The NRA works in the world of Realpolitik. They understand the political climate. Many operate in the world of internet unreality where ideology trumps (no pun intended) reality, a world where the words should and ought prevail. The average American actually believes what they were taught (if they were taught) in high school civics or political science 101 in college which isn't exactly how politics or government works. Politics and governance is the art of the doable . I wish that that a lot of things that ought were like unicorns but aren't, plain and simple.
So you don't support the NRA...and ? What happens ? You'll show them by golly. So you will get on every firearm forum and rant your little heart out about how "unfair" everything is and how the libtards have succeeded in destroying your freedom. So what are ya gonna do about it?
Sad to say but most of you who are the biggest complainers probably never even wanted a bump fire and now everyone wants one. Not a major seller, but gee willy whiz bang you can go out to the range and zip through a couple of hundred rounds in no time at all. How fun is that, the thrill of almost full auto, never mind that accuracy goes to hell and no marksmanship is really involved, just let 'er rip, but it is your God Given inalienable right to own one, I get it and now the big bad NRA might support some kind of control on this device, we don't know what, but it's enough to get your undies in a snit, I get it.
Look, the tragedy of Las Vegas has set us back I don't know how far. It's taken suppressors off the table, and more than likely national reciprocity too. The knee jerkers and the anti's have just won a major victory for their side by the act of a deranged madman. Thank God he wasn't an NRA member (as far as we know).
Now ask yourself one very simple question: Where would we be today, without the NRA ? Would the situation for gun owners in the United States (I'm not talking Massachusetts) be better or worse ? I think you already know the answer to that one. The NRA still makes elements of the anti-gun community shiver in their shoes. This is something many of you seem to forget, also too forget the quaint notion that R's are for the 2A and D's are against it. At the grassroots level this isn't always the case, anyway. How many of you breathed a sigh of relief when Trump was elected and kind of slacked off? Too many...the situation can change in an instant, and any politician can change overnight. Remember Scott Brown, Jane Swift our GOAL poster children ?
Unless you are ready to lead us in a new civil war, it's highly likely that new gun legislation is coming and that there will be bi-partisan support and at least a nod from the NRA. Why ? The NRA has to maintain a positive public relations posture with the majority of the American people, most of whom do not place the 2A as their highest priority. Oh, sure there are plenty of gun culture states, but in terms of political, social and economic importance (with few exceptions) lack the clout of NY, CA and even MA.
So give up on the NRA. The British had a weak NRA that was totally devoted to hunting and competitive shooting and look where that got them. So who among you is going to step up to the plate and really do something other than resign and protest. Sure, there are other organizations out there but they pale in comparison to the clout and political influence of the NRA and is Realpolitik...like it or not.
