Should the US Government fund the NRA?
Huntclan
2012/08/06 09:34:20
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About a thousand people die each year due to Hunting Accidents; hundreds of children die from accidental shootings. These numbers don't even take into consideration the deaths and maiming that occur due to improper gun handling.
The right to bear arms is guaranteed by the Constitution. Every American should have the right to operate guns safely. Those who need the education most are the poor; the poor don't have access to proper gun handling and safety procedures. The accidental deaths due to mishandling of guns is directly proportionate to the amount of access to proper gun safety education.
The NRA is a large gun advocacy group. Although they lobby Congress for favorable gun legislation, they also provide necessary gun handling and safety education. The problem is that many inner city and poor people don't have access to this much needed education. I believe everybody should have the right to use our Constitutionally protected right.
Since the Government can use Tax Payer funds to subsidize Planned Parenthood's "necessary preventive health care," I believe the Tax Payer should also fund NRA's "necessary gun handling course."
What say you? Are funds to these Special Interests separable? Or is the money the go to these groups fungible?
The right to bear arms is guaranteed by the Constitution. Every American should have the right to operate guns safely. Those who need the education most are the poor; the poor don't have access to proper gun handling and safety procedures. The accidental deaths due to mishandling of guns is directly proportionate to the amount of access to proper gun safety education.
The NRA is a large gun advocacy group. Although they lobby Congress for favorable gun legislation, they also provide necessary gun handling and safety education. The problem is that many inner city and poor people don't have access to this much needed education. I believe everybody should have the right to use our Constitutionally protected right.
Since the Government can use Tax Payer funds to subsidize Planned Parenthood's "necessary preventive health care," I believe the Tax Payer should also fund NRA's "necessary gun handling course."
What say you? Are funds to these Special Interests separable? Or is the money the go to these groups fungible?
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betz 2012/08/06 10:18:24No! We shouldn't fund either...
PP and NRA are completely different, although the argument you make has a point. The main difference between these two is that one (2nd Amendment) is a constitutional right. Sex is totally optional. But you do make a good argument.
Sex education is supposed to be taught in schools but some parents are against that. I wonder if this should be a requirement as well?
Gun safety courses are not required, Maybe they should be? I wouldn't be opposed to some sort of national gun safety endorsement, maybe something like a motorcycle or class A vehicle endorsement that you can get put on your license.?
Or, maybe we should leave this up to the parents? after all, if they are going to be adult enough to create another human being then why should the rest of us help raise them?
Education will always be the source of these issues. If you aren't educated on the issues you face in life, then how can you make the right decisions?
Yeah, these issues don't line up toe-to-toe, but at least you got the point. I wish I could say the same for the rest of the people.
Thanks for your response....
Control the spending and PAY the Debt DOWN....!
Not sure why gun accidents would be a consideration - there are reckless people everywhere - are'nt drivers licenses managed by the state - yet all kinds of deaths and accidents there - nothing can be done about people who choose to do the wrong thing
So true, why can't people who want to send money to Planned Parenthood see that?
http://gunowners.org/
NRA, Planned Parenthood, La Raza, ACORN,
You stats on gun deaths are lies. Most of the killings are done by gang bangers and illegal aliens.
I merely pointed out the deaths that could be considered accidental to prove my point for the need for gun education.
Education would be wasted on Gang members and ailiens.
BTW: It was my failed attempt to show that funding PP is as ridiculous as the notion of funding NRA.
There should be no need to play games to prove your point. If the facts don't support you, maybe there is no point to prove.
Apples and Oranges, no lies or "games."
Terrorists use speech as part of their effort to terrorize people. They use hate speech, global call to jihad, threats and intimidation to help achieve their goals.
You're right....
The only people I know of with an unhealthy obsession regarding firearms are those who are anti second amendment gun grabbers.
However, Planned Parenthood does provide 300,000+ elective abortion procedures every year.
See it for what it is... A way for you Lefties to see things the way us Righties do!
And you're right... Abortion is disgusting and the fact that Government susides it is insulting.