I had to send a comment on this to the Washington Post.
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The NRA was not the organization which allowed these firearms to walk into Mexico. The BATFE was that organization.
The NRA was not the organization which ignored the law and allowed straw purchasers to commit their crimes. The BATFE was that organization.
The NRA was not the organization which chose to not prosecute known straw purchasers -- many of which were known to them prior to the inception of Fast and Furious -- and allow their purchases to be completed. The BATFE was that organization.
The NRA was not the organization which chose selective enforcement of the existing laws. The BATFE was that organization.
Increasing the penalties for laws which are not being enforced is ludicrous. A law which has a one hundred year penalty is just as ineffective as a law which has a one day penalty if neither law is being enforced. It is not the law which lacks teeth, it is the organization which fails to enforce that law which makes it so.
If the First Amendment were treated as shabbily by Second Amendment supporters as the Second Amendment is treated by the press, they would be howling as if their rear ends were on fire. The Constitution and Bill of Rights are not a smorgasbord menu from which you choose the parts you agree with to the rejection of all others; but that is exactly how the press treats them both.
The Washington Post needs to learn that there is a WHOLE Constitution and a WHOLE Bill of Rights out there and start supporting them both in their entirety.
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Gun Control: The premise that a woman found in an alley, raped and strangled with her own pantyhose, is morally superior to allowing that same woman to defend her life with a firearm.
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