In full disclosure these are opinions mixed with facts…
Email sent to one of our writers:
NRA dropped the ball on the litigation on pistol braces. SAF and FPC didn’t, so their members are covered under the lawsuit that allows members to continue use of pistol braces. Care to pen an article on this?
Email from the writer back to FE:
That the NRA dropped the ball is not entirely true… NRA filed a lawsuit on what was thought of as the stronger case in North Dakota—along with a coalition of 25 states back in February… they couldn’t have predicted that the weaker Texas case would bring an injunction so fast. Now perennial 2A hind tit Alan Gottlieb is trying to capitalize as much as he possibly can, selling memberships as an insurance policy for brace owners.. and I don’t blame him. Certainly, it makes the NRA look terrible, and even worse when it tried to get in on the deal yesterday but was smacked down. Don’t get me wrong, NRA has problems and most have to do with Wayne robbing the place, but if we parrot the press release with no context, we just look like Gottlieb’s little bitches.
Additional Disclosure from FE:
Until receiving this response we had no idea who the fuck Gottlieb was. Apparently, he’s the founder of Second Amendment Foundation. We have no opinion on if he’s a “hind tit” or not. Field Ethos deems SAF a solid 2A action group with very smart lawyers. NRA did try to come in after the fact on SAF & FPC’s successful injunction but was told by the court to kick rocks.
Here’s SAF’s press release:
SAF INVITES NRA MEMBERS TO JOIN AFTER JUDGE DENIES INTERVENTION
June 30, 2023
BELLEVUE, WA – The federal judge presiding over a Second Amendment Foundation challenge to the Biden administration’s new arm brace rule has denied a request by the National Rifle Association to intervene in an effort to get the same protections for its members as SAF members have been granted.
However, the order denying NRA’s intervention does not mean NRA members are out of luck, said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. They can join SAF and be covered under the judge’s ruling issued last month. The case is known as SAF, et.al. v. ATF, et. al.
“While we’re certain NRA members are disappointed,” Gottlieb said, “by joining SAF they can get the protection of the judge’s ruling.”
SAF offers several different tiers of memberships, available at https://www.saf.org/join-saf/. Annual membership is $15, a five-year membership is $50 and a life membership is $150. Membership is effective upon date of receipt. For questions regarding membership, please contact info@saf.org.
In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle wrote, “For intervention as of right, the NRA’s motion fails on two independent grounds. First, the Court finds the NRA’s application for intervention is not timely. Second, the Court finds the NRA’s interests are adequately represented by the current Plaintiffs…In sum, the NRA knew of the Rule more than a year before it moved to intervene, and the NRA had no basis to assume a nationwide injunction would be issued in this case. Moreover, allowing an intervention under these circumstances risks incentivizing opportunistic “injunction shopping” under the auspices of “timely” interventions to protect a threatened interest. The NRA’s Motion is not timely.”
SAF is joined in the case by Rainier Arms, LLC and two private citizens, Samuel Walley and William Green. They are represented by attorney Chad Flores at Flores Law in Houston, Texas.
“We will definitely welcome any NRA members wanting to join SAF,” said Executive Director Adam Kraut.
