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HTF can those organizations be in all places at all times?

I would expect the organization with the most money and the most stafff to show up in the post places.

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So what are they doing?

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You mean besides taking the fight for the highest profile issue of the year all the way to the Supreme Court?

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The GOA and GOF are taking on the NFA in court.

The very NFA the NRA supported.

Just saying.

https://gunowners.org/gun-owners-of-america-funds-challenge-to-national-firearms-act-in-u-s-supreme-court/

They are also tried to get the bump stock van overturned...

Also, the very bump stock ban the NRA supported.

https://gunowners.org/alert31919/

They are also pushing constitutional carry in half a dozen states.

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I just spent 3hr at the legislator in Carson fighting an anti-gun bill. Was the GOA there, no. Was the FPC there, no. Was the NRA there, yes. Not just one guy but 2 lobbyist and a NRA representative. Almost everyone there was an NRA member. I didn't see anyone from any other firearms group there. It's great that the other groups talk the talk, BUT where the F are they when it matters. I sure the F didn't see them. Let me guess there in Washington fighting or maybe there in court fighting. Well if the NRA stops it before it becomes law. That is way better isn't it. I am so pissed off that I joined the GOA and the FPC right now. There a F-ing joke and a waste of time

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GOA specifically asked me if they were needed in FL. So far they've offered assistance but haven't been needed because our legislature is a waste of space at the moment and I told them to save their funds for other goals at the moment. Sorry man.... it sucks. But GOA is honestly good, but small. As is FPC. My NRA rep is Marion Hammer. She backed the state bump stock ban and has been indifferent to our red flag law.

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Shotgun pattern Gentlemen. I suggest supporting all of these organizations.

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This.
I'm a member of NRA, GOA, FPC, SAF, GCO, and some state orgs in states I'll never even live in.

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I am just sick of hearing all this anti NRA B.S. The NRA is the only organization that seems to be doing anything in NV.

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Cool, you can attach that bump stock to your 6rd registered fixed mag AR. Sounds great. There's a way bigger picture your not looking at.

"I personally believe a weapon should never have over, as far as a civilian, a five-round capacity. If you're a hunter, if you're going to go hunting with a weapon, you shouldn't need over but one round. So five rounds would be plenty ... Personally, I think assault weapons basicallyneed to be in the hands of the military, and in the hands of the police."

Statement of Joaquin Jackson
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2007
Concerns have been raised in response to statements made by NRA Board Member Joaquin Jackson to Texas Monthly in 2005.

We have received inquiries seeking clarity as to NRA's positions on the subject matter discussed in Mr. Jackson's interview. To be clear, NRA supports the right of all law-abiding citizens to Keep and Bear Arms for all lawful purposes. We will continue, as we have in the past, to vehemently oppose any efforts to limit gun ownership by law-abiding citizens as an unconstitutional infringement on our Second Amendment freedoms. These efforts include opposition to any attempts to ban firearms, including firearms incorrectly referred to as "assault weapons", and any attempts to place arbitrary limits on magazine capacity.

For more information on NRA's legislative efforts to protect and defend the Second Amendment, please visit www.NRAILA.org  and www.Clintongunban.com.

STATEMENT OF JOAQUIN JACKSON

Some misunderstandings have arisen about a news interview I participated in a few years ago.  After watching a tape of that interview, I understand the sincere concerns of many people, including dear friends of mine.  And I am pleased and eager to clear up any confusion about my long held belief in the sanctity of the Second Amendment.

In the interview, when asked about my views of "assault weapons," I was talking about true assault weapons  fully automatic firearms.  I was not speaking, in any way, about semiautomatic rifles.  While the media may not understand this critical distinction, I take it very seriously.  But, as a result, I understand how some people may mistakenly take my comments to mean that I support a ban on civilian ownership of semiautomatic firearms.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  And, unfortunately, the interview was cut short before I could fully explain my thoughts and beliefs.

In fact, I am a proud owner of such rifles, as are millions of law-abiding Americans.  And many Americans also enjoy owning fully automatic firearms, after being cleared by a background check and meeting the rigorous regulations to own such firearms.  And these millions of lawful gun owners have every right  and a Second Amendment right  to own them.

As a hunter, I take great pride in my marksmanship.  Every hunter should practice to be skilled to take prey with a single shot, if possible.  That represents ethical, humane, skilled hunting.  In the interview several years ago, I spoke about this aspect of hunting and my belief that no hunter should take the field and rely upon high capacity magazines to take their prey.

But that comment should never be mistaken as support for the outright banning of any ammunition magazines.  In fact, such bans have been pursued over the years by state legislatures and the United States Congress and these magazine bans have always proven to be abject failures.

Let me be very clear.  As a retired Texas Ranger, during 36 years of law enforcement service, I was sworn to uphold the United States Constitution.  As a longtime hunter and shooter, an NRA Board Member, and as an American  I believe the Second Amendment is a sacred right of all law-abiding Americans and, as I stated in the interview in question, I believe it is the Second Amendment that ensures all of our other rights handed down by our Founding Fathers.  
I have actively opposed gun bans and ammunition and magazine bans in the past, and I will continue to actively oppose such anti-gun schemes in the future.

I appreciate my friends who have brought this misunderstanding to light, for it has provided me an opportunity to alleviate any doubts about my strong support for the NRA and our Second Amendment freedom.

"Joaquin Jackson was an American hero in the truest sense," LaPierre said. "His twenty-seven years as a Texas Ranger was the stuff of legends, the heroic tales of books and movies and campfires. He loved the people he served, loved Texas and America, loved and adored his wife and family."

"Joaquin believed in the Second Amendment with all his heart and was a great friend to gun owners in his service to the NRA. I knew I could always count on his personal support and friendship."

"The NRA has lost a valued director, a trusted member of the NRA family," LaPierre continued. "America has lost a legendary lawman. I have lost one of my heroes."

"I once asked Joaquin how he would like to be remembered," LaPierre recalled. "I'll never forget what he told me. He said, 'Wayne, I'd like to be remembered as a good hand, a Texas Ranger, a lawman that made Texas safe for decent people.' That's how I'll always remember my friend, Joaquin Jackson."

The "bump-stock" device, used by the killer in the Las Vegas shooting, converts a semi-auto rifle to a full-auto rifle.

Make no mistake, the NRA has NOT cleared the way for more regulation. If it were not for ATF's wink and nod to the manufacturer of the bump-stock, it would already be regulated under federal law. NRA has tossed it back into ATF's lap where it belongs. NRA has not agreed to any new legislation nor has NRA said we agree with any existing NFA legislation. NRA has not agreed to a ban. NRA has not agreed to anything. NRA simply insists upon enforcing existing law.