Gun Control & RKBA
Related: About this forumThe NRA behind the times?
A friend sent me this link, which I found interesting:
http://www.independentfirearmowners.org/content/nra-running-out-ammo
For some, the disappointment stems from the failure of the NRA to support the lawsuit that led to the landmark Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment. The case, District of Columbia v. Heller, was brought by a trio of libertarian lawyers with no formal ties to the gun-rights group. Rather than helping the lawyers, who were challenging Washington, D.C.'s ban on handguns, the NRA did everything it could to stop the case. First it tried to convince the libertarian lawyers to drop their suit, saying it was too risky. When that didn't work, the NRA tried to take over the litigation and decouple it from the Second Amendment issues. Then, after the lawyers won a big victory in the lower court, the NRA pushed its allies on Capitol Hill to propose a law that would overturn D.C.'s handgun ban and moot the lawsuit.
friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)...That way, they'll follow us on AOL and MySpace."
gejohnston
(17,502 posts)"right now they will read our BBS board on their Apple IIc"
mvccd1000
(1,534 posts)They did NOT like the constitutional carry bill, nor several of the other bills AZCDL has helped push through. As far as I've read, they've also done nothing - ever - to support open carry in any state.
I have no use for them.
OneTenthofOnePercent
(6,268 posts)The NRA is very conservative and patient. When they set a goal, they achieve it (eventually). They choose not to use political capital to expedite laws... this continual unspent reserve of political capital is what allows them to maintain momentum in congress. They view using the courts for offensive maneuvering to be very risky - which it is.
Politicians are afraid of the NRA because of the votes it controls. If the reps piss off the NRA... the cavalry is called in during voting season. Even the mere threat of such action is enough to bend reps to the NRA side. The NRA puts up a great slow-legislative fight. If a motion or bill fails... there are always more pockets to line and more knees to break before reintroducing it.
If you fail in front of the Supreme Court... that's it... the issue is "settled" until hell freezes over. No redemption.
Furthermore, Federal Judges don't get voted out. NRA ain't got nothing on them.