We need to understand, the opposition, the NRA, is about twisting this from a safety issue to a culture war issue. Wayne La Pierre's speech this morning makes it clear, he is strategically playing to the President and his base, now by blaming the FBI. This is pure politics.

The lies and propaganda the NRA has broadcast for decades is now coming to fruition. Gun culture is fueled by the same mentality that fuels religious thinking. They paint us as wanting to take their guns away. They plant the seeds of mistrust in our government. They are effective because their members are single issue voters who actually go out and vote for candidates the NRA gives an A rating to.

When did the second amendment supercede the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

This is the fundamental question we need to focus on, the one the NRA is avoiding like the plague, because in the words of LaPierre, he views the 2nd amendment as a "God given" right.

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