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<blockquote data-quote="vvvvvvv" data-source="post: 1821605" data-attributes="member: 5151"><p>The NRA drafted and supported the Uniform Firearms Act in the '20's which was adopted by a few states and the District of Columbia.</p><p></p><p>The NRA drafted and wholly supported the National Firearms Act of 1934.</p><p></p><p>The NRA supported the Gun Control Act of 1968.</p><p></p><p>The NRA supported the Firearm Owners' Protection Act <em>with</em> the "machine gun" ban intact. (This is post the alleged 1977 coup of the NRA board.)</p><p></p><p>The NRA supported pursuing only severely limited Due Process incorporation in Heller in McDonald, when the precedents for Privileges or Immunities are clearly flawed (and merit revisiting, according to the SCOTUS). Why? P-or-I incorporation would nearly put the NRA and every other "pro-2A advocate" in the legal business out of business, while Due Process incorporation ensures a steady revenue stream for at least another century. To me, that was the final bolt in the door between me and the NRA. The NRA cares more about ensuring a profitable revenue stream than it does for the natural right for which it claims to advocate protection.</p><p></p><p>And then there's the support for forcing states to recognize other states' concealed weapons permits - a position of "screw the rest of the Constitution, we just want our piece of the pie".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vvvvvvv, post: 1821605, member: 5151"] The NRA drafted and supported the Uniform Firearms Act in the '20's which was adopted by a few states and the District of Columbia. The NRA drafted and wholly supported the National Firearms Act of 1934. The NRA supported the Gun Control Act of 1968. The NRA supported the Firearm Owners' Protection Act [I]with[/I] the "machine gun" ban intact. (This is post the alleged 1977 coup of the NRA board.) The NRA supported pursuing only severely limited Due Process incorporation in Heller in McDonald, when the precedents for Privileges or Immunities are clearly flawed (and merit revisiting, according to the SCOTUS). Why? P-or-I incorporation would nearly put the NRA and every other "pro-2A advocate" in the legal business out of business, while Due Process incorporation ensures a steady revenue stream for at least another century. To me, that was the final bolt in the door between me and the NRA. The NRA cares more about ensuring a profitable revenue stream than it does for the natural right for which it claims to advocate protection. And then there's the support for forcing states to recognize other states' concealed weapons permits - a position of "screw the rest of the Constitution, we just want our piece of the pie". [/QUOTE]
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