London Times-May 19, 2000
Gun law protest backfires
FROM DAMIAN WHITWORTH IN NEW YORK
A SURGE in support for tighter gun control laws has resulted in record
numbers joining the National Rifle Association, America's most powerful
pro-gun group.
The NRA has seen membership leap to a record 3.6 million after 200,000
people joined in the past six weeks, apparently in response to renewed
public support for gun control, which culminated in last week's Million
Mom March in Washington.
While there may be popular support for stricter gun control in the wake
of a string of school shootings, those on the other side of the debate
have also hardened their stance.
The NRA, which opposes calls to license gun owners and to register
weapons, has countered with a huge television advertising campaign. In
one advert, Charlton Heston, the actor and NRA president, as good as
called President Clinton a liar.
A new legion of gun owners rallied to the cause and $10 million (£6.7
million) poured into the organisation's coffers for use in defending
what the organisation sees as attacks on its members' constitutional
rights.
Despite much publicity for those who support what are in reality
relatively moderate changes to gun laws, the power of the NRA should not
be underestimated. "The NRA is the most influential single-issue
lobbying group in America," Brian Morton, of the campaign group Handgun
Control, told USA Today. A Bill to require checks on those who buy
firearms at gun shows is stalled in Congress because of the entrenched
opposition of NRA supporters.
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