You'll never get the support you want from mere logic, people must be emotionally invested to speak up.
The question you want to ask the NRA isn't "Do you support the second amendment for marijuana users?"
The question you ask is "If it's okay to target legal gun owners in your state on any level, what makes you feel safe? If the Fed use their power to punish people based on their ADHERENCE to state law, what prevents them from targeting others? If I put a pro-cannabis bumper sticker on my car, and get pulled over to search my car for Cannabis, does that mean anyone with an NRA bumper sticker should be targeted for a stop and search for illegal weapons?"
Instead of asking the NRA why they don't support MMJ patients constitutional rights, ask them what it means to them. If they can use a legal state database to prosecute individuals, what prevents the federal government from targeting legitimate CCW permit holders for enforcement? Is the NRA really supporting the idea that political ideals warrant invasive investigation by the federal government? Is the NRA really saying that people should be targeted for constitutional denial based on their audacity to speak against the government?
Pfrase the question to the NRA differently. They have much more invested in this fight than they truly realize.
Simply ask your local NRA guy, "If they can pull me over and search me because I have a cannabis card, does that mean they can search any NRA bumper sticker for contraband weapons?"
I think you'd see answers change, drastically.
The question you want to ask the NRA isn't "Do you support the second amendment for marijuana users?"
The question you ask is "If it's okay to target legal gun owners in your state on any level, what makes you feel safe? If the Fed use their power to punish people based on their ADHERENCE to state law, what prevents them from targeting others? If I put a pro-cannabis bumper sticker on my car, and get pulled over to search my car for Cannabis, does that mean anyone with an NRA bumper sticker should be targeted for a stop and search for illegal weapons?"
Instead of asking the NRA why they don't support MMJ patients constitutional rights, ask them what it means to them. If they can use a legal state database to prosecute individuals, what prevents the federal government from targeting legitimate CCW permit holders for enforcement? Is the NRA really supporting the idea that political ideals warrant invasive investigation by the federal government? Is the NRA really saying that people should be targeted for constitutional denial based on their audacity to speak against the government?
Pfrase the question to the NRA differently. They have much more invested in this fight than they truly realize.
Simply ask your local NRA guy, "If they can pull me over and search me because I have a cannabis card, does that mean they can search any NRA bumper sticker for contraband weapons?"
I think you'd see answers change, drastically.
