"The NRA ultimately succeed in pushing an agenda opposed by the majority of Americans..."
Apparently the Angry Brit has done his Google search. The top results coming from the Fake News Industrial Complex who are notorious for selective surveys and omissions of fact. The same news organizations that said Donald Trump had a less than 5% chance of winning the 2016 election.
We have gun control, background checks etc. It is up to the FBI and ATF to enforce existing law.
Despite their protestations to the contrary, would-be totalitarian politicians want an outright ban on semi-automatic firearms under the "Assault Weapons" rubric.
Criminals have these guns regardless. Do you honestly think they would turn them in?
Oddly enough, semi-auto weapons have been around longer than school shootings. Maybe the FBI has an answer as to why this is so?
When will Brits get tired of being JAILED for defending themselves against criminals?
Oh well, Reason is not altogether lost in Britain.
What then is a reasonable law of self-defence? The great bugbear at present is proportionality of response. In drafting a new law, I would start from the premise that an attacker forfeits his right to the protection of the law, that he literally takes his life into his hands.
Self-defense is a natural right - and by whatever means necessary.
RE: Pro or anti gun ownership, the power of the NRA should concern you.