"What does that mean? These so-called advocates could represent the most extreme of Marxist or other nutball groups. They even could represent pro-Islamic terror groups. Until I'm satisfied this comes from a legitimate source, I'll take these dire warnings with a grain of salt."
Uh, just as the ACLU is trying to keep Limbaugh's medical records out of court, sometimes two opposing sides can be working against the same thing, for different reasons.
You'll notice that a number of Freepers are opposed to this legislation. Not for the reasons the liberals are, of course, but for other reasons. Read the thread. See if they don't have a point.
Don't simply be for something just because some liberal organization is against it. Pay attention and you may be against it too, but for other reasons. If you own firearms, you should definitely be concerned with this legislation. If you belong to any organizations that have a very narrow point of view of anything, you should be alarmed.
Are you kidding? I wouldn't belong to any organization that would have me for a member! (apologies to Groucho Marx). You seem to have misinterpreted my post. I simply suggested there would be no kneejerk reaction from me, especially when I was unfamiliar with the particular biases of the website posting the article. Like anything else, the allegations should be examined thoroughly, not just accepted at face value.