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« Assn of former ATF agents | Main | Trouble brewing in PA »

NPR blog

Posted by David Hardy · 15 November 2007 01:08 PM

Over at the NPR blog, they're discussing Richard Feldman's new book, Ricochet, which criticizes NRA. Since the NPR blogger begins with the statement she first learned about NRA from Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine, you can figure where it's going.

But I found one comment quite fascinating:

"My father quit the NRA despite being president of Savage Arms, a respected firearms manufacturers. He and industry peers founded SAAMI, the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Institute, so they could help write the 1968 gun control act in spite of the NRA's hysterical oppositon."

· Gun Control Act of 68

15 Comments | Leave a comment

RKV | November 15, 2007 1:38 PM | Reply

Too bad your father was a traitor and oppressor of our fundamental rights. Beyotch. The NRA ain't perfect, but they ain't the enemy either. The folks who voted for GCA '68 are the enemy, simply because they cannot follow "shall not be infringed."

thirdpower | November 15, 2007 1:47 PM | Reply

Hold a second, if you listen to the NRA detractors , the NRA supported the '68 GCA.

Sebastian | November 15, 2007 2:02 PM | Reply

Of course they did. What's a little protectionism between friends?

Voolfie | November 15, 2007 2:58 PM | Reply

American firearms manufacturers saw the '68 GCA as a quick way to stop imported competition. Quick profits vs. doing the right thing. Hindsight is always 20-20. S&W damned near sold out again a couple of years ago - and the NRA be-damned. Contrary to popular belief, the NRA and 'The Industry' don't always see eye-to-eye.

dwlawson | November 15, 2007 4:56 PM | Reply

Is '20-20' a new calibre?

I keep forgetting that my other blog sticks me into your spam filter! LOL.

The Mechanic | November 15, 2007 6:23 PM | Reply

My freedom is not up for debate. My Constitutional freedoms were granted by God Almighty not by a government of men. Call it hysterical if you want. I'll die on this hill.

Tarn Helm | November 15, 2007 10:27 PM | Reply

"My freedom is not up for debate. My Constitutional freedoms were granted by God Almighty not by a government of men. Call it hysterical if you want. I'll die on this hill.

Posted by: The Mechanic at November 15, 2007 06:23 PM"


I'll be right there beside you or whoever believes the same.

I've got a hot and loud "Molon labe!" for any enemy, foreign or domestic, who tries any shenanigans with me.

Lewellyn | November 16, 2007 3:46 AM | Reply

Well said Tarn Helm.Exactly how many of the over 20,000 gun laws has the NRA had repealed over the last 40 years??

Blessings

Lewellyn

Letalis Maximus, Esq. | November 16, 2007 6:50 AM | Reply

Oh, I dunno. The NRA has been pushing CCW reform for a while and that seems to have worked out pretty well.

Rome was neither built, nor destroyed, in a day.

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The Mechanic | November 16, 2007 11:23 AM | Reply

Thanks, Tarn Helm, I appreciate it. BTW I'm supporting Ron Paul, he respects the Constitution also he's not a Hollywood insider.

DaveP. | November 18, 2007 7:02 AM | Reply

No, but Ron IS a fruitloop and an antisemitic bigot.
Besides, "Hollywood Insider" was one of the criticisms the Carter people leveled against... Ron Reagan. Nice company you keep.

RKV | November 18, 2007 10:34 AM | Reply

Dave, You have no reason to call RP an antisemite. What's going on here is that some people want to keep foreign aid going to Israel. Some, including RP, do not. In fact he wants to shut off all foreign aid, so it ain't just Israel.

Michael Medved, who started this slander, is willing to say anything to defend Israel's right to our tax dollars. I am not a fan of RP because his foreign policy stance is irrational in light of the last hundred years of American policy. But he isn't an antisemite because some nazi makes a legal contribution to his campaign. And he isn't antisemetic because he keeps the money. People like you won't require their favorite candidate to follow similar rules so that makes you a hypocrite.

There are plenty of reasons not to vote for RP (and some reasons [e.g. RKBA or limited government] to vote for him. We have to balance many issues to pick the best candidate. Propagating a slander is just one way some let themselves be manipulated by the partisans of one candidate or another.

bud | November 19, 2007 11:32 AM | Reply

I'm not usually a "ditto!" person, but in this case I'll add a "Well said!" to RKV's comment.
I'm not going to vote for RP for the simple reason that I think his foreign policy statements are both perfectly logical and, at the same time, dangerously pollyannaish (is that a word?). "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice..."

And a thank you to our blog host for his rational response to the commentator on the NPR blog.

DaveP. | November 21, 2007 11:37 AM | Reply

RKV, let's see Paul tell Storm Front to get lost... tehn you can tell me what kind of awful conspiracy allegations that he is antisemitic are.
Like I said, nice company you keep.

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