Absolute fact. And unfortunately the NRA sure didn’t help with this reality... They are the reason these compromises keep happening. They should have NEVER compromised in the first place. Not once along the way did firearms owners want or approve of them doing this.
As a long time Life member of the NRA I have more than once been tempted to resign my membership because of the numerous compromises they make, especially since those compromises always have us losing more rights with nothing in return.