Images of NRA, Congressional Republicans on the decline

Quote from Dr. J : yes and very rarely does legislation favor increasing 2nd amendment rights. the NRA is in a default defense position. IOW, any time gov't has guns in its sights, it isn't good for gun rights.

Kinda....but I think the NRA engages in passive/aggressive type behavior but adding excerpts to laws or support laws that are useless and enforceable. And when those laws are either not enforced or prove to be ineffective, they use the data to show that additional laws are not needed.

Example: they are for a law that says it is illegal for a private seller to a "known" (wink wink) felon. Then when that crappy law does not work they will then use that fact and resist meaningful laws that would have a chance of working, laws such as requiring BGCs for all sales.

This is a gut-feeling of mi the mostly until now un-engaged middle of the road people do not quite believe that the CT shooter guy could have walked into a flea mark and bought till the weapons that he used in his massacre. Most people heat that but don't quite believe it and it does not quite sick in because of all the publicity and half truths by the NRA and other gun enthusiasts.

But perhaps the time is now right/ripe for the people in the middle to finally truly understand and for this unbelievable fact to sink that the CT killer could have walked in a flea market and get those weapons and when that happens restrictions on gun buy and sale will follow no matter how mu ch NRA and other gun enthusiasts would then whine and moan.