Re: Handgun Control Incorporated (AKA Brady) wants to know

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Matt <matttelles@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

However, the ACLU was formed in 1920, whereas the NRA was founded in
1871, so it isn't as if they needed to handle it.

The NRA was founded after the Civil War to promote marksmanship
training, not to defend gun owners against unconstitutional interference
from the government. The NRA is still a primary sanctioning body for
firearms competition in the US.

The NRA actually used to cooperate with the government in writing
"sensible" gun control laws until the membership saw what that
cooperation was costing them.

The NRA was essentially forced into politics and court challenges, not
establishing the NRA-ILA until 1975.

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Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert@xxxxxxxxxxx
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