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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
Funny that Jeff didn't mention them. He specifically the NRA. Maybe you should tell him about this ILA.
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They are one and the same. I use the broad "NRA" moniker for those of you whose only knowledge of the organization is through the mass media. None of you have ever heard of the ILA. I will put a finer point on it with more knowledgeable audiences, but try not to with you folks. Even with this new knowledge, would you ever bother to seek out information from the ILA? I doubt it. It's just easier to hold onto ignorant positions like this:
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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
Makes sense to me. The NRA lobby probably has an objection to every point. Personally, I think #5 is problematic. Individual states still have rights in other areas, why not this one?
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I think you meant #4...
The NRA was actually instrumental in setting up the framework for NICS, the National Instant Check System through which today's background checks are carried out. We do not object to background checks, but we do object to waiting periods. They are not one and the same. What sense does it make to hold a gun buyer to a waiting period (otherwise known as a "cooling off" period) if they already own several guns? Why make them wait when the background check database is up to date, and the check can be performed instantly?
The NRA (excuse me, ILA...) has been very vocal about including mental health histories in background checks. It's actually been liberals (sympathetic to the many popular liberal afflictions, like HIV) that have worked the hardest to block the inclusion of this information through the passage of HIPAA.
As far as a universal, "federal" CCW, why not? Your drivers' license is recognized in every state. Your marriage license is recognized in every state, and liberals have fought tooth and nail for "marriage equality", one factor of which is reciprocity with states that provide marriage licenses to gays to states that do not. Why the hypocrisy?