tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post6150441754012775214..comments2024-01-05T12:03:52.460-05:00Comments on No Lawyers - Only Guns and Money: I Respectfully DisagreeJohn Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151468462458613615noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-41100940570889475622011-06-11T22:47:29.963-04:002011-06-11T22:47:29.963-04:00"...anti-gun effort by Sen. Doug Berger"..."...anti-gun effort by Sen. Doug Berger"<br /><br />This is a BS title on the message.<br /><br />It is reasonable to disagree on pro-gun tactics, such as between legislation or a court case. Such disagreement may make you misguided or even naive but it in no way makes you "anti-gun". <br /><br />All I have to go on is this post but, given that the message was sent to "GOP Senators", it sure looks like yet another case of pro-gun "Republicans" trying to score partisan points on the back of the gun issue. Which is definitely counter-productive long term. <br /><br />Why not simply send a message to all the "pro-gun Senators", of both parties, including Berger, re-explaining the reasoning behind moving forward with the lawsuit instead of the amendment? That would have been equally easy, and that ease calls into question where some of these types would fall should gun rights conflict with party membership.<br /><br />I have no beef with holding NRA accountable, they don't get any points for pretending SAF doesn't exist and trying to claim all the credit, nor should they be countering moves of the locals in state gun issues, but this short-sighted partisan hijacking of the gun issue needs to be called out whenever it happens.<br /><br />You want to be "pro-Second Amendment"? You check the R and D at the door on that issue and support the good guys on an individual basis.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05414687981098467556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-203652678930475392011-06-10T04:23:06.820-04:002011-06-10T04:23:06.820-04:00The NRA used this same tactic to try and prevent t...The NRA used this same tactic to try and prevent the Second Amendment Foundation from getting <i>Heller</i> to the Supreme Court. But I am <i>sure</i> it has <i>nothing</i> to do with sabotaging a non-NRA lawsuit. [/sarcasm]Bruce Kraffthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335335927366243101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-55703890330109340642011-06-09T21:49:18.215-04:002011-06-09T21:49:18.215-04:00Early in the NC legislative session, NRA-ILA sent ...Early in the NC legislative session, NRA-ILA sent out a list of bills they would be supporting. I read down the list going, "Uh, huh, good, that one needs to change, cool,..." and then let out a good "NOOOO" when I saw this one listed. I quickly gave them a call and left a message, along with my Life membership number, pleading with them to contact said rock star attorney and work with him and to think strategically about it.<br /><br />It's only the second time I've contacted the NRA about a bad move, the first being their backing of DISCLOSE.<br /><br />After the NH Constitutional Carry fiasco, I'm becoming more and more convinced that with friends like these...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-45384168454537495362011-06-09T20:36:41.809-04:002011-06-09T20:36:41.809-04:00Also, the NRA seems to actively dislike the rock-s...Also, the NRA seems to actively dislike the rock-star John's talking about. To the point of not even being able to mention his name in a press release.zeeke42https://www.blogger.com/profile/13782810414231954138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-55760738541761295452011-06-09T19:18:33.161-04:002011-06-09T19:18:33.161-04:00Good point. On a perhaps tangentially related not...Good point. On a perhaps tangentially related note, I wonder if California gun rights advocates should be fighting so hard to stop California AB 144 (ban of open carry of unloaded firearms). <br /><br />Why not <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-winkler-guns-20110524,0,1560358.story" rel="nofollow">let it pass</a>?Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-36302410399228279972011-06-09T18:25:04.514-04:002011-06-09T18:25:04.514-04:00John,
You know the NRA aren't known for takin...John,<br /><br />You know the NRA aren't known for taking direction well, don't you?!The Packetmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434512824774433244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-62332717405986148512011-06-09T16:45:38.221-04:002011-06-09T16:45:38.221-04:00That's pretty strange. I had a conversation wi...That's pretty strange. I had a conversation with a guy who's got some status in the gun rights litigation arena too. He said basically the same thing. He said it was important that we not do anything to screw this litigation up because we had a fantastic shot at really opening up the Pro-rights cause with this. He said we could not have a better chance, nor a better judge to try this case.Sean D Sorrentinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02710448105506060349noreply@blogger.com