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May 25, 2019, 10:52 PM | #26 |
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To highlight Zukiphile’s point, many people considered the “sunset” provision of the 1994 ban to be a betrayal by NRA. Those people believe that without a sunset provision, enough legislators would have refused to vote for the bill.
Knowing what I know now, I think that would be a really foolish bet to take. I’d bet that the bill would have passed just fine and we’d still be worrying about whether or not the muzzle device on our rifles was a “flash hider” or “muzzle brake.’ |
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May 25, 2019, 11:45 PM | #28 |
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Talking with legislators, they get a feeling they need to “do something” to win the approval of voters back home. If enough of them feel that way, gun control is going to pass whether you like it or not.
At that point, you want to do what you can to protect law-abiding citizens and let the politician look like he is supporting what the people back home want. This is a huge reason why we must stay engaged and communicative with our elected representatives. I’ve worked in both federal and state governments as a lawyer and I know what it looks like to see the sausage being made. I’ve sat in a room with a U.S. Congressman I totally believed was our hero and was just brutally disabused of that notion. He has still remained a stalwart 2A defender though... not because he gives a crap about it but because he thinks he needs to do that to get reelected - and he does need to do that as the people of his district regularly remind him. Having worked in that system, I can understand why people do not feel like their opinion matters. They don’t get feedback, so they don’t know. But, their opinion is SO important. |
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