Gun Violence in America is a not a debate over the pro-gun or anti-gun culture. Rather it entails the fundamental issues of law and government and the rights of every American citizen to enjoy life and pursue happiness. The pro-gun lobbyists and the National Rifle Association (NRA) since its conception in 1871 have sought to manipulate and twist Article II of the Bill of Rights found within the United States Constitution, thereby recreating the idea of manifest destiny and bringing the current topic of the "right to bear arms" to Washington. What the NRA, pro-gun lobbyists and many citizens fail to realize, is that unless we impose stricter gun laws, mandatory registrations and thorough background checks we will continue to see the disasters similar to those of Waco, Texas and Columbine, Colorado across our nation's headlines. Private citizens who run amuck governing themselves as a separate and sovereign states with nothing more than a promise of good faith to govern themselves amid other citizens, tipping the scales in favor of those with the bigger stick and imposing a looming and dangerous cloud of possible anarchy which could occur at any moment.
The National Rifle Association was conceived in 1871, since then they"re mission statement has dramatically changed from "the scientific study of firearms," ,"to youth programs" immersing the youth in hunting and therefore killing. In 1975 the National Rifle Association established the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) set up to protect citizens rights to purchase, possess and use firearms. The ILA is also referred to as the lobbying arm of the National Rifle Association in Washington, which many times responds to those in favor of stricter laws as over emotive individuals. .
As reported recently in a Reuters publication, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, the National Troopers Coalition and the International Brotherhood of Police Officers joined Michael Barnes, the president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence in pushing for gun records and stricter restrictions on purchasing guns at gun-shows.
