Re: GOA/GOC betrayed gun-rights in California

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From: Jim Nicholson
Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 02:09

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Stephan Rothstein wrote:
> 
> Jim Nicholson wrote:
> >
> >
> > That was not a choice at that time. The Brady was going to pass
> > with a 5-day waiting period.  NRA bargained for the sunset and
> > instant check in the face of defeat.
> 
> Jim, I have not always agreed with the NRA, but I always saw the NICS as
> a symbol of their strength, not as a loss. Not many organizations can
> force a compromise from a losing position, and the NRA managed to do so.
> 
> I would love to have the old days of fill out the yellow sheet and then
> leave, with no wait and no background check, but it just wasn't going to
> happen. The NICS is the best we could get, and I am glad the NRA worked
> it out that way.
> 
> Thanks
> Steve Rothstein

You've got it right, Steve.  But the naysayers will always be
repeating the old wives tale and will never understand the
reality of the situation.

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