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\"The<\/a>On the issue of bump stocks, the National Rifle Association said the following back in October, \u201cThe NRA believes that devices designed to allow semi-automatic rifles to function like fully-automatic rifles should be subject to additional regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Translation: The NRA supports the National Firearms Act.<\/p>\n

For many pro-gunners, this is untenable. The country\u2019s preeminent gun-rights organization cannot support the single biggest infringement on the Second Amendment in our nation\u2019s history. Suddenly, \u201cFreedom\u2019s Safest Place\u201d isn\u2019t just a stupid slogan. It\u2019s a lie.<\/p>\n

Heck, how many times have we heard Wayne and Chris make the case that our overlords in Washington shouldn\u2019t be diddling with our 2A rights? I\u2019ll pick one example at random.<\/p>\n

Back in 2013, LaPierre told a Senate Judiciary Committee, \u201cLaw-abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of violent or deranged criminals.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cNor do we believe the government should dictate what we can lawfully own and use to protect our families.\u201d Adding later, \u201cProposals that would only serve to burden the law-abiding have failed in the past and will fail in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s NRA 101. We know those arguments like the back of our hands: Evildoers murder people, not guns nor gun owners. Shall not be infringed, stupid. Gun control only works on the law-abiding.<\/p>\n

But apparently, those axioms embraced and regurgitated by LaPierre over the decades don\u2019t apply to range toys.\u00a0 That raises a very important question… (Many of you are already grinding your teeth because you know what\u2019s coming. The dreaded slippery slope.) If bump stocks are fair game, what else is on the chopping block?<\/p>\n

Trigger cranks? Well, hell, those gotta go too. Binary triggers? Might as well include those because Feinstein said so. Advanced triggers and trigger kits (Apex, Geissele, Hiperfire, AR Gold, etc.), why not? The shoe sorta fits. Let\u2019s include them on the naughty list!<\/em><\/p>\n

Wait a minute. I just thought of something. None of those are necessary to make a semiautomatic like a full auto. A simple rubber band or belt loop can get the job done. Maybe we should just ban all black rifles then. Seems reasonable. Right?<\/em><\/p>\n

The NRA\u2019s capitulation on bump stocks has, in the grand scheme of things, little to do with reciprocating stocks. What it comes down to is a fundamental shift in principle. From “stand and fight” to cut and run. It marks the unraveling of all that we know to be true.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:\u00a0ATF Asked the Public for Comment on Bump Stock Ban, Here\u2019s How We Responded\u2026<\/a><\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s break it down. Publicly calling for the ATF to regulate a legal device is saying that the government should dictate what we can own for self-defense. Worse yet, it\u2019s endorsing the notion that gun control works. And most unnerving of all, if gun control actually stops mass killers than we are complicit in the deaths of so many innocent people for actively opposing it.<\/p>\n

You see, saving lives becomes a matter of ratcheting up regs on this feature or that device or that firearm. It\u2019s an anti-gunners dream.\u00a0 I’ll let you think on that for a moment.<\/p>\n

The counterargument to all of what\u2019s been said is that the NRA cannot afford to be ideologically pure. They work in the trenches, day in and day out. They see how the sausage gets made, they need to be pragmatic and calculating. Small sacrifices are necessary for the greater good even if that undermines the core ethos of the club.<\/p>\n

Over the years, no one has done more to advance the 2A rights of law-abiding gun owners. That includes not only ending concealed carry bans in states like Illinois and in federal enclaves like D.C., but also blocking federal prohibitions on black rifles, high capacity magazines and efforts to criminalize private transfers. Remember, the NRA fought the good fight in the wake of Sandy Hook, when the political wind for gun banning was as strong as it ever was. The NRA came out victorious in 2013. No new legislation was passed at the federal level.<\/p>\n

So where does this leave us?\u00a0\u00a0Last week, in an article on the public comments submitted to the ATF<\/a> on bump stock reclassification, a lot of you talked about pulling NRA donations and tearing up membership cards. I’m not sure that\u2019s the right approach. To suggest that Chris and Wayne are complete sellouts is going too far. They\u2019re certainly not. I’d argue that we need them as much today as we did ever before. My take is that they\u2019re not our enemy. They\u2019re just — like millions of other Americans — moderately pro-gun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For many pro-gunners, this is untenable. The country\u2019s preeminent gun-rights organization cannot support the single biggest infringement on the Second Amendment in our nation\u2019s history. Suddenly, \u201cFreedom\u2019s Safest Place\u201d isn\u2019t just a stupid slogan. It\u2019s a lie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":81639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,25,216],"tags":[110,132,469,309,122],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-87954","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gunsamerica-authors","8":"category-current-events","9":"category-s-h-blannelberry","10":"tag-accessories-2","11":"tag-buzz","12":"tag-gun-control","13":"tag-nra","14":"tag-r2kba"},"yoast_head":"\nThe NRA is Not an Enemy, They\u2019re Just Moderately Pro-Gun<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The NRA is Not an Enemy, They\u2019re Just Moderately Pro-Gun - Authors\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/nra-enemy-moderately-pro-gun\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The NRA is Not an Enemy, They\u2019re Just Moderately Pro-Gun\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For many pro-gunners, this is untenable. 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