Opinion
Fairfax, VA – -(Ammoland.com)- Last week, the Department of Justice announced that it would soon be releasing a final rule classifying “bump-stock-type-devices” as “machineguns” under the National Firearms Act.
These devices came to national attention in October 2017 after the horrific attack in Las Vegas. As multiple media accounts correctly pointed to at the time, there was overwhelming legislative support for proposals that went far beyond these specific devices and some that could have potentially jeopardized all semiautomatic firearms. Rather than sit back and watch a legislative over-reaction, the NRA asked Congress to let ATF review its prior determinations on bump fire stocks.
Some have used our October 2017 statement to claim that NRA supports ATF’s final rule, but as NRA-ILA’s Executive Director Chris Cox noted only days after our statement was issued, “We don’t believe that bans have ever worked on anything.”
We also made this clear in our comments to ATF on the proposed rule earlier this year. In our comments, we further advised that ATF should at a minimum make an amnesty period available to deal with the fundamental inequity imposed on law-abiding gun owners who purchased their bump fire stocks in good faith reliance on prior ATF determinations. We continue to pursue the availability of a period of amnesty with the administration.
While there can be disagreement on legislative strategy, it’s important to remember that we will soon face a hostile, anti-gun Congress led by Nancy Pelosi. It’s critical that all gun owners unite and prevent the Bloomberg-bought Congress from dismantling our Second Amendment freedom.
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Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the “lobbying” arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Visit: www.nra.org
If it wasn’t for the NRA, most of us wouldn’t have the freedoms we currently enjoy, they would have been swallowed up by leftists years ago. We almost certainly would not have Right-to-Carry in all 50 states. As is so typical, many of you enjoy the fruits of their hard fought victories without ponying up, then you want to throw them under the bus when they make a bad call. Also a Life benefactor member, I am not happy with how they handled this whole bump-stock issue. But that doesn’t mean we throw them away. I do think new leadership… Read more »
Just say no to confiscation without compensation. I could care less about the bump stock, unlawful confiscation of a product that was previously deemed legal is against the forth amendment. People should not lose money on items that we’re bought in good faith as legal. If they want them back they should have to compensate the people that own them. The President has opened pandoras box whether he knows it or not. If these law suits don’t go in our favor we are screwed. It will give any President executive order to ban whatever they want. Without any public imput.… Read more »
we pay the nra to fight for are gun rights not to decide wich guns we should have and wich ones should be given up to me this is one of the worst moves Ive seen them make I believe leadership at NRA are only in it for a pay check now they have sold us out I have given money to nra almost every time ive been asked but until I see some real fight for are rights and a 180 degree change on bump stock issue I will not give them another dime no compromise on are 2nd… Read more »
The ATF ruled the stocks legal twice then reversed those decisions and now demands they be destroyed or surrendered without compensation. That is a clear violation of the “takings clause” of the Constitution; an act so egregious the Framers felt compelled to include it. This is a far larger issue than a simple accessory. If this ruling stands the framework of our laws itself is in grave peril.
It is my understanding that the ATF, has ruled in the past, & has prosecuted folks for guns with a broken sear!! Even .22’s!! With this info, how did the bump stock ever pass muster?
Lou, “….the bump stock clearly does convert a semi-auto into a full auto….” You are truly full of it. Just because you make the illiterate remark (above) the communists have been repeating doesn’t make it so. Once more a manipulation of the English language by another Marxist. Guns are my right to own. Any firearm the scoundrels in government have those same weapons should be readily available to the citizenry. Perhaps you should be more concerned why Nidal Hassan, the moslem, US Army O-4 who murdered 13 Americans and attempted to murder 32 others at Fort Hood, Texas, 10 YEARS… Read more »
the democrats who will soon be in control of the house and are letting bit’s and pieces of their proposed anti gun agenda out for public inspection ! little things like banning private person to person sales ( you must go thru a dealer for background ) ban sales a gun shows ! ban mail order ammo sales ! mag cap ban ( again ) !!! ban all semi auto firearms ! national waiting period 1 to 2 weeks ! enhanced background mental and even social media ! confiscate all black rifles ! background for ammo purchase ! national red… Read more »
Has anyone considered that the ATFE’s freely allowing a device which readily converts semi-autos to full autos was almost certainly a scheme by Obama to increase the likelihood of a mass shooting involving a so-called Assault Weapon? Yet another opportunity to inflict an assault weapons ban on the US? I’m deeply resentful of the Federal Firearms Act that forms the basis of innocuous rules, regulations, and paper work that the ATFE justifies it’s existence enforcing. Much of what’s in it is nonsense. This said, the bump stock clearly does convert a semi-auto into a full auto in the hands of… Read more »
Turning against the NRA is exactly what the leftists and Democrats want. “Divide and Conquer”, marginalize the demonize, as Alinsky suggested. Talk about sheepeople! Say goodbye to even more of my Rights, if you keep this up.
NRA must be ran like DNC , but you people continue to give? has anyone filed suit against NRA for false representation?