Sounds like you fell for the liberal Globe version of events instead of the conservative NRA-ILA
GOA, not NRA my friend.
NRA has on occasion thrown certain gun owners under the bus as “appeasement” to protect others.
Don’t buy it? Read both sides on the same bill:
http://www.nraila.org/Issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?id=219&issue=018
http://www.gunowners.org/a061207.htm
Incrementalism and arbitrary judgments are incompatible with the spirit and intent of the 2nd amendment. Mitt doesn’t get it, IMO. Mind you he is not as bad as Hillary et al, but there are better choices.