The NRA is asking for something in return, but they're asking for 50-state CHL reciprocity instead of taking SBRs off the NFA list. I think 50-state CHL reciprocity is a lot more practical utility to a lot more gun owners than tax-stamp-free SBRs would be, so I'm glad that's the proposal they're making.
Also, if you want a proposal to actually have a chance of working, instead of us walking away from the negotiating table feeling morally superior and talking about how loudly they're howling at a proposal we knew they'd never accept, we should actually ask for something that the folks on the other side (at least the some of them) would admit makes sense. I live just over the border from California, and California will let me drive a three-ton truck on their roads with an Oregon-issued license, but won't let me conceal-carry a snubnose with an Oregon-issued license. Most people I know, even very very progressive folks, admit that distinction doesn't make much sense. Either California trusts Oregon to know what it's doing when it issues licenses or it doesn't.
Also, if you want a proposal to actually have a chance of working, instead of us walking away from the negotiating table feeling morally superior and talking about how loudly they're howling at a proposal we knew they'd never accept, we should actually ask for something that the folks on the other side (at least the some of them) would admit makes sense. I live just over the border from California, and California will let me drive a three-ton truck on their roads with an Oregon-issued license, but won't let me conceal-carry a snubnose with an Oregon-issued license. Most people I know, even very very progressive folks, admit that distinction doesn't make much sense. Either California trusts Oregon to know what it's doing when it issues licenses or it doesn't.