The Attack On The NRA Is Attack On First And Second Amendments

By Tom Knighton

Right now, a lot of gun rights supporters are less than pleased with the National Rifle Association. Couple that with claims that the organization is responsible for some shenanigans with their finances, and it’s not a good time for the NRA.

Some are arguing that this could spell disaster and end the NRA for good. That’s news to the ears of gun control zealots who are continually convinced that the NRA is the only reason they can’t take all of our guns away right here and now.

Yet the turmoil within the NRA isn’t really a threat to the Second Amendment. Not at all.

As John Lott points out, though, there’s something far more insidious that actually is.

The announcement Saturday that Oliver North is stepping down as president of the National Rifle Association – following news that the New York attorney general is investigating the group’s tax-exempt status – has sparked overwrought media speculation that the NRA is in danger of shutting down.

It’s not.

Try as they might, those on the left cannot wish the Second Amendment out of existence. But if they can silence the NRA they will deprive the amendment – and every American – of an …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms