NRA and AWB Update
I linked to Neal Knox who stated that people who thought the NRA would sell gun owners out were hysterical. I hoped it was good news.
Publicola says that the NRA probably plans to do just that, sell us out.
If the lawful commerce protection bill (which has now been renumbered and modified though pretty much the same) winds up getting the Assault Weapons Ban and the gun show bill (which would make otherwise lawful commerce illegal) attached to it, it needs to be killed.
If a modified bill passes the Senate, I will be angry. If the modified bill also passes the house, I will need 2,000 armed men be absolutely livid.
Update: It seems the NRA is emailing members (not me) and telling them to call their senators. They are to urge their senators to not allow the poison pill amendments to be attached. Good for the NRA. But if they kowtow after poison pills are added, I’ll be disappointed.
I make this pledge: If the Assault Weapons Ban sunsets this year and the NRA actively pursues the sunset without kowtowing to the immunity bill, I’ll join the NRA for life.
February 24th, 2004 at 9:45 pm
Me too – and at full price, not the “Distinguished Life” that we cripples qualify for.
February 24th, 2004 at 10:22 pm
I’m with you too.
February 24th, 2004 at 11:23 pm
My own prediction….
The last thing that the Bush re-election campaign needs is for the AWB to sunset in September right around the time of his convention and 9/11 anniversary. I also believe that the NRA wants Bush to win re-election.
the Senate amends the bill, it goes to conference.
Either the conference includes Democrats or it doesn’t depending on how influential Rove can be (Rove wanting the Dems in). If it includes Democrats, then the bill comes out with the AWB in place with a 5 year extension (the Repubs will try to make it sunset on a non-election year and 5 seems like a nice round number). If its only Republicans, AWB is dropped.
Alternatively, the Dems in conference make things difficult and ultimately the conference (and the bill) fail.
If it comes out of conference with AWB, then it passes. The NRA makes a public fuss, but quietly tells its allies in Congress to go ahead and pass the sucker.
If it comes without AWB, the Dems either filibuster or let it pass. In this scenario, Bush looks bad and he looks worse if the protection bill passes.
September 22nd, 2004 at 12:00 pm
[…] #8217;t endorsed Bush yet. Speaking of, a while back I pledged that if the ban sunsets, I’ll join the NRA. I guess I should probably do that now.
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