In the wake of the horrible mass shooting at Sandy Hook, many Americans are rightly asking their elected officials to begin to debate serious legislation that could help prevent such tragedies in the future. Ranging from a variety of gun control reforms to mental health legislation, these various policy options are entirely reasonable to debate in the wake of a series of mass shootings this year.
But following each shooting this year, Congress failed to truly debate any serious reforms in this area. Why is this? Many point to the power of organizations like the National Rifle Association which typically oppose any reforms whatsoever to gun laws and which downplay gun massacres.
Let’s look at exactly how much power anti-gun control groups have on Capitol Hill. I looked at just one metric — how much money they spent lobbying.
Last year, the NRA spentAi??$2,205,000Ai??lobbying Congress. The pro-gun control Brady Campaign spentAi??$30,000. Michael Bloombergai??i??s pro-gun control Mayors Against Illegal Guns spentAi??$150,000Ai??and the anti-gun control Gun Owners of America spentAi??$1,307,996Ai??.
Altogether, pro-gun control groups spent $180,000 and were outspent 19-to-1 by anti-gun control groups, that spent $3,512,996.
We don’t think that groups with more money should have a bigger voice. That’s why we’re going to counter with people power.
When Congresswoman Gifford was shot last year, nothing was done to stop such tragic incedents from happening. It was as if nothing happened. We saluted her bravery and praised her highly but nothing was done already then to protect the public from such heinous incedents. Why wasn’t the NRA and affiliated groups made accountable? Stop the mayhem now. We’ve suffered enough because of this good old boy greed.
why would they go to the NRA and other groups they have nothing to do with the shootings. its like saying some random guy is going to throw toxic waste into a lake and when people get mad the go to major coorpartion and that had nothing to do with it and bite their ear off. you make it sound like they sent the guy in to kill her which is not true at all.
THE ONLY MAYHEM IS IN THAT NAZI RUN WHITEHOUSE, YOU MUST LIVE IN A BUBBLE , I FOR ONE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT MY FAMILY AND MYSELF ,,STOP DEPENDING ON THIS SOCIALISTIC RUN GOVERNMENT AND THE POLICE DEPT.. YOU BUNCH OF SHEEP! JUST REMEMBER SHEEP GET EATEN. INSTEAD OF BLAMING THE NRA AND ALL THE GUN OWNERS TRY TO PULL YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASS AND THINK FOR YOURSELVES FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIVES , GUNS DON’T KILL PEOPLE KILL.. IT’S PRETTY SIMPLE.. SO SIMPLE EVEN YOU GUNGRABBERS SHOULD GET IT!
fuckyougungrabbers, You strike me as a chicken shit little coward. Hiding behind the internet and calling others names. I bet you beat your wife too don’t you, you creepy little asswipe.
You ask for more gun control. But yet terrorist use planes to kill thousands in minutes did you ask to take away planes? No because the planes didn’t kill people the people flying the planes did. After the Oklahoma city bombing did you ask for more cntrol on renta trucks and fertilizers? Of couse not. But yet y’all insist on blaming the guns for killing peoplewhen in act its people pulling the trigger doing the killings. Instead of constantly blaming guns for tragedys y not look at many of you for being atfault did you ever take the time to teach your kids the correct use of a gun? Or did you just tell them that guns are bad? Hey you dumb ass sheep wake up quit eating the precut green grass being handfed to you and go find fresh grass for yourselves. O wait your probably to dumb to realize what I mean by that statement( quit letting others tell you what to think until you go out and do research and study guns.) Most of the people asking for gun control have no clue what they are talking about. Some are asking for bans on semi automatic guns… so take away most pistols? Take away hunting rifles? Wake up America
fuckyouantigunpeople Why don’t you blow me you ignorant little asshole? You are a coward just like the rest of your bigoted, racist, Tea Party friends. Your rants only serve to demonstrate your anti-social tendencies. Tell your wife i said thanks for the bj.
So, anti-gun people only know how to insult and diparage. Next time try a rational, WELL thoughtout argument insted of just getting all upset and acting like an insulant child.
For all who do not like guns do not buy one but be prepared to become servants. Read your history, the right to keep and bare arms is not about hunting it is about the ability to withstand and suppress a tryannical government. You do not go into battle unarmed and it would seem many of the liberals are engaged in a battle of wits in such condition. So for our liberal friends I offer you this: Guns are not the number one weapon used to kill people, the Aluminum baseball/ softball bat is! So next time you take your “America’s favorite pastime” child out to play ball perhaps you may want to outlaw bats, after all little Timmy or Tammy may just fall apart and go to swinging at the other children. I’m certain it won’t be the child’s fault rather it will be Alcoas for producing the weapon.
excuse me David but it seems that you are being the dick here, yes gungrabbers was a little over the top but that gave you no right and guess what I’m a sixteen year old who supports guns yes and do you know what I hunt, I fish and I plan to buy a self-defense weapons and If you have ever read your history, although maybe you were studying for Literature(by the way you failed.) Japan did not attack our mainland for what reason, let me give you a hint 86.4% of us owned guns and the reason kids shoot each other is not because we allow guns to be accessed easily it is because we do not teach them to respect each other, also please be nicer on the internet or I will actually have to get intellectual on this and no one wants that.
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The NRA puts greed before safety!!! I do not believe they put peoples safety interest’s last and its all about the money!!
I am so frustrated with the NRA, I keep getting e-mails from the NRA about what they are doing to how people could hep them…..I have tried to cancel the e-mails coming to me as I am not even a member and do not want to keep getting their junk mail….I called them to cancel this and clicked the unsubscribe link but it does not work, I think they just want to cram their info down people throat…