NRA AWOL on Second Amendment Protection Act--Part Two

First, go to NRA-ILA's site search.

Type in "HR 1703" or "H.R. 1703".

Make sure the boxes to search ALL sections are checked.

Click either "Boolean Expression" or "All Words".

Select "All Issues" from the "Display Information" pulldown menu.

Click the "Search" button.

Or don't. All that will happen is you'll get the message "No documents were found."

MicroBalrog wrote an impassioned plea in Part One.

Here's a response he managed to track down from "the most powerful lobbying group in Washington":

Though the NRA-ILA has limited resources, we are doing our best to have the biggest impact. Right now that means we must pass HR 800, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. If that doesn't pass, our manufacturers and dealers will be sued out of business and we'll all be in a world of hurt. We are focusing our lobbying efforts on attainable and necessary legislation and then we'll move on to our second tier of legislation. While HR 1703 is a good bill, it will not come out of committee no matter how hard we lobby on the bill. There are other politics in play regarding the bill sponsor in which the NRA plays no role at all. Unfortunately, that means Congressman Paul is at the mercy of the committee and it's chairman. Someday we'll be able to pass similar legislation, but right now we have to make sure the firearm industry is not destroyed.

Sincerely,
Joel Brewer
NRA-ILA

Did you get that? Poor NRA, with its 4 million members, can't do two things at once at the federal level. Informing gun owners about this bill would simply put too much of a strain on the system, and distract ILA from its primary effort.

Besides, the bill has no chance of passing--why, it will never get out of committee. By not lifting a finger, NRA makes this a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Would it make it out of committee if some political leadership was displayed?

I mean, it's not like gun owners and $20 Million from NRA had anything to do with the reelection of George Bush...