The fight for gun sense in America

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4. There is a cultural change

in progress, but it may take a generation or two. After all, the NRA (like the Republican Party) has had over 40 years to turn this country from a mostly friendly, kind, welcoming culture, to one of blatant bigotry, racism, and hate for all things "different."

Up until the "gang of five" SCOTUS right-wingers (see Citizens United and Heller), gun laws were pretty much settled in this country. The NRA, and ALEC however, had been chipping away at the State, County, and City level for more permissive gun laws for decades, and SCOTUS just followed their lead.

The younger generations are not following the NRA script however, and the gun lobby is frantically marketing to different demographics, as their main market is dying off. Countering those right-wing propaganda messages is having some success at the local level currently. The obvious bigotry and racism by Trump and the Republicans in this chaotic administration is also helping to expose these asshats for what they really are.

Lastly, the Second Amendment has been misinterpreted on purpose by the right-wing in order to sell more guns. SCOTUS decisions (especially weak ones) can be reversed.