If you go to Petco you will be asked if you want to roundup your purchase to the nearest dollar, with the spare cents going to an animal charity. Gun shops do the same thing. The NRA is the beneficiary.
This explains much. On closing background check loopholes, and perhaps even on limiting the number of rounds in a magazine, the NRA position is not that of its membership. The NRA consistently opposes any legislation that would retard gun, or ammunition, sales.
Of course, every gun manufacturer contributes upwards of a million dollars to the NRA. But that is still probably less than 10 per cent of the NRA budget. Gun shops riding in the roundup account for more money than given by manufacturers. Gun sales are good business for the NRA.
Many industries thrive on addiction. Tobacco is the most obvious. The so called "regulars" in many local bars and liquor stores are alcoholics. The "black helicopter" fringe group are gun shop "regulars."
Based on latest figures less than 1/3 of adults own guns. But the number of guns in America exceeds the number of adults. Some people have a lot of guns.
Ammunition is even more important. Unless someone is very unlucky, a gun for self protection will not have to be reloaded often. Hunters and target shooters are heavy users. But those stockpiling to defend themselves from the encroachment of the "feds," are steady customers.
Gun owners need better representation.
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