Quote Originally Posted by Aloha_Shooter View Post
WTF do you get this BS about the NRA trying to sabotage Heller?
Not BS in any way... Here is a snippet from Wikipedia on the issue (there is more --- soooooo much more -- if you ever care to look. Read the filings and motions if you want to really see how bad the NRA tried to fuck things up)

National Rifle Association

Attorney Alan Gura, in a 2003 filing, used the term "sham litigation" to describe the NRA's attempts to have Parker (aka Heller) consolidated with its own case challenging the D.C. law. Gura also stated that "the NRA was adamant about not wanting the Supreme Court to hear the case".[51] These concerns were based on NRA lawyers' assessment that the justices at the time the case was filed might reach an unfavorable decision.[52] Cato Institute senior fellow Robert Levy, co-counsel to the Parker plaintiffs, has stated that the Parker plaintiffs "faced repeated attempts by the NRA to derail the litigation."[53] He also stated that "The N.R.A.’s interference in this process set us back and almost killed the case. It was a very acrimonious relationship."[6]
Wayne LaPierre, the NRA's chief executive officer, confirmed the NRA's misgivings. "There was a real dispute on our side among the constitutional scholars about whether there was a majority of justices on the Supreme Court who would support the Constitution as written," Mr. LaPierre said. Both Levy and LaPierre said the NRA and Mr. Levy's team were now on good terms.[6]

The NRA didn't even file an amicus brief until all the hard work was done - and that Heller was an, all but, assured victory.


If you ever have an opportunity to talk with Alan Gura about it I highly recommend it.