Saturday, March 24, 2018
In a burst of foolish generosity
The NRA appears ready to let its herd of paid minions in Congress pass a few. essentially toothless gun "safety laws so the boys can tell the folks back home they stood up to the "powerful gun lobby".
Republican-controlled Washington is taking steps to curb gun violence. Steps approved by the National Rifle Association.Neither one really changes anything, the first has already been legislated and this does not improve anything. And the second really would be unnecessary in a civilized society. Bloody Wayne LaPierre, who usually prefers bathing in the blood of innocents, knows he has to give his faithful servants a fig leaf for the upcoming elections.
Two narrow gun safety measures included in a funding bill President Donald Trump signed Friday — each sponsored by both Republicans and Democrats — have the group’s explicit support.
One is designed to ensure states and government agencies upload relevant criminal records into the already-existing background check system.
The other offers money to train teachers, students and law enforcement to detect violent actors and stop school shootings before they happen.
NRA spokeswoman Jennifer Baker called Congress’s plan to improve the background check system “something that should have been done long ago.” She praised the school safety bill as a “much needed” solution that could prevent future tragedies.
A third measure, aimed at opening up federal research on the causes of gun violence, does not include any funding. Democrats count the small change — an added sentence stating that the research is allowed — as a tiny victory for gun safety.
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