"We the people.." NRA Motto?

When people elect their representatives they expect that those elected will promote and advance policies that reflect the common good of the majority, foregoing the temptation to succumb to the self-serving interests of certain groups. While the issue of gun control in the United States may be controversial, the idea that politicians are now prepared to back away from advancing stricter gun control laws simply because of the resistance being created by the National Rifle Association (NRA) and a few others it makes you question the concept of democracy as it relates to following the will of the majority.

Approximately one percent of the American population are members of the NRA and 70% of that membership supports the background checks being proposed. And yet, that miniscule minority opposed to more gun controls which accounts for a little more than one million NRA members against a U.S. population of almost 314,000,000 is forcing lawmakers to back away from trying to implement legislation that the vast majority of the people want. The word mindboggling is an understatement. Perhaps that part of the U.S. Constitution mentioning “We the people..” was actually crafted by the NRA and not the founding fathers of the United States.