt to leave them and their families defenseless.
There are well over 300 million guns in civilian hands alone in this country, compounding at a rate of nearly 10% per year. At that rate, we will have 600 million firearms in civilian circulation within seven years.
Advances in 3D printers, dedicated CNC mills, and other technologies will greatly lower the LOE associated with the home based manufacture of firearms and magazines in the coming months and years.
The general public does not give a crap about gun control, D list celebrities have more Facebook "likes" than MDA and the other Bloomberg groups....think about that for a minute. Nationally the side of civil rights needs to push for a piece by piece dismantling of the Brady Act, GCA, and NFA. The only compromise that needs to be made is which law to start chipping away at first.
2015 was a good year....and freedom marches on. Here is a list of a few gun rights accomplishments this year: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/07/20/a-survey-of-legislative-action-on-second-amendment-issues-in-2015/