Notes from the Resistance
Industry group continues preemptive surrender tradition for ‘undetectable guns’ [More]
While looking for something else I ran across this report from 2013 that reminded me their “Fix NICS” ATF partnership isn’t the only time NSSF gunquislings have thrown RKBA advocates under the bus.
And note the bold way NRA tried to stay out of it. Just like it did with the Eric Holder nomination.
While Mayor Romero postures for cameras, NSSF is working for Real Solutions. Safer Communities. That includes FixNICS, a campaign to ensure the background check system works as intended by submitting all disqualifying records. [More]
Time was, JPFO’s position was “‘Don’t Fix NICS Background Check System!’ Background system cannot be fixed–go to Plan B.”
Aaron Zelman considered gun rights proponents who supported it and other limitations to be examples of “individual rights hypocrisy.”
The official position was “NICS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. The same way you fix a dog.”
Now, here it is featuring NSSF essays that promote it.
What’s changed?
And a regrettable one.
Rogue ATF Defies Federal Courts, Continues To Target Law-Abiding Gun Owners Over ‘Illegal’ Pistol Brace Rule [More]
But…but…but Cekada:
“NSSF-Supported ATF Director Nominee Cekada Questioned at Senate Hearing, Vows ‘Not to Burden Law-Abiding Gun Owners’” the National Shooting Sports Foundation effused… the American Suppressor Association weighed in. “If confirmed, he would be the first ever truly pro-Second Amendment nominee to head the agency.”
[Via bondmen]
NSSF Touts Bill Banning Unfair Gun Taxes [More]
Anyone care to name a fair one?
NSSF: Isn’t that the group that “celebrates firearm and ammunition manufacturers topping $17 billion in excise tax contributions to the Wildlife Restoration Trust Fund since its inception in 1937″?
I’m not a hunter. If I ever decide to, I’ll pay my way. Until then, why should I indirectly fund a socialist Fudd tax on the price of guns and ammo, especially when so many of them are out there undermining my right to keep and bear arms?
[Via Nicholas]
JPMorgan Chase recently announced the banking giant’s policy of denying services to manufacturers of Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) is over. That’s a welcome reversal of policy after NSSF met with JPMorgan Chase officials to work to end the discriminatory policy. It is also the most recent of the big banks, including Bank of America and Citigroup that have shifted banking service policies that previously froze out members of the firearm industry. [More]
About damn time for all of them, and Morgan has been particularly offensive.
Now, what about “Merchant Category Codes“?
Hey, when the house of cards collapses, who’s in for more “too big to fail” bailouts?
And not to put too fine a point to it, but MSR seems counterproductive to me.
The suit against the National Shooting Sports Foundation, based in Shelton, Connecticut, alleges the organization obtained the data from major gun manufacturers, whose customers never agreed to share their personal information for political purposes. The suit filed by two gun owners alleges “unjust enrichment” — that the NSSF benefited from using gun owners’ information without paying for it. [More]
And per ProPublica, this ain’t a one-off.
Gun owners should be united against such lists, not just by government, but by its “proven partners.”
[Via bondmen]
How do you know they’re “active and effective”? I haven’t seen any press releases. If you have, can you please post a link? [More]
We don’t hear from them directly to see what they’ve discussed or sent up the ladder — or been told to send up the ladder — for consideration. What we see comes from the administration they report to and hardly gives us oversight.
So when follow-up queries to assertions like the 2A task Force is “Hard at work” are made, we get the same kind of non-response as I got when I asked for substantiation on how the FTC leads by example if their actions and statements don’t show us that they do.
That’s what we can expect when representation is excluded. If that doesn’t change, assume all that warm liquid isn’t rain. By not insisting on a seat at the table with regular feedback, the 2A groups are failing their members.
Now tell me just trust them and they can’t say anything because that would not be smart 3D chess to show what they’re up to. Don’t worry our pretty little heads about it. And send money.
My rights aren’t theirs to negotiate with, certainly not in secret, and a truism you just can’t get around no matter what excuses you come up with: We can’t have self-government without representation.
The Commission should support this effort by rooting out and helping to remedy any activities by the Biden-era FTC that may have improperly aligned the agency with anti-Second Amendment non-governmental organizations (“NGOs”) or otherwise infringed upon Second Amendment rights. [More]
I’m all over Larry Keane and NSSF when they suck up to tyranny, so I gotta give them credit when they do good.
The FTC commissioners are all Republicans, so there’s no excuse for them not taking a leadership position in protecting firearms commerce.
So why haven’t they already declared new policy? Why do they have to be publicly prodded?
[Via Antigone]
UPDATE
By all means, educate me on their leadership:
It shouldn’t be this hard to find.
