of gun rights versus gun control. we have an nra which is 3 million members, not 4 million or 5 million, but 3 million members, but really it s the gun and bullet industry. the manufacturers fund the nra. they work for them. there s proposals that members don t want, that they are not they don t care. it s what the industry wants. the other side is not making money. there s no money in gun control, right? so the when we have people like mike bloomberg or gabby giffords organization, her pac is being supported by steve jobs widow. suddenly finally we re getting big pockets on the other side. but, i mean, the differential in expenditure on the gun control versus the gun rights side is multiples of like a hundred in terms of spending on buying senators and congress people, in
devices. as a result, there are safety devices which are literally over 100 years old. they cost less than $1. they would save the lives of children. there s no question about it. and, yet, they are not the industry standard in for guns in america. one of the reasons we ve been trying to focus on the gun manufacturers and their relationship with the nra, is because i find it to be politically important that the manufacturers are able to essentially stay out of the spotlight politically altogether. they largely fund the nra. the nra maintains itself publicly as if it is mostly a membership organization. it seems to me they are mostly doing what the industry wants. and part of what the industry wants is for the nra to be out there taking all the criticism so they don t have to. it seems a manifestation is that the whole country isn t up in arms about the gun industry having liability that liability protection that no other industry has. what are the chances that this might get undo
consumer product safety commission. so the federal government can t force them to put in safety devices. as a result, there are safety devices which are literally over 100 years old. they cost less than $1. they would save the lives of children. there s no question about it. and, yet, they are not the industry standard in for guns in america. one of the reasons we ve been trying to focus on the gun manufacturers and their relationship with the nra, is because i find it to be politically important that the manufacturers are able to essentially stay out of the spotlight politically altogether. they largely fund the nra. the nra maintains itself publicly as if it is mostly a membership organization. it seems to me they are mostly doing what the industry wants. what the industry wants is for the nra to be out there taking all the criticism so they don t have to. it seems a manifestation is that the whole country isn t up in arms about the gun industry having liability that liability
now. the plan called skills for america s future, are we going to see any short-term benefits? the long-term unemployed has been one of obviously the toughest parts of slow recovery, the recession we ve been through. so there are shorter term benefits in training people for the jobs where they re actually needed in the workforce. but this is if you re talking about one flagship in each state, it s not a huge program. this is about getting people talking to each other. it s what industry wants. this is not really a major initiative compared to some of the big things we ve seen like the stimulus plan. the republican that wants to unseat harry reid is lashing out at her own party. the las vegas sun got its hands on a 38-minute recording of sharron angle speaking with two men affiliated with nevada s tea party. she said the republican party lost its standards and principles. she says the republican machine is fighting against her.