2aguy
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- Jul 19, 2014
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And the NRA makes sure that mentally incompetent people can own guns. Isn't that wonderful?I don't have to hide in a cave.....I own guns....
I do too.
Thankfully the NRA, the 2nd Amendment Foundation and Gun Owner's of America helped us keep that Right....
No. The NRA helps gun manufacturers sell more guns.
No.....the NRA, the 2nd Amendment Foundation and Gun Owners of America fight to keep politicians from making laws that prohibit owning and carrying guns....the NRA also teaches the police and civilians how to use guns safely......
Gun manufacturers don't need the NRA.....guns sell themselves....
Actually....no....it was the ACLU and 23 other mental health organizations that did that, genius...
Why? Because they didn't want some clueless bureaucrat denying American Citizens of their basic Rights without due process......
Gun Control Laws Should Be Fair
But gun control laws, like any law, should be fair, effective and not based on prejudice or stereotype. This rule met none of those criteria.
In this era of “alternative facts,” we must urge politicians to create laws based on reliable evidence and solid data.
The thousands of Americans whose disability benefits are managed by someone else range from young people with depression and financial inexperience to older adults with Down syndrome needing help with a limited budget. But no data — none — show that these individuals have a propensity for violence in general or gun violence in particular.
To the contrary, studies show that people with mental disabilities are less likely to commit firearm crimes than to be the victimsof violence by others.
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The ACLU and 23 national disability groups did not oppose this rule because we want more guns in our community. This is about more than guns. Adding more innocent Americans to the National Instant Criminal Background database because of a mental disability is a disturbing trend — one that could be applied to voting, parenting or other rights dearer than gun ownership. We opposed it because it would do little to stem gun violence but do much to harm our civil rights.