I was reading my NRA magazine and found an article about Obama's Ten Point Plan to 'change' the 2nd amendment. My point for posting this is not to spread the message, because I won't be a tool for the NRA. I can be my own tool, thank you very much.
My question here is for those that I know to be more knowledgeable in politics than I. Is this stuff NRA propaganda or what? Top ten:
1. ban the use of firearms for home self-defense
2. pass federal laws eliminating your right to carry
3. ban the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns
4. close down 90% of the guns shops in America
5. ban rifle ammo commonly used for hunting the sport shooting
6. increase federal taxes on guns and ammo by 500%
7. restore voting rights for 5 million criminals including those who have been convicted of using a gun to commit a violent crime
8. expand the Clinton semi-auto ban to include millions more firearms
9. mandate a govt-issued license to purchase a firearm
10. appoint judges to the U.S. Supreme Court and Federal Judiciary who share his views on the 2nd Amendment
Now, there are others reporting on this. Ben Smith has an article on it. I had to Google it to find it on the NRA website because they didn't exactly make it easy to find.
So, what gives? Obama has really made the claims listed in the top ten list or the NRA is loosely interpreting his actions and his position? I do know that the guy isn't pro-2nd Amendment, neither was Hillary. But I wouldn't vote for some dipshit simply because he promises to leave my firearm collection alone. I could call the NRA and ask them to explain this more to me but I can't stand sitting on hold for 20 minutes listening to their automated system ask me to donate more money for the next major crisis. I support the basic tenets of the NRA, but they're a political machine that employs propaganda like every other group so I don't trust them 100%. I wouldn't trust them to hold my shotgun while I tied my bootlace, so to speak. I'd no doubt get my gun back but my wallet would curiously come up missing from my back pocket.
There's my rant for Sunday.
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