Ok, I am going to leave myself open to being flamed big time, and probably tarred, feathered and hung in effigy but I just have to say this...
WHO CARES IF THEY DO NICS CHECKS AT GUNSHOWS!
This is a Red Herring for the HCI people, "gun bazarrs where criminals can buy any gun they want with ease". The anti gun crowd is using this like we used "Remember Pearl Harbor" during the second world war. The NRA is expending capital trying to stop the three day approval when most of us will be approved immediately under NICS. Fully 95% of the NICS checks go through quickly, the two I went through last month were approved before I finished the yellow form (forgot the number).
When the congress voted down the bill we lost some potentially important provisions, such as the reciprocity provision for LEO's
Now we have Al Gore declaring that guns will be an issue in the next Presidential election, we have Celebrities trying to jump start their careers by turning in guns and writing letters. We have the Media propaganda mills constantly feeding lies to half wit sheeple who believe what they are fed. We have the female liberal congresscritters banding together in a crusade that is noticed and commented on by the talking heads on the news. Heard one of them say that a law that prohibits guns in homes with children would be a good idea! Etc Etc... on and on.
I know how most of you feel, but all this publicity is not good for our cause. Prior to Columbine there was a good possibility of making real gains in CCW throughout the country, now the cowards in the government won't touch this issue. The lawsuits by cities against the gunmakers would have dragged on, now more cities are signing on.
What good is winning a battle if the tide of war turns against us.
I say give up the gunshow issue, it is not worth it.
OK, on with the nomex.
WHO CARES IF THEY DO NICS CHECKS AT GUNSHOWS!
This is a Red Herring for the HCI people, "gun bazarrs where criminals can buy any gun they want with ease". The anti gun crowd is using this like we used "Remember Pearl Harbor" during the second world war. The NRA is expending capital trying to stop the three day approval when most of us will be approved immediately under NICS. Fully 95% of the NICS checks go through quickly, the two I went through last month were approved before I finished the yellow form (forgot the number).
When the congress voted down the bill we lost some potentially important provisions, such as the reciprocity provision for LEO's
Now we have Al Gore declaring that guns will be an issue in the next Presidential election, we have Celebrities trying to jump start their careers by turning in guns and writing letters. We have the Media propaganda mills constantly feeding lies to half wit sheeple who believe what they are fed. We have the female liberal congresscritters banding together in a crusade that is noticed and commented on by the talking heads on the news. Heard one of them say that a law that prohibits guns in homes with children would be a good idea! Etc Etc... on and on.
I know how most of you feel, but all this publicity is not good for our cause. Prior to Columbine there was a good possibility of making real gains in CCW throughout the country, now the cowards in the government won't touch this issue. The lawsuits by cities against the gunmakers would have dragged on, now more cities are signing on.
What good is winning a battle if the tide of war turns against us.
I say give up the gunshow issue, it is not worth it.
OK, on with the nomex.