If The NRA Is A Corporation, Can We Indict It For Promoting Mass Murder By Gun Violence?

Actually, the NRA is described as "an American non-profit 501(c)(4) lobbying group that advocates for the protection of the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights, and the promotion of firearm ownership rights as well as marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection of hunting and self-defense in the United States."

A non-profit 501(c)(4)? Gee, according to IRS Publication 557, they're "Civic Leagues, Social Welfare Organizations, and Local Associations of Employees." Huh?! That seems like a misnomer to me. We know the NRA isn't a local association of employees. But a civic league or social welfare organization?!? What kind of sick joke is this ... What, are they the organizational equivalent of The JOKER?!

"[I]f the United States had the same gun murder rate as England or Canada, thousands of American men, women and children who were slaughtered by gunfire in 2011 might still be alive today. If the United States had the same gun murder rate as England since 2000, tens of thousands of slain American men, women and children might still be alive today. [...]

If the United States had the same gun murder rate as England or Canada, approximately 8,500 American men, women and children who were slaughtered by gunfire in 2011 might still be alive today. If the United States had the same gun murder rate as England since 2000, 100,000 murdered American men, women and children might still be alive today."

~ Geoffrey R. Stone, Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago.