courtesy: itmakessense.com
In a small Georgia town owning a gun is mandatory.
The law was passed in 1982, and it ordered that each household own a gun and properly maintain it.
The law however, was never enforced.
Speed up to 2013. The Newtown massacre is still fresh in people's minds. The NRA is struggling to get traction with its renewed, and sometimes, offensive rhetoric.
One would be inclined to think that all the bloodshed would have given the NRA a hint that a softer, kinder approach is needed. If not altogether laying off for a while.
But no, the NRA is coming out 'guns blazing'. Literally.
They have discovered the little known law in Georgia and are immediately weighing how the law could come to their benefit.
One of the angles the NRA is taking, is that the town's low crime rate is 'testament' to the effectiveness of the universal mandate to carry a gun in the township, although there is of yet no proof that each and every household has obeyed it.
It remains to be seen what if any efforts come from this newest push. Is the NRA going to try and pass similar laws in states or cities that are NRA friendly? If so, is this a move that could be construed as something other than an effort to increase revenue?
Whichever way the NRA decides to move on this, it is a worrisome idea.
Source: MSNBC news 2.17.13
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