Smurfslayer
Member
WHY is this the NRA-ILA's top priority?
My understanding is that primarily the National Shooting Sports Foundation, among others, represents and lobbies for the manufacturers of firearms, ammunition and accessories to Congress and state legislatures. These companies have vast resources and influence due to their financial solvency, and lucrative government contracts. They can exact influence upon government officials that NO lobbying force or groups can muster.
WHY is NRA-ILA turning their backs on sportsmen like us and pandering to wealthy manufacturers who honestly don't need their help. More importantly, even if it passes this year, that's 2 years of completely wasted time in which ILA could've concentrated on issues more dear to citizens, not corporations.
I realize that if the manufacturers are driven out of business, we're going to have a tough time of it. But the thing is that we're having a tough time of it anyway. We could be making progress but with NRA-ILA consumed with protecting wealthy manufacturers at our expense, we're left with nobody helping us. Where were these manufacturers when the AWB was passed? Where are they now with the likes of Feinswine pushing it yet again? It just seems to me that ILA is helping companies that do literally nothing to help US.
Why?
And whatever happened to LEAA supporting citizen carry a la HR 218? We were promised that LE carry was a "first step" and that our help would be rewarded with their help in getting permit holders added to that deal. Another lie?
My understanding is that primarily the National Shooting Sports Foundation, among others, represents and lobbies for the manufacturers of firearms, ammunition and accessories to Congress and state legislatures. These companies have vast resources and influence due to their financial solvency, and lucrative government contracts. They can exact influence upon government officials that NO lobbying force or groups can muster.
WHY is NRA-ILA turning their backs on sportsmen like us and pandering to wealthy manufacturers who honestly don't need their help. More importantly, even if it passes this year, that's 2 years of completely wasted time in which ILA could've concentrated on issues more dear to citizens, not corporations.
I realize that if the manufacturers are driven out of business, we're going to have a tough time of it. But the thing is that we're having a tough time of it anyway. We could be making progress but with NRA-ILA consumed with protecting wealthy manufacturers at our expense, we're left with nobody helping us. Where were these manufacturers when the AWB was passed? Where are they now with the likes of Feinswine pushing it yet again? It just seems to me that ILA is helping companies that do literally nothing to help US.
Why?
And whatever happened to LEAA supporting citizen carry a la HR 218? We were promised that LE carry was a "first step" and that our help would be rewarded with their help in getting permit holders added to that deal. Another lie?