Until Americans shut down the country and demand an immediate ban on assault rifles

[malaise]

and background checks, this will continue.
Resist folks resist!! The NRA is killing way more folks than any foreign terrorist.

[MichMary]

1. That isn't going to happen, either.

It's easy to blame the NRA, but--the NRA represents millions of actual people, who support gun ownership, who vote, and who donate.

Do you think the NRA prints its own $$$ to throw at the GOP? Of course not. It all comes from people who support the NRA because of what they do for them.

The truth is that the more talk there is about bans and confiscation, the more money the NRA will collect, and the more money will go into gun-friendly Congresspeople's coffers.

[Fred Sanders]

3. So....give up? Did Germany give up on reunification? This change pales in comparison. Of course

Of course something can be done beginning with shock and awe and tears coast to coast.

[malaise]

4. The majority of Americans support a bn on assault rifles

and background checks

[Bantamfancier]

6. Not even close to factual.

You do know there's only about 4 million dues paying members of the NRA?
And you do know that right at 74% of those members support mandatory background checks?
The fact is the NRA gets most of their money from the firearms industry.
It's not the members screaming for more guns, it's the guys who make them.

[MichMary]

12. I stand corrected about the number of members

and where the NRA gets its $$.

My b-i-l is an avid gun owner, hunter, target shooter, NRA member, and staunch supporter. I know that when I tried to discuss the issue with him years ago, he had an answer for every point I made. When he mentioned "collectors," I gave up arguing.

I respect his right to own his guns, and am well aware that not one of his (many) guns has ever hurt anyone. Nor have the vast majority of other guns or gun owners in the country.

[brooklynite]

15. There is an important different between what people support and what they support ENOUGH

Many advocates of gun control do not care enough to make it their sole voting issue, and to contribute to an supporting organization.

[fescuerescue]

16. You got me curious so I did a little research

The gun industry does about $31 billion in revenue each year. Not a small chunk, but not the trillions I was guessing.

If the entire gun industry were a Fortune 500 company, that is all gun makers merged into one company, they would have to do $31billion in revenue right? That would put them as at #91 on the Fortune 500 list.

About the size of Rite Aid drug stores.

That got me wondering about how many gun manufacturers on the Fortune 500. Surprisingly, not a single one. The largest is Smith & Wesson at $1.2 billion. But to join the Fortune 500, you need $5.14 billion. (Yahoo by comparison is #498 at $5.16 billion). How about the Fortune 1000? Nope. You need $1.7 billion to displace Regis.

I don't think it's the gun industry that is running congress. They have at least 1000 other much more powerful masters. It think it's the NRA and NRA minded people.

[LanternWaste]

7. Human made problems have inherent human made solutions

Human made problems have inherent human made solutions.

But I get your narrative.... it's consistent and on-point today.

[MichMary]

14. I'm a realist

and the idea that across the country millions of people are going to take to the streets, shut down the country, and demand X, Y, or Z is simply unrealistic. I don't doubt that the vast majority supports an AWB, but probably not to the point where they will put their own livelihoods on the line for something they feel will never affect them.

[Fred Sanders]

2. Public needs to be more than swayed now. They need to b shocked to such action.

My humble opinion has some support:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210229896

[malaise]

5. +1,000

[brooklynite]

8. "Shut down the country"

I guess this will continue, since mega protests like that are not part of our political fabric, and never have been.

[malaise]

9. That's what they said before the women's marches

Now they're simultaneous protests in several towns, cities and states

[brooklynite]

10. ...which didn't "shut down the country".

[malaise]

13. Mass shootings are part of the political fabric

Proceed

[Greybnk48]

11. We HAVE to do something NOW!

This insanity cannot be allowed to continue.