NRA Forces Obama to Wave White Flag on Proposed Ammo Ban

[AFTERMATH]

I don't hate the NRA, I simply don't think they deserve the level of credit in the subject title. I hardly think it was THEY who forced anyone. If they could do that, I'd have to ask why they didn't start doing it earlier. From my perspective, while I didn't pay close attention to the political particulars, I hardly heard a peep from the NRA. I heard GOCRA on the news. My email was flooded with petitions and commentaries and actions, etc... Perhaps, I didn't catch wind of NRA's effort from all the outrage I saw across the board.

Now I see, just about every article on the subject giving all the credit to the NRA... Simply from what I've seen that's akin to giving Obama credit for taking out Bin Laden.

I say something not because I hate the NRA, or think badly of them in any way. I'm a member myself. I say something, because I think people need to get over the idea that sending in your $35/year is enough to do your part in stopping the anti-gun/freedom/liberty campaign. That membership is just the beginning. People need to get involved in some form or another. Once the majority of American gun owners understand that preserving their rights takes more than piece of plastic and filing complaints with their local firearms salesman, we can start actually getting somewhere. Rather than always being on the defense.

Logic and reason are on our side - Keep sticking it in their face until they finally decide to swallow it and find out that it's not so bad after all.

There's no reason the BATFE's email, fax, etc. shouldn't be overwhelmed with each and every time they make an attempt at overstepping their boundaries. There's no reason the same cannot be done with the house, senate and even the executive office.

The grand display of grassroots in this issue is the real story. Not that the NRA stopped the ban, or even that the people stopped. The real story is that people are finally getting fed-up and willing to do something about it. At least that's what I find satisfying in all this. People are stepping up.

[redaudi]

What's "military-style ammo"? Did they just make that up?

Bureaucrats make sore losers.

No, it's an interesting way to wrap any ammunition they would like into the 'banned' category.

9mm? banned because the army uses it.
.45? banned because the special operations community uses it.
7.62? banned. military uses it.
.50? banned.
5.56? banned.

rifle ammo? banned. the military uses rifles.

handgun ammo? ban. the military uses handguns.

[BuckKlier]

I don't hate the NRA, I simply don't think they deserve the level of credit in the subject title. I hardly think it was THEY who forced anyone. If they could do that, I'd have to ask why they didn't start doing it earlier. From my perspective, while I didn't pay close attention to the political particulars, I hardly heard a peep from the NRA. I heard GOCRA on the news. My email was flooded with petitions and commentaries and actions, etc... Perhaps, I didn't catch wind of NRA's effort from all the outrage I saw across the board.

Now I see, just about every article on the subject giving all the credit to the NRA... Simply from what I've seen that's akin to giving Obama credit for taking out Bin Laden.

I say something not because I hate the NRA, or think badly of them in any way. I'm a member myself. I say something, because I think people need to get over the idea that sending in your $35/year is enough to do your part in stopping the anti-gun/freedom/liberty campaign. That membership is just the beginning. People need to get involved in some form or another. Once the majority of American gun owners understand that preserving their rights takes more than piece of plastic and filing complaints with their local firearms salesman, we can start actually getting somewhere. Rather than always being on the defense.

Logic and reason are on our side - Keep sticking it in their face until they finally decide to swallow it and find out that it's not so bad after all.

There's no reason the BATFE's email, fax, etc. shouldn't be overwhelmed with each and every time they make an attempt at overstepping their boundaries. There's no reason the same cannot be done with the house, senate and even the executive office.

The grand display of grassroots in this issue is the real story. Not that the NRA stopped the ban, or even that the people stopped. The real story is that people are finally getting fed-up and willing to do something about it. At least that's what I find satisfying in all this. People are stepping up.

I feel the NRA is only good for Big National issues, and a person must support GOCRA, as they take care of State and local issues not the NRA!