“The president of the NRA at the time of the debates on the NFA supported the NFA. I'm too tired to look up the sources, but FDR's AG orginally sought a pistol ban as well. The recorded comments of congressmen, senators, the AG and even the NRA president read like Foghorn Leghorn pontificating as to why people didn't need guns... okay, maybe a shotgun to shoot ducks or engage in some plummy sport but not pistols and what became Title II firearms.
There was enough push back based on sensibility in Congress that the idea of a pistol ban was dropped. The NRA represented the genial old tweed-wearing “sportsman” view.
Of curse, like the 1920s-30s British restrictions, these discussions centered around gangsters and undesirables because no one conceived that “the right sort” would ever be affected.
Any GOA types that are disgusted with the modern NRA would gag at the level of cheerful accomadation that was displayed in 1934.”
Posted by: Major Mike at November 17, 2009 09:19 PM
The Peculiar Story of United States vs. Miller
Yes, they should have opposed the entire bill...like GOA did...lol.