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Originally Posted by sellersm
That lawsuit was brought forth by The Independence Institute. They argued it all the way to the 10 Circuit Court, but it looks like there has been no movement since March 2016.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattiooo
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APEX took a paid day off and almost all our employees went to the state house to support the fight against a magazine restriction.
The NRA had at least one attorney at the meetings at the state house in Denver.
I spoke to the gent during a break.
I asked his opinion of the proceeding and what was the next action.
His response was short, blunt and to the point (I can't repeat it here)
That is when I realized we were all just playing our parts in a "political play", the citizens that spoke were the "improv" portion.
The entire event was well planned and scripted, the outcome assured before the doors opened at the state house that morning.
There were 2 "bumps" I noted, the representative from Magpul presented their position, that was unexpected (to say the least) as our democratic leaders don't seem to be aware of Colorado based companies!
The second was a Colorado attorney (Jim Winchester) who seized the opportunity to present the facts about the week+ long delays for CBI back ground checks for firearms purchase's.
He made it quite clear that this wasn't something he would let continue (as it wasn't legal), and eluded to what was about to happen if CBI continued to make artificial delays.
And, the very next morning half the pending checks were cleared and the rest were done by days end.
After that CBI checks went back to taking minutes NOT days to be completed.
During a break I had the chance to thank Mr. Winchester for presenting that argument, and was pleased the next day to see the effect it had.
Richard
I think a completely successful NRA on the legislative side would not cause the NRA to cease to exist, the ILA would just have less work to do but the fight would continue as long as there are lawmakers that continue to think that they know what is best for all of us against our own best judgment. The NRA plays other roles too in the shooting community as far as promoting the shooting sports as well as firearms safety training.
The NRA is very important to the sport, our sport, our life. We need them as much as they need us.
my $.02
TEA
III
I was asked by the NRA to testify in 2013 and again after it went into effect on the repeal bill, I did both times. I then testified in court as an expert witness for RMGO just a few months ago. All other legal challenges have ended except RMGOs. But, the NRA was involved up until 2016.
In 2013, when I spoke to the (D) legislators, it was clear that is was a railroad job. Two of them told me to my face that if they did not support it, they would be primaried out, meaning the Liberal Bloomberg machine would turn on them and replace them. When I asked one how that mattered, just do the right thing, that is what you were elected to do, she answered and told me that she was too important to her constituents to lose her seat. Basically, if she (and only she) was not a legislator, all would be lost. Despicable.