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<blockquote data-quote="JudeIscariot" data-source="post: 180103" data-attributes="member: 15275">I agree with this. The problem is often that the loudest people on the issue are on the right. Look at what the NRA has become - they are no longer simply a gun rights advocate, but a right-wing shill organization. In the last election, they were pro-Romney and anti-Obama, even though at that point, Obama specifically had granted MORE gun rights in his active history as a politician (allowing loaded &amp; carry in Federal parks) while Romney had signed an assault weapons ban when he was governor in MA. After the Newtown tragedy, assault weapons bans were introduced, and the NRA pounced on the issue as unAmerican... But where were they during the election? Supporting the guy who had actually signed one of them before...This is why there is an identified division between the parties - because the loudest organization for guns is basically a right-wing organization in general.The other issue is, as basically what riverside posted - you'll see less guns in more urban areas. And what party do the more urban areas heavily vote for? The Democratic party, thus further marking the division.(And before anybody asks or makes any assumptions, I don't care about either of those bozos that ran for President. I'm just dealing in facts.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JudeIscariot, post: 180103, member: 15275"] I agree with this. The problem is often that the loudest people on the issue are on the right. Look at what the NRA has become - they are no longer simply a gun rights advocate, but a right-wing shill organization. In the last election, they were pro-Romney and anti-Obama, even though at that point, Obama specifically had granted MORE gun rights in his active history as a politician (allowing loaded & carry in Federal parks) while Romney had signed an assault weapons ban when he was governor in MA. After the Newtown tragedy, assault weapons bans were introduced, and the NRA pounced on the issue as unAmerican... But where were they during the election? Supporting the guy who had actually signed one of them before... This is why there is an identified division between the parties - because the loudest organization for guns is basically a right-wing organization in general. The other issue is, as basically what riverside posted - you'll see less guns in more urban areas. And what party do the more urban areas heavily vote for? The Democratic party, thus further marking the division. (And before anybody asks or makes any assumptions, I don't care about either of those bozos that ran for President. I'm just dealing in facts.) [/QUOTE]

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