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I've actually gotten two recorded message calls from Wayne LaPierre of the NRA, asking me to call my senator. The message was pretty simple, pass the Gun Manufacturers Protection Bill without any amendments. NRAILA has also sent email messages to the effect that they have NOT struck any deals with our congresscritters regarding this legislation (or any other version of the AWB for that matter). This collusion rumor is most likely being spread by our enemies.

Call your congresscritter. Pass the Gun Manufacturers Protection Bill without any amendments or kill it 'daid.'

Call your congresscritter. Pass the Gun Manufacturers Protection Bill without any amendments or kill it 'daid.'

Which is pretty much what the conventional Internet wisdom seems to be: a "clean" (no amendments whatso ever)bill or no bill!

I would say the folks at the NRA-ILA have been caught with their hands in the cookie jar once again.

Best regards,

Your emails and phone calls from the NRA about a "clean" Bill 1805 didn't go anything like this did they?:

Now the NRA says "Passage of S. 1805 is critical -- but not worth allowing legislation going to the President including either an extension of the Clinton gun ban or restrictions at gun shows. There will be no compromise. The only choice is a "clean" bill or no bill."

This sounds good, and if they left it there I would feel better about what the NRA is doing. However they went on to say "While we are uncertain of the outcome of several pending anti- gun amendments in the Senate, the House is strongly pro-gun and it (or a conference committee) will not accept any anti-gun Senate- passed amendment as part of the final product to be sent to the President."

In other words we are going to give our supporters in the Senate a pass on voting for a "gun control" version of the bill, and then hope it gets fixed later.

This is exactly how we got the "Campaign Finance Reform" bill.

Everyone said "it will get fixed in the House".

Then it was "it will get fixed in Conference".

Then it was "the President will never sign this".

And lastly "the courts will throw this out".

Well guess what? None of those things happened once the Senate passed that bill.

Now the NRA is facing the biggest financial crisis in their history because they did not fight harder to stop this when it still could be stopped.

Did the NRA change their official ratings to negative of those who voted _for_ the CFR bill? Will they change their official ratings to negative of those who vote _for_ S1805 now that it contains "an extension of the Clinton gun ban" AND "restrictions at gun shows".

Do they really mean "The only choice is a "clean" bill or no bill" ?

Best regards,