The Gun Industry’s Suicide Prevention Effort Isn’t What They Say It Is
The Gun Industry’s Suicide Prevention Effort Isn’t What They Say It Is
Okay, they've taken the first step:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/politics/nra-transgender-gun-control
Honestly kinda surprised. But the real question is whether they're _actually_ going to move on this, or just make a statement and drop it.
_Actually_ putting political force behind this would be _really good_ and _really important_. And frankly, I don't see how they can _not_ do it, if they actually do care _at all_ about second amendment rights.
Just making a statement is the correct first step. But it's not enough, they actually have to follow through.
Amid reports the Justice Department is weighing banning transgender people from owning firearms in response to last month’s mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church, the National Rifle Association said Friday it will oppose any blanket rule that limits Second Amendment rights.
The problem is most definitely not trans people. It’s not video games. And it’s not simply a mental health issue all on its own.
#GunsAndMoney #GunsOwnTheGOP #GunLobby #CongressionalBloodMoney
Jack Ohman's commentary on the shooting in Minneapolis
#USA #guns #God #GunLobby #Minneapolis #children
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/31/2340694/-Cartoon-How-did-that-happen
Two big lies propagated by the #NRA and #GOP ...
1) Citizens with #Guns can stand up to the #Government with bigger guns. Yeah right!
2) The #NRA is all about the #SecondAmendment, when it is in fact just a #Lobby / PR Firm for gun manufacturers. (Modeled after the #Tobacco lobby BTW.)
Those who wrote the #US #Constitution did not want there to be an standing army in peacetime, and therefor they added support for "A well regulated #Militia..." that could be called upon if we were attacked.
Note that they specified: a) "well regulated", b) "a militia" SINGULAR, & c) at that time a "militia" meant able-bodied men keeping their single-shot muskets in their home (which was also what they used to hunt deer).
It is right there in the plain text of the amendment, but the #GunLobby has us so hypnotized we no longer see it. 😠
#Vote for #CommonSense #GunControl !! No more thoughts and prayers from our elected representatives, we want #Action!
“And what does this sacred and protected ‘freedom’ look like? Again and again, it’s dead children. In our neighborhoods, classrooms, churches, movie theaters, Walmart stores. In 2020, firearms surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death for children and teens in the U.S.”
https://www.nicksimson.com//posts/2025-american-fantasy.html