Now where did I see this predicted?
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What did the purveyors of fearmongering fundraising expect when they endorsed bump-fire regulat… Oh. Yeah. More opportunities for fundraising to fight what they endorsed.
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“It was a big win for Washington Democrats and gun control advocates Thursday night as the state Senate approved a bump stock ban…..
http://mynorthwest.com/881779/washington-bump-stock-ban-senate/
Another thank you for the NRA!
NRA has long had a problem with understanding the optics of their proposals and endorsements.
They endorsed the BATFE(I-E-I-O) regulating bump stocks, knowing that regulations can be undone or rewritten almost at a whim, and also knowing that regulations that dramatically overreach what is authorized by statute tend to get overturned in court. Bump fire stocks cannot be regulated as NFA “machine guns” because the statutory definition of “machine gun” or “automatic weapon” does not match up with a bump-fire device. Treating such devices as if they are automatic weapons, when they plainly don’t meet the statutory definition, is ripe for a judicial smack-down.
The problem is the optics. If the NRA is trying to play the long game of endorsing regulations they know will probably be overturned because they aren’t supported by the statute, the message that gets transmitted is that the NRA is supports updating the statutes. You no doubt heard it; the NRA said they endorse the BATFE(I-E-I-O), specifically, proposing regulations. The anti-gun crowd ran with it and claim the NRA supports bump stock bans.
Those are two very different things.
But the effect is predictable: the state legislatures are busy submitting bill after bill to ban these otherwise-innocuous devices — among MANY other things — because “the NRA endorses it.” They really didn’t, but they failed so badly at the messaging that it’s easy to make it sound like they did.
We can absolutely thank the NRA for this rash of anti-gun legislative nuttery, but let’s be clear on the reasons behind it: they suck at messaging and optics, and should have kept their mouths shut.
Two words: Akins. Accelerator.
A machinegun is anything they say it is now, regardless of statutory language. That is what the NRA endorsed.
And if you want to help get the NRA back on the “right” track;
” It’s that time of year again when voting National Rifle Association members can cast their votes for a third of the Board of Directors. If this year is anything like years past, eligible members (those having five years of continuous membership and those who are Life Members or higher) will vote in the single digits, the Nominating Committee slate will carry the day, and Wayne LaPierre will once more secure a rubber stamp board…..
https://www.ammoland.com/2018/01/dissent-aside-nra-2018-board-candidates-ignoring-greatest-threat-to-gun-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-2335736
First; Vote if you have a ballot, 2nd bullet vote (Dave explains in the attachment), 3rd vote for change
I’m bullet voting with a mag that carries 5.
I admit that I am torn with the NRA. I know that by being a member and paying dues to them would not break the bank for me. It would allow them to add one more number to the total that they represent of firearms owners. That is something that could be important for a good organization. But, and what a big but this is, they are not always that good of an organization. The things that they do, they do pretty well. The Eddie Eagle program is a very impressive outreach. What used to be the other impressive part of the NRA, training, is not in my opinion, the top of the line program that you might wish. I got my concealed carry permit in Michigan when they first became a shall issue state. Part of the rules for that call for classroom time, which followed the NRA program, I think called Guns in the Home, or something close to that. The problem was that the instructors continually had to include the caveat that they disagreed with the NRA’s position on things, one that I can recall is that you should keep your gun locked and unloaded until you need it. They of course said that if you knew when you were going to need a firearm, you would either call the police before the incident, or you would avoid the situation completely. Training used to be a good thing that they did, but now the group called Appleseed is doing a very good job of that. So it seems as if the NRA has outlived their usefulness, or that they should adapt to the needs of their constituency.
This is a generalize statement, sure there are good things the NRA does just as those leading our republic but;
The NRA (a.) has the same problem as our Republic (b.) has IMHO and that is, many of those who run each are more concerned with keeping their own power (for themselves & their agenda’s) that they aren’t doing the job that they were originally meant to do; a .) Standing up for all of our gun rights, b.) Saving the republic .
The NRA was founded to promote marksmanship. I wish they’d stuck with it. Instead, they got into the RKBA game and discovered how profitable it is.