GUNS IN AMERICA II

"Seventy to 80 percent of NRA members support a universal background check."— Tim Ryan on Tuesday, February 20th, 2018 in an interview on CNN

This is a very interesting article by an NRA member: "More than 60% of Americans support a nationwide ban on the sale of assault weapons.." Enough is Enough

The horrendous mass shootings over this past weekend have promoted more and more interest in gun control. Even in 2018, NRA members approved of background checks. Now more than ever not only background checks, but new laws are needed banning bump stocks, large capacity magazines, and especially military style weapons of all kinds. Recent newscasts have indicated that the NRA's main sources of revenue today come from the gun manufacturers rather than the members. That's no surprise, is it? Corporations and their lobbyists are doing their best -- and in many cases, succeeding, to control laws being passed in Congress.

I couldn't help but remember a Letter to the Editor written by my late friend, Jack Garner in regards to Guns in America. I posted it here in 2017, but I know he would now have this much or more to say about the recent massacres. I thought that in honor of his fierce opinions on the subject I would post it again. (He's probably cheering me on!) Here it is in its entirety.

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Long-time good friend, Jack Garner stays so busy writing letters to the Editor of the Denton Record-Chronicle they ought to give him his own column. After the recent deadly massacre in Las Vegas, he wrote this which they published:

"Addictive Sense of Power"

"Fifty-nine people dead; over 500 injured. Even in your worst nightmares, did you believe such an occurrence could materialize? Fifty-nine people dead and more than 500 injured.

"Did this horror melt the icy hearts and bulging pockets of the Washington political establishment? How heartrending that elected House and Senate members have declared this is not the time to publicly discuss gun control!

"If the NRA has them in their money-lined pockets, there will be no political discussion of gun control.

"While they wait for that mythical time, bump stocks that allow semi-automatic rifles to fire like fully automatic rifles are selling faster than Trump can commit another political faux pas.

"After all the bloodletting in Las Vegas, why would a sane person pay triple the price that bump stocks have jumped to after their potential power was publicized with the eradication of innocent life.

"Truth is, the 'gun nut' who will spare nothing to raise the cash to turn weapons in their  collection into the equivalent of a submachine gun, may have a mental problem.

"He does not intend to hunt deer, rabbits or squirrels with a fully automatic rifle. He releases their destructive power at gun ranges.

"Jack"

"Perhaps you have a mental problem if the sound of guns popping, the smell of gunpowder in your nostrils, and the recoil digging into your shoulder gives you an addictive sense of power, which in turn makes you feel more like a man."...John Nance Garner, V

If not now....when? Gun control for a safer America!

Peace,
Marilyn