N.R.A. Declines to Meet With Obama on Gun Policy

[Hazcat]

By JACKIE CALMES
Published: March 14, 2011

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The effort follows Mr. Obama’s call, in a column on Sunday in a Tucson newspaper, to put aside “stale policy debates” and begin “a new discussion” on ways to better enforce and strengthen existing laws to keep mentally unstable, violent and criminal people from getting guns.

But the National Rifle Association, for decades the most formidable force against proposals to limit gun sales or ownership, is refusing to join the discussion — possibly dooming it from the start, given the lobby’s clout with both parties in Congress. Administration officials had indicated they expected that the group would be represented at a meeting, perhaps on Friday.

“Why should I or the N.R.A. go sit down with a group of people that have spent a lifetime trying to destroy the Second Amendment in the United States?” said Wayne LaPierre, the longtime chief executive of the National Rifle Association.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/us/politics/15guns.html

IMHO this is NOT the way to represent gun owners and the 2A.

[philw]

FMD, 

you would think they should be there shouting from the hills about it

[Pathfinder]

Haz, last couple of times the NRA worked with .gov we got the 68 and 94 gun bans. I'd rather they resist, and say not only no to cooperating with .gov, but Hell No!

Oh, yeah, and the NRA can work positively with the kongress kritters to pass national reciprocity and to rein in eliminate the BATFE.

[Ichiban]

BHO thinks that we should do a better job of enforcing the gun laws?  The hypocrisy is strong in this one, it is.  It must be nice to be able to select which laws you want to enforce.  How about immigration, gay marriage, voter intimidation, etc.  The list is a long one.

[tombogan03884]

Haz, last couple of times the NRA worked with .gov we got the 68 and 94 gun bans. I'd rather they resist, and say not only no to cooperating with .gov, but Hell No!

Oh, yeah, and the NRA can work positively with the kongress kritters to pass national reciprocity and to rein in eliminate the BATFE.

Lets start with something that will lessen the flow of American guns into Mexico.
Dam the "iron river" !
Abolish ATF !

[Sponsor]

[Dakotaranger]

IMHO this is exactly what the NRA should do.  By doing this they are saying we are not conceading anything to you.  The NRA has always made a point about enforcing what's on the books already.  IF I'd been La Pierre I would have said we don't deal with gunrunners in the statement, but that might have been a little childish

[kmitch200]

IMHO this is NOT the way to represent gun owners and the 2A.

I would support Wayne going if he brought a large bag of manure and proceeded to turn it into a shit fight at the zoo.

The effort follows Mr. Obama’s call, in a column on Sunday in a Tucson newspaper, to put aside “stale policy debates” and begin “a new discussion” on ways to better enforce and strengthen existing laws to keep mentally unstable, violent and criminal people from getting guns.

The 2A is the 'stale policy'.
The 'new discussion' is more restrictions. 
F@#K 'em. They want to turn the US into Chicago. (which STILL hasn't complied with a SCOTUS ruling)

[tombogan03884]

IMHO this is NOT the way to represent gun owners and the 2A.

Compromising with stupid people weakens your position and makes you just as stupid as they are.
This sends a message to Obummer.
"F*ck you, we won, and we continue to win".

[TAB]

honestly, I would not have met with them either.


All that would be is a waste of both are time/money.

There is nothing to be gained for either side from a meetin.g

[Hazcat]

I would like a seat at that table.  I want to know what they are discussing.  That is what the NRA is for!