Ed -- A Petition For Stronger Gun Laws

[branford]

8. If using facts is an "NRA Talking Point™,"

I happily consider myself guilty as charged.

Using juvenile and lazy "guilt by association" tactics when confronted by inconvenient facts does not constitute substantive argument, is not in any was persuasive, and helps explain the lack of success of the gun control movement.

I would also remind you that the NRA has about 5 million members out of 80-100+ million legal American gun owners, to say nothing of gun rights supporters who don't own firearms like myself. When accusing close to 90% of non-NRA gun owners and supporters of agreeing with the NRA (e.g., like simple historical facts about firearm technology), all you accomplish it getting some of these people to consider membership. The NRA would like to thank you for your ongoing support.