The issue of gun control stirs passionate responses on both sides. NRA has passed the Brady Bill , the first legislation since five-day , mandating a 1968 wait on the purchase of a handgun, giving law enforcement authorities time to check the buyer's background. The NRA , with Two members, claims that legislation will not stem crime; the answer is stiffer penalties, longer sentences and abolition of parole. Further they believe that gun ownership is necessary to prevent takeover by a despotic government. The Second Amendment is their rallying point. In the 1990s, it is about self-defence,' says Mr James Jay Baker, the NRA's chief Washington lobbyist. Gun Control has become a pivotal issue in many elections, influencing who wins, who loses.
The issue of gun control stirs passionate responses on both sides. NRA has passed the Brady Bill , the first legislation since five-day , mandating a 1968 wait on the purchase of a handgun, giving law enforcement authorities time to check the buyer's background. The NRA , with Two members, claims that legislation will not stem crime; the answer is stiffer penalties, longer sentences and abolition of parole. Further they believe that gun ownership is necessary to prevent takeover by a despotic government. The Second Amendment is their rallying point. Gun Control has become a pivotal issue in many elections, influencing who wins, who loses.