Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Gun Control & RKBA

benEzra

(12,148 posts)

12. The NRA is only a very small part of the issue.

Reply to PJMcK (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 26, 2016, 11:26 AM

Jun 2016

I believe the NRA has about 5 million members, whereas over 20 million Americans own "assault weapons" (or far more if you use the proposed new California definition), and 50+ million own over-10-round magazines. Probably 75-80 million own guns that are banned in Australia. For perspective, about 16 million Americans hunt in a given year.

I think guns would be a lot less front-and-center in the national conversation if the prohibitionists weren't constantly trying to ban the lawful ownership of the most popular ones.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

12 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Xpost from Good Reads:The uncomfortable truth about gun rights supporters–sometimes they are right [View all] friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 OP

Most gun owners probably don't fire their weapons too often PJMcK Jun 2016 #1

A questionable stat. Straw Man Jun 2016 #9

The NRA is only a very small part of the issue. benEzra Jun 2016 #12

Uncomfortable truth, many causes of gun violence... sanatanadharma Jun 2016 #2

"...gun wielders need to be profiled and quarantined" Would that include the ones that... friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 #3

Sure, that whole 4th and 5th amendment thing is overrated DonP Jun 2016 #4

The Constitution and sarisataka Jun 2016 #6

How very ...unsurprising. Off to the Gun Control's Greatest Hits page with that one: friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 #7

Would you like us sarisataka Jun 2016 #5

Nope - the one constant is the wielder of the gun - attacking the innocent. jonno99 Jun 2016 #8

Gainesville, Florida had a quarantine for yellow fever in 1888... Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #10

gun wielders need to be profiled and quarantined...now that's progressive thinking. ileus Jun 2016 #11