Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Bang Bang Shoot Shoot

This issue is about to twist my head off. Mostly because of the close-mindedness displayed by the NRA (National Rifle Association).
I am a member of the NRA. I am also a supporter of the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD). The NRA calls the CBD "anti-gun " and "radical," which is ignorant, and it makes me really disgusted.
To simplify this for you, the CBD wants to take the lead out of ammunition. Many animals and birds that are not fatally wounded could go on to survive but instead die from lead poisoning. This includes birds like California condors and bald eagles.
I did a story some 18 years ago on the California condor. I went out to the observation blinds in their habitats. At that time, condors were becoming even more endangered and were dying from drinking anti-freeze in parking lots where people were draining their radiators. At least now, from that environmental effort, we have a choice between using an environmentally safe anti-freeze or the standard anti-freeze.
I'll bet that never occurred to you either, how birds and animals might drink out of a puddle in a parking lot. And how potentially toxic that can be.
Miraculously, the NRA has twisted this effort into the CBD trying to ban guns. OH PLEASE!! Are you that insecure NRA? How do you get wanting to take the lead out of ammo into banning guns? Are you that opposed to change and better ways of doing things? If so, you will surely fade away at some point. Life is about change and innovation.
The CBD lost its effort to get the lead out of ammo. http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2010/lead-09-09-2010.html 
and the NRA is celebrating this absurd victory http://graphics.nra.org/freedom_times/FreedomTimes32.htm . Guess the NRA had the more "radical" lobbyists.
Yeah, cool! Even if you're a bad shot, that critter's going to die anyway now from lead poisoning. Congratulations! Good for you!
Exactly what is the NRA advocating here? Killing? Or the right to bear arms?
I won't renew my membership in the NRA. I want nothing to do with a bunch of thick-headed knuckle-draggers who cannot see or think ahead for our future. How stupid. From, please make ammunition out of something else, to, they're trying to take our guns away? 
Congratulations NRA! May the death toll rise on your behalf. Shoot 'em up boys and girls!

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