The NY Daily News ran an article today about Gabby Giffords heading to Capitol hill, to push for more background checks when it comes to gun purchases. It would require all gun buyers pass background checks to ensure they do not meet criteria, such as felony convictions and mental illness, that should bar them from buying weapons. It has bipartisan support (notably, House members Peter King, R, and Kathleen Rice, D, both from Long Island)
Innocent enough, and something many support, right? Not if you look at the disgusting NRA Facebook Page
There, if you can stomach the bullshit, you'll find death threats against Gabby. Yes. Death threats. Because nothing says "Hey, anyone should be able to own a gun" like threatening to kill someone. Here are a few of the "gems" on that page.
And then we have uber-intelligent Bob, who hasn't been paying attention and doesn't even know she's not in office.
I'll be curious to see if the NRA comes out and says death threats are unacceptable, that threatening to shoot people doesn't help their cause, etc. (I'm not counting on it. it is the NRA, after all)
http://www.nydailynews.com/...