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In “The Future of the Gun,” New York Times bestselling author Frank Miniter reveals that two of the country’s leading gun lobbies stood ready to work with the White House, but instead were pushed away by an administration that wrongly thought the country was on their side in banning assault weapons.
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“If the Obama administration really wants to do something about illegal guns or gun violence, then they’d work with gun manufacturers, the NRA, and the rest of gun-rights groups,” said Larry Keane, with the National Shooting Sports Foundation, a leading spokesman for the industry.
He cited several areas the two sides agree on but noted that the gun lobby wasn’t invited to White House meetings on the issue. “I wish,” he said of joining the sessions with top Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett. “There’s a lot we could help them with. But they’re not interested in our input.”
Keane told Miniter, “President Obama isn’t interested in working with us. That, in his view, would legitimize us. He, unfortunately, is only interested in scoring political points. He’s in a perpetual campaign. That is unfortunate for the American people.”
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“If the Obama administration really wants to do something about illegal guns or gun violence, then they’d work with gun manufacturers, the NRA, and the rest of gun-rights groups,” said Larry Keane, with the National Shooting Sports Foundation, a leading spokesman for the industry.
He cited several areas the two sides agree on but noted that the gun lobby wasn’t invited to White House meetings on the issue. “I wish,” he said of joining the sessions with top Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett. “There’s a lot we could help them with. But they’re not interested in our input.”
Keane told Miniter, “President Obama isn’t interested in working with us. That, in his view, would legitimize us. He, unfortunately, is only interested in scoring political points. He’s in a perpetual campaign. That is unfortunate for the American people.”
Out of touch with mainstream America?
Check.
Trying to score political points using the dead bodies of murdered children?
Check.
Demonizing the NRA and characterizing it as "gun industry lobby" like its tens of millions of members like you and me don't even exist?
Check.
Pursuing a new AWB ban even if the majority of the American people don't want it just because "he knows what's best for us"?
Check.
Yep, that sounds like what the Obama regime did in rejecting the gun lobby input for solving the problem of keeping guns away from criminals and crazies.
It's highly likely every word in that book is true. He tried to ram another AWB down our throats like they did with Obamacare which was equally unpopular and yet they still passed it. Only this time Obama didn't had a Democrat super-majority in the house and the senate and the NRA stood tall for all of us.
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