I agree that we should all be independent thinkers. Blind allegiance to any person, company, or group is a problem. Instead, we should be true and faithful to our principles. One of my fundamental principles is that people should have the right of self-government and the RKBA is essential to a free state that allows self government. I have not been able to find any group that is 100% aligned with this fundamental belief all of the time. The NRA is close, but not when they capitulate to the first gun confiscation I have seen in my lifetime. I support the NRA, but it isn't blind allegiance. The same goes for political parties. Personally, it saddens me that we allow people to lazily vote "straight party" on ballots. Be true to your principles and if a candidate, group, etc., can help to advance those principles then give them your support, but only to the extent that they continue to advance your fundamental principles.E.Marquez wrote:Your not alone in this thought process..Abraham wrote:O.K.
I'll buy from wherever, whoever, I want..
Some are independent thinkers and strive to follow their own goals, needs and beliefs formed though independent thought, consideration and research.
Others are followers and they derive there beliefs and actions from group think, they in essence crowd source and let others think for them.
Still others do the latter and then reconsider when they realize after more information is provided or discovered by the crowd reviles a different story then first assumed.. Thats when it gets interesting...
Does the person who allows group think to guide them stand up, admit the mistake and adjust their new "opinion" to align with the facts of the story ?
Or do they double down on being wrong
Im happy to say, My observation of this group here is partially the first demographic, largely the second and rarely the third
The NRA has made decisions and deals that can be construed or twisted to be "Anti 2A", but it would be foolish and incorrect to label the NRA as Anti gun or 2A and denounce them, call for the NRA to be defunded , dismembered, protested to the point of failure.
Yet that is what some have called for with Springfield .
No worries, more availability for me...perhaps even cheaper prices...
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- Fri May 04, 2018 12:23 pm
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Re: Think twice about Springfield and RRA
- Mon May 01, 2017 12:53 pm
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Re: Think twice about Springfield and RRA
I'm not following how this bill would have even harmed SA, RRA, or anyone else. The link just says that anyone doing 9 or more transfers would need to have an Illinois equivalent of an FFL. I would imagine that if anyone could get such a license it would be a firearms manufacturer.
I do agree that this absolutely sucks for the average Illinois resident. Especially if an "Illinois FFL" proves to be difficult to get. I would have expected that this would be the part that had the biggest negative impact on the manufacturers, but that seems to be still be there, so I'm not sure.
I'm sure that the local law enforcement agencies will have no issues at all obtaining a state license.
I do agree that this absolutely sucks for the average Illinois resident. Especially if an "Illinois FFL" proves to be difficult to get. I would have expected that this would be the part that had the biggest negative impact on the manufacturers, but that seems to be still be there, so I'm not sure.
I'm sure that the local law enforcement agencies will have no issues at all obtaining a state license.