While you are bashing the NRA....also note the stance they take on enforcing gun laws....they are adamantly in support of strict enforcment of violations of the gun law and have routinely agrued for stricter punishment of those who use firearms during the commission of "any" crime. Please to note the dedication the NRA has towards education, training, and promoting sportsmanship....all with a core value of safety. Another good site to visit....which airs both sides of the argument....is ....gunsite.com .
I would suggest a study of statistics will disclose Northern Ireland has a much higher rate of murder by firearm thand does the USA.....but then a ban the gun nut will suggest political violence is the cause.....and ignore the violent offender concept when branding all Americans as being gun-happy....
Me thinks there was a reason the 2nd Amendment immediately follows the 1st Amendment......kinda hard to muzzle a bunch of people that have the ability to defend themselves. Our Founding Fathers had a very real fear of abusive centralized governments having just chucked out one from the small, now ex-island ,immediately adjacent to that strong Continental Power called France.