I posted this on another forum, but it is worth reapeating:
Had it not been for the NRA, we would have gotten the Toomey/Manchin "Universal background checks" bill - read "Universal gun registration" bill.
The NRA almost single-handedly got this bill defeated by heavily lobbying members of Congress to get them to vote against it. There were some other organizations involved in that fight, but the NRA was the "elephant in the room".
Myron
