Sunday, March 8, 2015

The NRA Doesn't Hate All Gun Laws

NGVAC

The NRA has also pushed laws to make it illegal to publish the names and addresses of gun owners even though the information is considered in the public domain like real estate transfers. Guns make them so safe–owners don’t want anyone to know they have them. What will the neighbors think? What if bad guys break in and steal them? Maybe they need more guns to protect their guns.

Of course the NRA’s favorite law is the 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act which gives gun makers, gun dealers and trade groups complete legal immunity from negligence and product liability lawsuits. Passed after Columbine and Red Lake, but before Virginia Tech, Tucson, Aurora and Newtown, maybe the gun lobby knew what was coming.

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  1. And they seem to be another version of the MOMs, and just about as ineffective would be my guess.

    "The National Gun Victims Action Council (NGVAC)[1] is an organization which advocates for increased gun control. The NGVAC uses targeted boycotts of various businesses and organizations in an attempt to persuade those organizations into changing their gun policies, or advocate for increased gun control."

    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gun_Victims_Action_Council



    I imagine this is an indication of what they would like to see.

    "There is an epidemic of gun violence in the US. To put it in perspective, England reports 45 gun homicides per year. England’s culture is similar to ours— they hunt, collect guns, value marksmanship; they have gangs, drugs and poverty. Our population is 5 times England’s, 300 million vs. 60 million.
    If we had England’s gun laws, which are based on public safety, we could expect 5 times their gun homicides or 225 gun homicides per year."

    http://gunvictimsaction.org/about-2/overview-of-gun-problem/

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    1. NGVAC is hilarious. They have tried to organize a boycott against Hallmark greeting cards, because . . . who the hell knows? They're the most shrilly hysterical in their calls to ban the TrackingPoint rifles, because . . . who the hell knows.

      I'd almost think these folks are an invention of the pro-rights side, in an (unnecessary) effort to make the gun ban zealots look even more ridiculous than they are, but they're apparently the real deal (the insanely goofy real deal, but the real deal nonetheless).

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  2. common sense gun laws

    Perhaps you're right, after all. Maybe there are a couple.

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  3. "which gives gun makers, gun dealers and trade groups complete legal immunity from negligence and product liability lawsuits."

    Hey, look! Anti-gunners lying about gun laws they dislike in order to promote their position! It's so . . . par for the course.

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    1. Somebody should have told Kahr Arms that they had immunity before they agreed to pay out a 600K settlement.

      http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE76P5IX20110726?irpc=932

      Reality always proves gun control folks wrong, but they don't care. The audience they speak to isn't interested in reality.

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    2. Well, there is something to that claim, isn't there?

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    3. No, Mike, there is nothing to that claim. We've been over this time and again, and the fact is that this claim completely misstates the law.

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  4. What other products are given complete immunity from legal action against product negligence, and why should guns get a free ride?

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    1. It's simply not true, that's why. Check out the link I provided above. That's what proof looks like.

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