Spoiler: It was the Frenchman in the cloak room with a checkbook.
The Captain's Journal » How We Got The Hughes Amendment
"At the time, Cassidy headed the NRA's lobby, the Institute for Legislative Action. He confirms now that LaPierre, who did not respond to a request for comment, pushed hard to let the machine gun ban stand."
FYI: This rendition is pretty truthful, although I dispute some of the minutiae of the floor vote. I followed the entire FOPA legislation closely at the time. I watched the House floor vote live on C-SPAN and have the video to prove it. The video is something every gun owner should watch.
Moral: If you seek victory in a war, don't have a Frenchman as your general.
(We pause now for all the little NRA/LaPierre groupies to leap to their hind legs and shriek in indignation.)
"A good man gone bad is often a bad man found out." - Unk
The Captain's Journal » How We Got The Hughes Amendment
"At the time, Cassidy headed the NRA's lobby, the Institute for Legislative Action. He confirms now that LaPierre, who did not respond to a request for comment, pushed hard to let the machine gun ban stand."
FYI: This rendition is pretty truthful, although I dispute some of the minutiae of the floor vote. I followed the entire FOPA legislation closely at the time. I watched the House floor vote live on C-SPAN and have the video to prove it. The video is something every gun owner should watch.
Moral: If you seek victory in a war, don't have a Frenchman as your general.
(We pause now for all the little NRA/LaPierre groupies to leap to their hind legs and shriek in indignation.)
"A good man gone bad is often a bad man found out." - Unk
