nra supported it. the law provides for an appeal process if a vet is declared incompetent. many say that the appeal process has no funding and there are no appeals. nra accepted the law with this provision, and they’ve complained repeatedly about the appeals process.
bear in mind that the original brady bill was much worse than what was passed. they wanted to keep transaction records and do some other stuff. the bill is a lesser evil. no, the nra is not perfect. it was run by moses, not jesus. but it remains the most effective tool we have, and it does respond to criticism from shooters. sometimes the response is, ‘this is the best we could get,’ and some people take issue with that.
How about “none of the above” for a choice between two bad bills?
I have seen anti-NRA fanatics on other sites. People who ask legitmate question about the law get response like "shall not be infringed" therefor anything is legal. These people generally are in strong favor of armed rebellion and are sometimes very scary. I have seen them debating about how physically fit they need to be to "hump" their gear.