Quote Originally Posted by banks74 View Post
The NRA spends way to much energy trying to be PC, instead of standing strong and not caving to compromise. Background checks are totally stupid and worthless. If somebody wants a gun, they can get one alot of other places besides a gun shop. If someone really wants a firearm and they get rejected by background check, do they stop there? No they go buy stolen gun from "joe" on the corner. So no access is restricted there. Even if they pass a background check there is no assurance. The VT shooter passed a background check if I recall, so what good did it do??? Absolutely none.
They get them from illegal sources. Background checks are the one and only effective means of preventing the wrong people from purchasing guns legally.

The VT Tech shooter passed the NICS check because prior to the VT Tech shooting the NICS checks did not include voluntary admittances into the loony bin as a valid reason for the denial of the firearm transfer. Now it does. The NRA supported that, which is a good thing.

I doubt you will find any group who as done as much for gun owners as the NRA. They compromise because they need to, they can atleast water down legislation that will pass.
Thats something the no compromise groups won;t do. They would much rather have a bill that restricts the 2nd Amendment to a greater degree than a watered down version that was a compromise.

I also doubt anyone will find any other right in the Bill of Rights that has not been restricted. I don't see why the 2nd should be free from some restrictions.