Gun Control thread (merged many)

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Armistead

See you're a MSNBC lover..

No, I prefer jazz, swing and classic.

I'm not a member, was years ago, but the NRA has evolved over the years as more gun control came about. They certainly turned into more of a lobbying force, but the question is why?

Lobbies are made of people defending their beliefs, that's why the supreme court says they're lawful. The problem becomes when one side gets radical, the other side gets as radical. In the end this is supposed to balance things out.

The problem isn't so much with lobbies, but people that won't stand up for what they believe, like many politicians that would sell out.

Lobbies are what renders the electorate powerless and their votes pointless. And business lobbies are not about what they believe, but about what they are being payed for by their paying customers.

They corrupt the very idea of majority decisions in a democratic context - that your court has ruled them to be legal just shows that it already is corrupted and abused itself and that your system is hijacked and has tuned the rules to serve the interests of those who have hijacked and now abuse the system.

Appearances are deceptive. Look beyond.