It was a smart move by the NRA, because state legislators were invariably more rural and pro-gun than city councils, but I thought the bill was bad policy.

• 全国步枪协会力求通过这项法案，足显其精明之处，因为与市议员比起来，州议员几乎都有乡村背景，对拥有枪支是赞成态度，但是我认为这样的法案无益。