Fools and their Money….
are soon parted.
I’m certain the NRA will be using the Heller decision as a fundraising ploy; after all, there’s not much that organization won’t use to raise money for Wayne LaPierre and his cronies.
NRA dupes like to believe they are all historians. Yet, this bit of history has escaped them:
Despite that risk, the NRA seems determined to derail our case. Nearly two months after we filed our lawsuit, the NRA filed a copycat suit on behalf of five D.C. residents and moved to consolidate its case with ours. Both suits challenged the same regulations, asked the same relief, and raised the same Second Amendment arguments. But the NRA included several unrelated constitutional and statutory counts, each of which would prolong and complicate our case and give the court a path around the Second Amendment.
Worse still, the NRA sued not only the District of Columbia but also Ashcroft, presumably because the Justice Department prosecutes felonies in D.C. Yet no NRA plaintiff is at risk of a felony prosecution. Joining Ashcroft simply adds months to the litigation so the court can decide whether he is a proper defendant. Regrettably, we now have two suits, one of which is unnecessary and counterproductive.
Thankfully, on July 8, federal judge Emmet Sullivan, wishing “to avoid any protracted delay in the resolution of the merits in either case,” denied the NRA’s motion to consolidate. That means the NRA failed in its attempt to control the legal strategy. Just one week later, Sen. Hatch introduced his bill. The timing is suspicious, to say the least. If enacted, Hatch’s D.C. Personal Protection Act could result in the dismissal of our lawsuit. After all, plaintiffs cannot challenge a law that no longer exists.
“I’m certain the NRA will be using the Heller decision as a fundraising ploy”
Then they had better get going to catch up with the anti-gunowner groups who are already using the Heller decision as a fundraising ploy. Recently received e-mails citing the Heller decision:
Brady Campaign: “That is why we need your help now. This fight is so critical that we need to raise $50,000 by June 30.”
FSA: “Freedom States Alliance needs your support now! A donation of $100, $50, or $25 will help us to…”
Comment by JayF — July 1, 2008 @ 9:31 am
The facts presented about the NRA regarding the Heller case appear to be correct. Thanks for rebutting the anti-gunowner fools who have claimed that the Heller case was the work of the NRA, upon whom they wish to “blame” everything.
Speaking of which: How come you got this story right, yet fall for the bogus propaganda of the anti-gunowner fools who blame the “Zumbo” affair on the the NRA, which had little to do with it other than issuing a “see what happens when…” statement after it was pretty much over?
Comment by JayF — July 1, 2008 @ 1:01 pm
Try as you might, Jay, you cannot escape the fact the NRA–your organization–actually tried to derail the whole deal.
IMO, the NRA is the big loser in Heller, so I can see why they were content to fight the battle without really wanting to fight the battle.
Comment by Administrator — July 1, 2008 @ 5:17 pm
“Try as you might, Jay, you cannot escape the fact the NRA–your organization–actually tried to derail the whole deal.”
I don’t try that at all — as I stated above: “The facts presented about the NRA regarding the Heller case appear to be correct.” The NRA was indeed too timid, wanting to go to the SC only with a sure thing. The stregnth of gunowners comes from the grass roots rather than the NRA.
I did enjoy the opportunities above to point out some things that you “missed.”
Comment by JayF — July 1, 2008 @ 9:39 pm