I do not believe that the tack that the NRA has taken over the past decade is working. When I joined at a young boy, the NRA was basically a hunter safety organization. Instead of the high salaries paid to certain officers of the NRA, I would have like to see some adds debunking what main stream media makes out Semi - Automatic rifles to be and what the reality is and things like Hollywood movies showing even the military spraying rounds for minutes rather than magazines being exhausted in a few seconds on full auto. Instead the constant, "it is our constitutional right to own and carry anything" will no longer work. I own a lot of guns, Rifles, Shotguns and Handguns and live in a place where many are against guns for all the wrong reasons. I do support a number of gun advocating groups, just am not over joyed about the NRA, though because of some of the clubs that I belong to, I have to be a member or resign.
Example - I showed a close friend who's daughter is an A Lister in Hollywood, my Bolt Action Chassis Built Rifle and she reacted "Why do you need an Assault Rifle?" Then I showed her my Thumbhole stocked Ruger 10/22 that she thought was cute until I told her that the thing she thought was an Assault Rifle was in fact not and the Ruger was under New York law and I had to register is as such in 2013. I than showed her a .308 round, a .223 round and a .22 RF round. She was sure that the .308 was a nasty AR round until I showed her that the little .223 was what was shot from what was actually considered an assault rifle. Too Bad that Armalite Didn't Call the Armalite Rifle something other than an AR.
People need to be educated and brought around. Most of my left leaning friends are no Anti-Gun, but are pro-responsible gun ownership. Sure, everyone thinks that will lead to confiscation. I still have every 4473 form, from the last 20 years, (older ones I have legally destroyed) that I filled out while I owned a gun shop. All the ATF has to do is call them and any gun bought legally from a gun dealer in the last 20 years will be out there the same as registration.
Right now, every Georgian should get out in January and make sure we do not lose the Senate. If we hold the senate, I think we can get through 4 more years and put together a strong candidate for 2024.
Bob