The editorial board of the New York Times continues its ungodly crusade to take law-abiding citizens' guns away from them. Key paragraph:
Still, Congress merely nibbled at the problem, and today the idea of closing the gun-show loophole and taking other steps that would help save lives without violating the Second Amendment is not even seriously on the table. Inside Washington’s bubble, it is as if the shootings in Binghamton and elsewhere never took place. The N.R.A.’s ability to intimidate grown men and women in the House and Senate remains undiminished, despite its poor record in the 2006 and 2008 election cycles.
Intimidate? Did it ever occur to the editorial board that the National Rifle Association speaks for a large number of Americans? According to Wikipedia, the NRA has four million members. These are just the people who joined the organization. How many more millions are there who lend their moral support to the organization and believe that it represents their interests? Does Planned Parenthood intimidate members of Congress? If not, what's the difference? The manipulative rhetoric of the board is disgraceful. It is also insulting to the intellect. Instead of calmly and honestly making a case for gun regulation, the board engages in hysterics. You would think that the NRA is an alien presence in our political system rather than the voice of millions of law-abiding, hard-working, taxpaying, decent Americans.
