For all their grunting and hawing about how bad criminals are, the gun lobby actually has a pretty good deal going with murders and illegal gun traffickers. The gun industry sells guns to the criminals, and the criminals get in trouble for it. The gun lobby gets paid, and they set up the laws so that the penalties go only to the person who uses the gun, and no further.

Gun Guys
The NRA Sees "Value" in Protecting Illegal Gun Traffickers
June 29, 2006
[When they say things like that I don't think I need to explain how these Gun Guys have mental problems.--Joe]