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Originally Posted by jj6426
Can someone explain to me how our politicians are indebted to the NRA? I'm not sure I understand it---only that these politicians will not criticize the NRA even if they secretly believe that the gun laws are not effective. Is it just the money? Is it because the NRA subsidizes certain candidates and their parties?
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The NRA has a political action arm, the Institute for Legislative Action. It engages in campaigning for Second Amendment issues. It contributes to the campaign chests of legislative candidates who are pro-Second Amendment.
This operates identically with hundreds of other special interest groups who target their contributions toward candidates with whom they agree.
You will find many hunters and police officers are members of the NRA. For decades the NRA has offered hunter safety courses; police marksmanship courses; and gun safety at home courses.
On your other subject,
there is no conceivable gun law that could be written that would prevent people from acquiring guns and using them to kill people. Not even an outright ban on all firearms. There are many millions of firearms and rounds of ammunition in circulation in the United States. Banning them would just create a Black Market. (Remember how Prohibition worked?)
We must "harden the targets." Have controlled access at schools; use metal detectors; have many armed security personnel. Israel made this system work. We can too.