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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMother Jones tracks money trail. FL law to NRA
http://motherjones.com/politics/2012/03/NRA-stand-your-ground-trayvon-martinsnip
The money trail leading to the watershed law in Floridathe first of the 24 across the nationtraces primarily to one source: the National Rifle Association. When Gov. Bush conducted the 2005 signing ceremony, standing alongside him was Marion Hammer, a leader and familiar face from the pro-gun lobbying powerhouse. But the NRA's support for the Stand Your Ground law was far more than symbolic.
An analysis by Mother Jones of election and lobbying records reveals that the NRA was instrumental in creating Stand Your Ground: Over a nine-year period the organization gave more than $73,000 in campaign donations to the 43 Florida legislators who backed the law. That money was buttressed by intense lobbying activity and additional funds spent by the NRA in support of the bill's introduction and passage.
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onehandle
(51,122 posts)If they win this, they will push even more egregious laws.
monmouth
(21,078 posts)in '16 I see this as damaging to him, of course not as far as the right goes, they will praise him for it. But still...
ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)I would spank him online but others are doing a good job of it.
HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)They want to legislate Open Carry, and guns on campus, which would include K-12 too. Having worked with At Risk Pre-teen boy in public school, bad, bad, BAD idea. Hell, we didn't let them have pencils (they used crayons) which could become a weapon. Imagine staff bring a gun into that situation?
Brooklyn Dame
(169 posts)And they appear to be way too powerful to stop; they own Congress! They'll turn this heinous law into a 'right to bear arms' issue rather than one of racial profiling.
http://borderlessnewsandviews.com/2012/03/race-still-matters/
http://borderlessnewsandviews.com/2012/03/its-a-wrap-week-in-review-march-25-2012/
lunatica
(53,410 posts)But it's all in fun right? It's just marketing and who doesn't have the right to market their products?
lunatica
(53,410 posts)The NRA does it's best to keep it stirred up and front and center.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)sorry, couldn't resist that one.
In the case of the NRA, they do a very good job representing the racists
belcffub
(595 posts)so the NRA gave $73k to 43 people??? $1500ish per person and that is really what you are hanging you hat on... thats nothing... shoot if I knew I could influence people for so little I would have bought a legislator years ago...
All these NRA are evil attacks sound crazy... they look crazy... the NRA is not the illuminati pulling the strings and controlling the world... if you want to know who is...