“As gun owners, we owe the NRA a lot”.
When one looks at the sheer mass of bad federal gun law, and realizes that the NRA has been around for every single one of the infringements, what is left to be said?
A fence sitting entity trying to masquerade as a gun rights organization we need like another hole in the head.
This is the only time in 20 years that the NRA didn’t fold and concede anything to the gun grabbing crowd. I think it has more to do with the growth of 2nd amendment groups like GOA and others. The NRA saw many of it’s members leaving to join these other groups. The NRA’s stance here was likely more about money and membership than conviction.
I left the NRA after they folded on the so called assault weapons ban in 94.
The blood of Sandy Hook will never be washed from the likes of the Brady Campaign and others who support criminal free fire zones and letting the violent, mentally insane out on the streets.
Perhaps the NRA can explain its last endorsement of Harry Reid.
The NRA has been a lightning rod for every anti gun lightning bolt that has come along. The mere fact is that we can still own rifles and HANDGUNS is proof of that.
Sure I wish it could be as it was before 1968,
Here is what I remember from those days.
1962 Thomas J Dodd and Emaual Cellar proposed the first federal law on handguns.
1962; “We don’t want to take away your guns, we ONLY want to register handguns! Rifles and shotguns will not be affected”.
1964: “We only want to register all your guns, not ban them! Only Army surplus guns will be banned.”
1968: “We only want to register your guns, and ban “Saturday Night Specials” and small foreign handguns along with army surplus rifles!” (They got the ban on 5 shot bolt action army surplus rifles and handguns and small foreign pistols)
1970: “We only want to ban Saturday night specials! Large handguns and rifles will not be affected!”
1971: “According to the SCOTUS, Miller Decision, RIFLES are protected under the 2nd Amendment, handguns are not!”
1976: “We only want to ban all handguns! Long guns will not be affected!”
1981: “The NRA is a rifle organization! They should give up their handguns, and they can keep their rifles!”- Lee Grant on GMA
1984: “We must ban “assault Rifles, unsuitable or hunting!”
1989: George Bush bans import of some foreign made “assault rifles”.
1992: Assault rifle ban passed by Clinton.
2000: first calls to ban single shot .50 cal rifles...
2012 calls for MORE bans on semi auto rifles and handguns.
And so it continues.
Can YOU stand against the ANTI-GUN politicians, Bloomberg and the Brady Center when they come against you with their millions of dollars?
Say what you might, but the only BIG DOG to stop this nonsense has been the NRA.