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Originally Posted by jimbomaybe
I am waiting to hear how the conspiracy works between the NRA and the GREEDY manufactures to induce so many to buy "MANKILLERS" "WEAPONS OF WAR"
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Well, that's EXACTLY how it developed. It's not even a conspiracy between the NRA and the GUN manufacturers. The NRA is obviously in bed with the GUN makers - the NRA is the MOUTHPIECE of the GUN makers. I WAS an NRA member until 1967 when their magazine started getting devoted to "weapons of war" and military-style semi-autos. Gone were articles on upland game hunting and best rifles for hunting in thick woods and what was best for hunting on the Western plains - what was best for Alaska.
..........The majority of the NRA magazine articles became about military weapons and their accessories. I finally realized that US citizens began to hunt less so shotguns and bolt-action deer rifles were becoming less profitable. The gun makers began to VIRTUALLY make up their own (more profitable) market by using near propaganda advertisements that tended to equate masculinity and patriotism with the AR 15 style weapons and 30 round banana mags.
..........Most states at that time required deer hunting to be done with magazines of 5 rounds or less. I believe that Ohio required deer and bear hunting with shotguns - which were considered safer than rifles. I don't know if that has been changed. Myself, I think it would be a little humorous to see some fool hunting deer with a 30-round mag. It would be constantly hung up on tree branches as the hunter moved. There was an old saying, "one shot, one deer, but 3 shots, no deer".
..........The Jan 6th insurrection showed how powerful IS the symbolic connection between pseudo-macho-patriotism and the many flags of the insurgents that glorified military-style AR-15s. NRA propaganda had won that day in the distorted minds of the participants.