Why the NRA Opposes the Rubio’s ERPO Bill

By Harold Hutchison

Opinion

Washington D.C. – -(AmmoLand.com)- When discussing “red flag” gun laws (the technical term is usually an Extreme Risk Protection Order, or ERPO), one of the questions is why the NRA opposes many of the measures that are currently being passed. Well, it’s one of the classic cases of anti-Second Amendment extremists taking advantage of the good intentions of many people, including Second Amendment supporters.

Here’s the deal: When mass shootings happen, the anti-Second Amendment extremists pounce. There is a huge emotional groundswell that leads to many attacks against the NRA and other groups that support the Second Amendment. Politicians like Chris Murphy and Kamala Harris seize on the chance to attack our rights and demonize us as child killers and domestic terrorists for opposing the sweeping collective punishments that they would impose if they had the power to do so. That dehumanization campaign is working to an extent.

In the wake of the Parkland shooting, David French outlined a way to implement ERPOs in National Review. Now, before we hear a cry of “Negotiating Rights Away,” actually read the whole article first, as well as his response to …Read the Rest

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