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Originally Posted by cuervo72
And look at it this way - the NRA and Republicans certainly don't seem to worry about losing power to people with guns, as they are adamantly opposed to restricting their sale.
What they DO apparently fear, and what they DO try to restrict, are votes.
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Yup. And although many gun owners will tell you that they think gun ownership keeps government over-reach in check, I think it could just as easily be argued that the polarity of the issue leads to whole swaths of folks who vote strictly GOP particularly because of their stance on firearms, which only serves to enable corruption within the party, and makes the base all the more likely to accept acts/legislation against their other rights & self-interests from similarly aligned politicians, as long as they think those people will ultimately protect their gun rights.
To some degree American gun owners have become willing to accept government over-reach, so long as it serves to protect their guns, which they intend to use in case of government over-reach.