SG> Don't know whether they took a position on the '34 law at the time.
SG> They did back the '68 law when it came up, but quickly changed their
SG> minds on some of it. The Firearm Owners Protection Act of '86 was
SG> the usual example of a compromise. It had things they liked, and
SG> they were willing to accept the machine gun ban to get the other
SG> stuff they wanted. I can't say whether the current leadership would
SG> accept that or not.
That's a good point. The nature of the NRA has changed considerably over 
time. There was even a point back in the 60's when the NRA flirted with 
the idea of universal gun registration run through the NRA.
Anybody who is critical of the NRA over actions that took place ten 
years ago is really talking about a different organization.
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