https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QkWuYr0cD4M Ban sticks too?
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QkWuYr0cD4M Ban sticks too?
The NRA folks, and anyone here who is all "Oh, what a tactical move by the NRA! Don't worry! It's a distraction! gush gush gush on fudd knob..." need to google: Col. Mike Mullane Normalization of Deviance and watch his 4 part presentation on the concept.
The incrementalism being espoused is EXACTLY the same as normalization of deviance, because it's deviating from the standard of what things should be. It's the same mindset which has given us such dumbasses as Paul Ryan and Lindsey Graham.
The "republican" party of today is more liberal than the democrats of the 1950's. Folks who espouse the same political vision and adherence to a standard as the Founding Fathers are vilified by the GOP as extremists; McCarthy was right, simply.
Let's face it: Cultural Marxism has rotted the core of American values and left us with a shell of a country that, frankly, at this point is probably not worth saving. But there is still hope. It just necessitates a giant collective popping of the culture's head from the culture's ass.
Here's an idea I had for some new legislation regarding this.....
Reclassify bump stocks as NFA items, like registered sears, and in doing so the '86 ban on new registrations would need to be eliminated....lol, yeah it ain't gonna happen....
hahahaha that is awesome. I need to find a dowel before todays range day to try that out lolQuote:
Originally Posted by feal
If the only option is to stand on principle and not participate, the graboids will push it as far as they can. I know you want to Molon all of the Labe, but at the end of the day, over 500 people were shot and the average citizen doesn't care about the difference between a bump stock and an honest-to-God full-auto.Quote:
Not even a fraction of a fraction of an inch.
Give them nothing
The NRA, and anyone who's capable of grasping what's happened here knows that political fallout is inevitable, and at this point, the best possible option for the NRA is to get out in front of the issue, and do what they can to shape whatever legislation gets proposed in order to minimize the eventual impact. Note that they haven't even publicly voiced support for legislation, but are pressing for ATF to re-classify bump stocks, presumably as an NFA item. Sure, it's going to suck if the result is bump-stock enthusiasts are forced to pay a $200 tax for a shitty stock that lets you do a mag dump with no real world accuracy, but that's a much better solution than poorly written legislation drafted by an old crone that, broadly interpreted would ban everything from bump stocks to 2-stage National Match competition triggers.
If such a reclassification could be tied to implementation of the HPA and/or National Reciprocity, frankly, that would be taking a horrible situation and spinning it into a massive win.
I've seen no indication on the number of people trampled vs. shot, nor a count. If you've got a source I'm certainly interested.
Regardless, for the purposes of political fallout, it's a distinction without much of a difference.
I just put my thumb through the trigger guard and hook in my change pocket and my Bushy empties a Pmag pretty quickly. It takes a bit of practice to get the feel for it. Same for my SKS and I tried it once on my M1 carbine. Of course shooting from the hip is not real accurate but it was fun to do a few times.
I'm in agreement that giving an inch is a risky proposition and am generally against it. However, I do wonder if there is a point that we are going to have to be politically savvy. Right now, and with recent mass shootings, popular opinion is going against us. Now we may all agree it's because people are irrational morons but the fact is the political climate is likely to continue going against the 2nd amendment. If we decide to dig our heels in and not move on anything ever, I'm a bit worried what that will lead to. Stone walking generally doesn't work in the long run.
I don't have the answers and I hate legislating just about anything. I say just leave people alone. But I feel the tides are turning and if we don't give in on some minor things we may be stuck getting something more major rammed down our throats.
I expect them to try outlawing Tannerite and other binary targets too. Think of the chil'rens!