06-02-2018, 06:56 PM
Yeah, it's the extremist single-issue voters, coveted and supported by the gun lobby and NRA-owned politicians, who keep new gun safety/control measures from being enacted.
When Congress won't pass a bill calling for universal background checks -- even though the legislation is supported by nearly 90% of the population across all political affiliations (including gun owners) -- you know a lobby group has way more power than it should over Republican politicians.
Extremist gun advocates always say that there's fat or riders attached to the bill by Democrats/liberals/gun-grabbers.......thus, the bill should of course be rejected. That's straight up bullshit.
In response to that bullshit, I've posted the final post-Newton UBC bill which was submitted to Congress and rejected by Republicans a few times in the GUNS thread.
That bill didn't have any pork or riders attached. It even expressly stated that the government was not going to push for a gun registry (huge fear for the extremists who believe that would open the door for big brother to come and take their guns).
And still.........6 or 7 years after Newtown and hundreds of school shootings later, people can still buy/acquire guns legally without any vetting. One of the recent school shooters bought his gun over the internet to avoid a background check because he was underage. We also don't have a federal law requiring safe storage of firearms in the U.S.
So, while I think the gun insurance concept is worth exploring, I can't see it getting anywhere.........for now. But, that could change if enough people (young, old, and the rest of us) get our asses to the polls and reject all NRA-backed candidates.
When Congress won't pass a bill calling for universal background checks -- even though the legislation is supported by nearly 90% of the population across all political affiliations (including gun owners) -- you know a lobby group has way more power than it should over Republican politicians.
Extremist gun advocates always say that there's fat or riders attached to the bill by Democrats/liberals/gun-grabbers.......thus, the bill should of course be rejected. That's straight up bullshit.
In response to that bullshit, I've posted the final post-Newton UBC bill which was submitted to Congress and rejected by Republicans a few times in the GUNS thread.
That bill didn't have any pork or riders attached. It even expressly stated that the government was not going to push for a gun registry (huge fear for the extremists who believe that would open the door for big brother to come and take their guns).
And still.........6 or 7 years after Newtown and hundreds of school shootings later, people can still buy/acquire guns legally without any vetting. One of the recent school shooters bought his gun over the internet to avoid a background check because he was underage. We also don't have a federal law requiring safe storage of firearms in the U.S.
So, while I think the gun insurance concept is worth exploring, I can't see it getting anywhere.........for now. But, that could change if enough people (young, old, and the rest of us) get our asses to the polls and reject all NRA-backed candidates.