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FWIW, Gun Owners of America sued ATF for bump stock ban and on 3/8/19, presented oral argument - https://www.ammoland.com/2019/03/gun-owners-of-america-day-court-bump-stocks/
But have the same goal, bring down the NRA.
Maybe because said job has made you one of the most hated men in the US.Would you voluntarily resign from a $3M/yr job or whatever it is?
I did not realize until after the BATF change it’s ruling on Bump-Fire Stocks how many Americans own them. I considered them to be a niche item owned by a small segment of shooters. It appears that both President Trump and myself made the same faulty assumption. Given how popular AR’s I failed to realize how many AR shooters own Bump-Fire stocks.
I am extremely pro-2A and against almost all gun restrictions but the reality is we as gun owners were going to take a hit on the greatest mass shooting in our Countries history. The President may have figured it was best to cut our loses with the ban and get the issue off of the table so it can not be used against Republicans in the upcoming elections. In this respect he was successful.
The NRA is catching a lot of flak for not coming out stronger against a Bump-Fire ban. I personally think they made the right decision as three Gun Control bills have passed the House and are currently tied up in the Senate. There are a lot of attacks across the county against Gun Rights and the NRA, GOA and other groups must pick their fights carefully. We can already see the drain on the GOA’s finances as a result of their lawsuit.
The NRA is having difficulties and is under a well funded and organized attacks.
So you and other former Bump-Fire stock owners will have to decide whether it is in your best interests to abandon the NRA and to vote for one of the other candidates for President. That is only a deeply personal secret decision you can make.
Should I fight attacks on aspects of the 2A that have no relevance for me? Or should I let my own interests be my guide. For example, I have no use for assault weapons. I could care less what happens to them. It will never matter to me. Do I have to fight for them because I believe in private gun ownership and a AWB is on the slippery slope. I dunno. I’m open to reason but so far not convinced.
Kamala Harris vows to take executive action on guns if elected president:
You are not going to like this, but if that is the worst Kamala Harris would do, it ain’t too bad at all. If that is the price of an honest, truthful, socially conscious and economically intelligent president, I would pay that in a heartbeat. Background checks? C’mon. That isn’t even a serious attack on the 2A. Not in my book anyway.
for far more sweeping and destructive goals, though.Continuing the precedent set by the current administration...
I don’t see it that way. You are right about that.Complete and total FUDD.
You don't seem to understand that the goal of the Leftists is TOTAL AND COMPLETE disarmament of the American people.
BTW, there's no such thing as an "assault weapon".
We're now seeing the Leftists calling for the removal of "weapons of war" from our streets. Since bolt action rifles and revolvers have been used in warfare they are calling for their removal.
Actually the term assault weapon comes from the German military in we2 with their stg44. Now it’s wrongly used to refer to black semi automatic weapons. Btw my SMLE and Garand we’re both probably used in assaults. But they’re ok, they’re not black which makes them shootierComplete and total FUDD.
You don't seem to understand that the goal of the Leftists is TOTAL AND COMPLETE disarmament of the American people.
BTW, there's no such thing as an "assault weapon".
We're now seeing the Leftists calling for the removal of "weapons of war" from our streets. Since bolt action rifles and revolvers have been used in warfare they are calling for their removal.
Should you fight attacks on speech or religion that have no relevance to you? I would argue you should.Should I fight attacks on aspects of the 2A that have no relevance for me? Or should I let my own interests be my guide. For example, I have no use for assault weapons. I could care less what happens to them. It will never matter to me. Do I have to fight for them because I believe in private gun ownership and a AWB is on the slippery slope. I dunno. I’m open to reason but so far not convinced.
There is an old saying in American politics. If you want to live like a Republican, vote like a Democrat. It is Obama who put us on our way to this economy. And it is Obama's policies that Trump keeps asking the Fed to continue. Obama saved your bacon literally. And how do you thank him?
Which, I believe, has already been the subject of some proposed legislative action in some states (no traction as yet), though it won't become higher profile until the next legislative sessions … and the ramp-up for the next general election.I believe next test for NRA is the binary trigger.
One might actually agree here, and the fact that there's been noticeable improvement in the economy of at least a couple of the midwestern states during this administration might also come into play, the president's theatrics notwithstanding ...The reason is simple: to beat Trump, the Democrats must carry the Rust Belt states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, and/or the Sun Belt states of Florida and Arizona. You can't win any of those states if you piss off gun owners, of whom there are plenty.
Look at a plot of employment against time. The line is dead straight at the same slope from shortly after Obama’s inauguration until today. If you take the dates off the graph you cannot tell me when Trump took office.If Obama had done ANYTHING to get the economy going, today would be 2011, not 2019. Obama was in WAY OVER HIS HEAD.
There. Now, either this post will be deleted, or I will have gotten this thread locked.
Look at a plot of employment against time. The line is dead straight at the same slope from shortly after Obama’s inauguration until today. If you take the dates off the graph you cannot tell me when Trump took office.
And Trump has been more Proactive for 2nd amendment rights than any President in My lifetime.
That's not my goal. My desire is to see NRA return to being an effective political force supporting gun rights.