The GOA has much higher standards than the NRA. The NRA has desperately tried to derail the Parker/Heller case at least twice. The first time was when they tried to bully their own lawsuit in DC (which failed) demanding that the Parker case be combined with theirs. When that didn’t work, they pushed the DC gun ban repeal AFTER Heller and Parker won in the appealate court.
Something that people need to understand about the NRA, they are a professional lobbying organization. THEY ARE NOT A 2ND AMENDMENT ORGANIZATION. They will do what they have to do in order to get a larger membership and bigger controversy.
As to the bill in question, the NRA is supposedly backing this because it will give money to BATFE’s rights restoration department. This has happened twice in the last dozen years and each time, the BATFE has re-allocated the money to enforcement. This time will be no different and the NRA knows it. So why are they willing to compromise once again on the 2nd Amendment?
I don’t mean to rag on you but I get sick of people trashing GOA when they have no clue what GOA has done for our rights. GOA spent more than double the money that the NRA did in order to ensure that the 1994 ban sunsetted in 2004. NRA of course tried to take the credit but the calls and letters I got were from GOA urging contact with the congresscritters. I received only one letter from NRA on the subject.
Mike
The GOA has no history of stopping any gun control or contributing toward gun rights on their own. The have no success record.
An inability to do something isn’t something to be proud of.
As far as Heller VS. The District of Columbia is concerned, I would be happy if the GOA would rent a couple of billboards around the Beltway in favor of Gun Rights. I’ll bet they can’t even do that successfully.
The person who started this thread made some outrageous claims. He was asked to post the bill and I doubt very much that it will be done. No better than you in which case you can’t post a single accomplishment from the GOA.
Any veteran who has ever had their Gun Rights removed by the VA can call the NRA legislative counsel at (730)267-1160. Anyone in the same situation and who wishes the same courtesy from the GOA is SOL.