Here is my problem with 88Tactical's response, or lack thereof.
With the recent tragic events, emotions are high on both sides of the fence. The anti's have fodder for their cannon and are pulling at the heartstrings of the public. We are not a compassionless group. As such, there are many levels that some gun owners may be willing to compromise on. For example, a gun owner solely interested in trap/skeet or bird hunting may hear the threats of impending "Assault Weapon" or magazine capacity bans and think, "I'm okay with this because I will be allowed to keep my semi-automatic shotgun". These people have the flawed logic which assumes that if we just accept one little restriction on our rights, the anti-gunners will be satisfied and it will all stop there. Meanwhile, the restrictions which are put in place do nothing to solve the problem and another tragic event will happen. Then starts the cry for the next brick to be removed from the foundation of the Second Amendment.
88 Tactical has a substantial presence in our community, and their representative stated that they would be accepting of legislation which moves us in the wrong direction. After a request for clarification, it was followed by a refusal of another representative to answer a straightforward question. I stated in another thread that Bill O'Reilly's willingness to accept anti 2A legislation is possibly more of a threat to our rights than the misinformation from an anti-gunner. In the same manor, an established business who's success is strongly tied to firearms that makes a public statement accepting more restrictive legislation, is possibly more damaging to our cause than one that simply chooses not to voice their opinion. I would not go so far as to accuse 88 Tactical of supporting such legislation so that they can line their pockets. I do believe that Shawn and the others are passionate about what they do; however, you can start to lose perspective when you personally choose to immerse yourself so deeply into an activity. The baseline for what an individual thinks is acceptable for the average Joe starts to move as their experience grows.
Ultimately, the problem is that such a lack of commitment to our cause from a well known business is very harmful to our group. I agree that we need to band together, but how can the NFOA which has the sole purpose of protecting 2A rights fight a good fight when those who might be allies are already talking compromise?
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