Kind of says something when your dog is ashamed to have his picture taken in your group shot.
"You can't win a war with choirboys. " Mad Mike Hoare
Well the NRA-ILA blinked, they've toned down the language on the original condemnation of OCT and they've issued an apology.
Chris Cox, OCT should be shamed. They are more likely to hurt out cause, not help it.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckrak...en-carry-texas
an alert went out that referred to this type of behavior as weird, or somehow not normal. And that was a mistake. It shouldn't have happened. I've had a discussion with the staffer who wrote that piece, and expressed his personal opinion. Our job is not to criticize the lawful behavior of fellow gun owners."
Cox insisted that the NRA "unequivocally" supports open carry, and that the conflict with the activists was a distraction that the media "has had a field day with it." And he noted that the activists in Texas had decided to stop taking rifles to restaurants even before the NRA's statement Friday
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." - Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Constitution, Draft 1, 1776
Relevant.
Now Target is considering a ban on firearms: http://www.pagunblog.com/2014/06/09/...eping-gun-ban/