This is not usually my issue. However, I shared a meme about gun control on FB yesterday and got an interesting reply from my nephew with an assertion that was completely new to me. I challenged him to find a cite for what he'd posted. To my happy surprise, he met and exceeded my challenge with this fantastic, extremely well researched article (that fully supports what he posted) and I'm thrilled to have information I've never seen before.
It's a real eye-opener. Everyone, on every side of this issue, will benefit from absorbing this explanation of how and why the NRA came to be the organization they are today.
Excerpt:
Harlon Carter wasn’t just another hard-headed Texan who grew up in a small town that was once home to frontiersman Davy Crockett. He was an earlier era’s version of George Zimmerman, the Floridian young man who claims to have shot Trayvon Martin in self-defense in February 2012 - even though police records and 911 recordings seem to show Zimmerman was looking for a fight. According to Carol Vinzant’s 2005 book, Lawyers, Guns, and Money: One Man’s Battle With The Gun Industry, a 17-year-old Carter found and confronted a Mexican teenager who he believed helped steal his family’s car. When the 15-year-old pulled a knife, Carter shot and killed him. His conviction was overturned when an appeals court said the jury should have considered a self-defense argument.
Read the full article here:
The Surprising Unknown History of the NRA