Takes big brass ones to do this, so major points in his favor. Don't be confused; when you go against the gun lobby, you go against the arms industry.
Figured that out yet? People who sell guns make money by selling gun ownership. Common Dreams:
The National Rifle Association (NRA) receives millions of dollars directly from domestic and foreign gun manufacturers and other members of the firearms industry through an organized corporate outreach program according to a new report issued today by the Violence Policy Center (VPC).So here's New York Mayor Bloomberg on the O'Donnell show:
The report, "Blood Money: How the Gun Industry Bankrolls the NRA" (http://www.vpc.org/studies/bloodmoney.pdf), reveals that since 2005 contributions from gun industry "corporate partners" to the NRA total between $14.7 million and $38.9 million.
Terrorism makes a good hook for the story. But it's not just Al Qaeda; it's the Mexican drug cartels and their border wars. They're a cancer, of course, the NRA; but a very well financed one.
(By the way, if 2012 starts to look shakey for Obama, keep your eye on Bloomberg. If he does decide to run, he'll be to the left of Obama. Just sayin'.)
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