Guys, the Second Amendment does NOT "grant" the right to keep and bear arms to the people. It MANDATES that government NEVER take away from the people, the right to keep and bear "ARMS". "Arms" are, have been, and most likely always will be implements of war. NOT "hunting and sporting" weapons. As ugly as some might consider it, that is stone cold fact.
Is this the NRA acting in concert with federal bureaucrats and judges as accomplices to set the ban "in concrete"?? The NRA HAS been known to help the feds with onerous legislation at times. Peace and love, George.
Your wording casts the Feds and Ashcroft and the NRA in a bad light. It appears they have made a 'deal' in a room full of anti-Second Ammendment smoke.
I'm waiting to see how the NRA will keep its members when the compromise is exposed and the members wake up to what's going on.
Thanks for picking up on that bit of false reporting. I was wondering how we got to 30 replies before that was pointed out.
Well that's all very interesting, but an attorney recommended by the NRA General Counsel's office helped me yesterday on a series of minor CCW issues, and he was quite knowledgeble about the laws, and he charged me nothing. Not one penny.
The NRA Concealed Carry course I took last year - conducted by NRA senior instructors, local policemen, and experienced criminal attorneys - was also more than a little blunt, supremely pragmatic, and very illuminating.
Sincerely,
Angkor, Now An NRA Life Member.