It's been a long while since I've posted. Call it an election hangover. I think most of us needed a break from politicking, no matter how much or how little we were involved this year. But the end to this break is long overdue. We're back, y'all!
I just went to post something to Facebook and then remembered that I started this blog for a specific purpose, and that is to stop inciting useless fights consisting of poorly-reasoned five-word arguments on a social network and post at least a paragraph or two to make a real point and start a real conversation. Even if no one visits the blog but me.
The National Rifle Association, God bless them, has gone off the deep end. Liberals have always been wary of the NRA, since the ushering in of the "New Guard" of their leadership, but personally I just didn't know what to make of them. My feelings toward them, not individual members but the leadership and organization as a whole, were those of general dislike. In light of the Sandy Hook school shootings, however, their statements have dropped to a whole new level of evil. Yes, evil.
Read this NPR article: NRA Says White House Has 'Agenda To Attack The Second Amendment"
Hey NRA: how about you spin Biden's gun control talks as, oh I don't know, "White House Has 'Agenda To Prevent Innocent People From Being Murdered As They Go About Their Daily Lives'," you horrible, paranoid fear-mongers.
For extra good measure read the original press release from the NRA: Statement From the National Rifle Association of America Regarding Today's White House Task Force Meeting
As one of the commenters on the NPR website pointed out, one of the highlights of the press release is the quote, "...we will now take our commitment and meaningful contributions [emphasis HTBB] to members
of Congress of both parties..." Are you trying to buy off Congressmen, NRA?
Dear NRA leaders: how would you explain your positions to the parents of each of the children killed at Sandy Hook? The Aurora, Colorado theater shooting? The Sikh temple in Wisconsin? Virginia Tech? Columbine High School?
We, liberals, are just asking for background checks, limits on assault rifles, and investigations when some nobody buys 8,000 high-capacity magazines at one time.
NRA: we're coming after you with sound reasoning and smart policies. Thanks for the ammo.
Every time I read a post/comment/statement like this, I regain a little bit of hope for this country. I have been in so many arguments with Norwegians lately, who see on the news (the Norwegian news, that choose to only highlight one side of all of this) that things like arming teachers is being talked about, and thereby judge all Americans as gun crazy people who use religion and/or the constitution to justify their ways. Which, while not true about most Americans I know, definitely stands for the NRA these days.
ReplyDeleteAt least I feel like we've gotten to the point where there is no other path than forward when it comes to gun control, because no matter how hard certain people try, they can no longer hide under the carpet the fact that we'd have less deaths from gun violence if we tightened up the regulations. And I mean, I like guns. Shooting at the range can be a lot of fun. But I do not need access to assault rifles, and I do not need to stock up on ammo (no matter how much I fear the zombie apocalypse).
Great post Erica! Hope you're enjoying Seattle, and that we'll see you back in Colorado some time soon:)