For a concise/excellent history of NRA and its varying aims
Check out (link likely there) npr's "Here and Now" today:
You may/will be surprised at What-All Changed in '77, also ~ the time of Charlatan Heston's infamous cold-dead-hands motto.. Earlier-on there was MUCH-more sanity within their raison d'etre and messages == unrecognizable comparison with now and the rise of WH "arming every Teacher"; next: gun lessons for all the little childruns in that Charter-for-Profit madrassa near you and yours.
I do believe, as of today that the [-] slope begun ~ 1968 has experienced an Inflection Point accelerating; nearing 0 unprecendent even by the Uncivil War's actual-'debate' over whether or not? You Can Own Another Human. Surely the largest cha. cha. cha. of all previous Clusterfucks.
Marion Hammer and the NRA
When it comes to some of the most well-known gun rights laws in Florida - like concealed carry, or stand your ground - one person has tremendous influence. Here & Now talks to the author of a profile of NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer.
You may/will be surprised at What-All Changed in '77, also ~ the time of Charlatan Heston's infamous cold-dead-hands motto.. Earlier-on there was MUCH-more sanity within their raison d'etre and messages == unrecognizable comparison with now and the rise of WH "arming every Teacher"; next: gun lessons for all the little childruns in that Charter-for-Profit madrassa near you and yours.
I do believe, as of today that the [-] slope begun ~ 1968 has experienced an Inflection Point accelerating; nearing 0 unprecendent even by the Uncivil War's actual-'debate' over whether or not? You Can Own Another Human. Surely the largest cha. cha. cha. of all previous Clusterfucks.