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Oppose as in, the same level of action against a ban that they have done for other restrictions in the past? Doubt.
Yeah, are they lobbying Congress to oppose it? Will their NRA rating decrease if they support the ban? Are they threatening to fund primary challengers? Will there be a trans speaker at the next convention saying "from my cold dead hands"?
There's a difference between a strongly worded letter responding to an immediate question of the day and actual action.
so far the news is only that the executive branch is pursuing this, and this news is only a few days old. This is their first response to the matter.
No organization can move quickly enough to already be doing the things you suggest at this point. This is the make a statement of intent phase, which they have done.
Give it time, nothing happens immediately.
Why? We've seen their anemic responses to minority gun issues before (Philando Castile). There's no reason to assume good faith from an organization that's been a thinly veiled Republican PAC for decades now.
agreed, but at this stage expecting more than a statement is unreasonable. no organization could be in full go mode this early.
their actions to come will be telling.
What’s the historical rate for their other responses to gun control attempts?
I suspect if they really wanted to, they could.