Lumpy wrote:Erud wrote:yukonjasper wrote:Is the Bumpstock novelty the litmus test for loyalty?
Yes it is, and it's also a great recent example. The NRA is a single-issue organization, and that issue is the 2nd Amendment. Why would they support any infringements, compromises, or-re-evaluations of existing favorable 2A laws/rulings? Why would you support them doing that? It doesn't matter if it's a "novelty", this is the exact opposite of what a gun rights organization should be doing. The other 2A orgs were very much against this, but the NRA as usual supported "common-sense firearms" laws.
The NRA's attitude seems to be one of cowardice: "We've got to compromise some to gain leverage, or else we'll see a total ban on everything but single-shot hunting rifles and breech-loading shotguns".
Exactly. And when they are willing to compromise, they are sending the message that their members are willing to compromise. Why should we be willing to compromise? Is the right to keep and bear arms actually a right, or is it a privilege granted to us by our government? If it's a right, why would we willingly give up any small part of it, even if it's just a "novelty"? Because maybe then they'll see how willing we are to work together, and then they'll forget about more important stuff? We should all understand by now that it doesn't work that way.