[mvpel]

As much as I admire the NRA, I believe that they have capitulated far too often. Whenever the NRA says, "Now this is a gun law we can live with," another victory is won by the anti-gun nuts. For example, the NRA helped negotiate the Calif. gun law SB 52 which reauires every handgun owner to obtain a Handgun Safety Certificate.

Did you see the early versions of that bill? It was going to require about three trips to the police department, a live-fire test, and a pile of fees, but Ed Worley, the NRA lobbyist in Sacramento, worked to get it watered down to nothing much more than what was already in place.

[Area51]

The NRA has successfully contested another of the gun controllers' main weapon against private gun ownership: a government registry of every gun in America, with a dossier of who owns it, where they live, and any other personal data the gun grabbers deem useful for their agendas. The purpose isn't to fight crime. (Do they really think the criminals will register their guns or the "hot" guns floating around our streets?) When the inevitable gun confiscation order goes out, they want a record so the authorities can efficiently round up the guns of law-abiding citizens

Fact of the Matter is there is a record in the Feds. hands with all necessary information on it. The FFL Paperwork that you must fill out when purchasing a new or used gun thru a FFL Licensed dealer is readily available for their inspection. How else do you think they tracked down all the owners of .223 rifles in Maryland during the Malvo shootings last summer? Did you hear the NRA complaining aobut that? Any lawsuits filed because Federal Agents showed up at peoples homes or called them asking to inspect firearms they legally own? Hell no.

For 35 dollars or so, you can fill out a form with a serial number on it amd make of gun, send it to the ATF and they will do a search of forms that were sent in from Dealers that have gone out of business. And those FFL Licensed dealers still in business MUST allow the ATF to inspect those records at anytime.

Something the NRA doesn't seem to mind one bit. They like to whine about it during their yearly donation shake down. Without the political grand standing and their mass mailing getting the gun owners all riled up and beleiving the NRA is actually going to fight for something they wouldn't be able to host, whine and dine politicians, or built Multi Million Dollar HQ all while selling out our 2nd Amendment rights.

I send them my Life Membership fees, but no more. When they start fighting for MY rights I will resume donations. Until then it goes to the GOA.

(/rant)