Don't forget the abortion crowd (ok, the anti-abortion crowd). My sister in law voted for president strictly because he was anti abortion. That was the only reason she voted for him. One issue. He could have been a recovering axe murderer (who kills axes, just to watch them die), but as long as he was anti abortion, she was not voting for the other guy.
The NRA diehards do push an agenda, so do the abortion people, the anti Iraq people, the.....
Everyone has an agenda, do I have to agree with them? Nope. Does it make one group worse than others? Not really. Yes, the NRA can get a bit extreme. So can Cindy Shehan, and the NRA seems more mentally stable. I work for a union, and I don't give a damn what they told me to vote for. I guess I just don't take direction well.
Also, "registered weapon" is a bit of a mis statement. They are not registered. The manufacturer will know what wholesaler he sold them to. The wholesaler will know what dealer he sold a weapon to. The dealer will know the first owner of the weapon that he sold it to. They will then knock on your door and ask if you still own it and if not, who you sold it to. And they go from there. There is not a registry of weapons/owners (unless local laws require it, such as our Columbus, OH assault weapons ban requiring you to register your previously owned "pre ban" weapons with them to grandfather the ability to own them....no thanks).
If I were in NO, I'd be there armed. Sorry, that's just how it goes. I'm not looking to cause trouble, but I have a reasonable expectation that it will find me if I'm there long enough.
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