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And specifically, streamlining and eliminating useless regulations on ammo, NFA nonsense like size and shape of guns and arbitrary pistol/rifle distinctions, 922, silencers, SBR/SBS, and import nonsense against common guns like AKs and the like. Get rid off all that garbage legislation.

Gun rights and industry BOOM.

There's nothing "critical questioning" about your post. It's a cheap shot at Reagan and Trump in one statement.

News flash. This isn't 1983. Trump isn't Reagan. Reagan, btw, was shot and suffered an attempted assassination in 1981, and his secretary Brady was seriously shot and injured. This struck Reagan deeply and Brady started the now infamous Brady campaign. It's no surprise Reagan was vulnerable to sign any anti-gun legislation.

It was a different era. An era in which there was little pro-2A support industry to push back. Guns were viewed as evil or unnecessary, and most of the public was pretty uniformed I'd say.

Since then, and especially with AWB debacle, the pro 2A community and organizations have grown vastly and pushed back hard on anti-gun stuff; especially after the failed AWB.

So your Trump/Reagan potshot isn't "critical thinking" but more like a lack of historical perspective and understanding.

Inaction? Again, wrong. He's going to the NRA convention as the first POTUS in 3 decades. I think his promises will be fairly pro-gun and predictable.

He's also been POTUS for what, 100 days? What "action" are you expecting in 100 days? If you haven't noticed it's been a busy 100 days, filled with fights to deliver on big promises. He's won some battles and lost a few, but he's trying to deliver.

* SCOTUS nominee was fantastic and seated - for me this was one of the most critical pieces and it's a massive win. It denied the liberals the 9th seat.
* MOAB on ISIS/AQ
* Kicked Syria in the nuts, sending a big message to the world
* Parked some ships off N. Korea to send a message
* Started the wall bidding project
* Immigration already being sorted, immigration down, lots of deportations and self deportations
* Tried the ban EOs, but liberals shut him down. The fight is on.
* Economy doing well, high consumer and business confidence, and things are looking up as manufacturing and coal returning
* Several really good political picks for cabinet positions like Mattis, Carson, and others.
* Been dealing with a lot of issues; some hold over issues and landmines from Obama, leaks, Russia collusion nonsense, some self inflicted wounds from stupid comments or misfires in his cabinet (Flynn, KAK, etc.), etc. But a lot of headaches regardless.

That list is far from exhaustive but represents a lot of HUGE events that take a LOT of time and energy.

That's a busy 100 days my friend.

Exactly. Some folks need to dial back the hatred and let the man prioritize.

Take deep breaths. Since 20 January:

* Nothing has gotten worse for the 2A.
* Things HAVE gotten far better for the 2A even if that impact isn't immediately felt. That critical 9th SCOTUS seat was filled by a Constitionalist. There are AWB cases waiting to be heard from NY and CT. If Trump does nothing else, that's a win by denying the liberals from that seat, and seating a friend to the 2A. There will likely be 1 or 2 more.... keep that in mind. Two ancient liberals and one ancient conservative on the bench. We could get a windfall of 4 Trump Constitutional appointments....
* Anything else Trump does, and I expect there will be other actions in the next 3.75 years or more, , is icing on the cake. Yes, calling Madpick. CAKE.

Finally, it's been brought up that Trump made an uneducated AWB statement 17 years ago. Let it go man. Let it go... folks change. Clearly Trump has become educated and knows more, which we should endorse, not hold against someone. And the NRA buttered his bread; I could all but guarantee he's gonna throw us some love.

So happy for this day. Promoting all wonderful pro-gun stuff. Almost a fairy tale... promoting self defense, rule of law, the Constitution, hunters, eliminating bans on lead ammo, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMW7JA0B-BU

Trump says
"The eight-year assault on your Second Amendment freedoms has come to a crashing end," Trump told the members of the National Rifle Association, assuring them that they now "have a true friend and champion in the White House."

"I will never, ever infringe on the right of the people to keep and bear arms," Trump said. "Never ever."

That's cool.

How about he now start undoing some of the infringements that are already there?.......

Well, he's appointed Gorsuch, eliminated some EPA bans, eliminated the ban on lead ammo on federal lands, appointed Jeff Sessions to AG, ramping up rule of law against gangs and illegal immigrants, appointed a pro-freedom Homeland Security director Gen Kelly, taking the fight to ISIS, and it's only been 3 months...

Good start! No doubt about it.

Now get rid of the ban on silencers. (ok, technically, regs. But it amounts to a ban, for those who don't have the resources to follow the regs for every gun they have, but could make their own for less than 10 bucks...)

Make CPL equal BGC, for EVERY situation, no FFL needed.

Implement nationwide reciprocity. CPL is recognized by all states, just like DL.

Constitutional carry. Open carry everywhere.

That would be a good start, as well.

A fair speech, and overall positive message. And while he's already done some great things in just 100 days (Gorsuch, eliminated some EPA bans, eliminated the ban on lead ammo on federal lands, appointed Jeff Sessions to AG, ramping up rule of law against gangs and illegal immigrants, appointed a pro-freedom Homeland Security director Gen Kelly, taking the fight to ISIS, etc.) his speech was notably light on specifics going forward.

I would have liked to have heard talk about:
* Eliminating 922
* Making silencers legal and unregulated or similar
* Nationwide concealed carry
* Attacking state AWB laws
* Eliminating the arbitrary lines of pistol vs. longgun.

For such a historic speech it was a lot of fluff and light on specifics.

I wanted to hear about the Russian import ban, and the ban on repatriating Garands from SK.

Ya, would be nice to hear him give some specifics on going forward and talk about turning back some unjust laws.
But at least he showed up and assured the NRA and gun owners that he had their back and is still 'our guy'.
Doubt any of the other candidates would have shown up at all.

Fair bet, considering Bush, Clinton, and Obama didn't, and Hillary was an NRA enemy.

(Neither Bush. GHW publicly tore up his NRA card.)
I was talking about the dozen or so other 2016 Republican primary candidates.
The NRA knew soon on who to go with.

If we can keep Jarvanka away from him I think we'll be good.

A guy at my work way before I started killed himself, so I guess I'm going to kill myself too? That's an asinine comment.