The NRA can make the decision to give elected leaders a pass on their pro-gun scores (not including a slidefire stock ban vote in their score for this legislative session, which is what this is all about) without publicly making it sound as if their membership base that owns or opposes a slidefire/similar ban are a bunch of law breaking loony toons -- which is what their statement conveys.
I get strategic retreats -- that's what tabling legislation is. Surrender like they're proposing here is an entirely other matter -- and by saying that bumpfire stocks should be/are illegal they're weakening the underlying, and essential, constitutional arguments for lawful firearms ownership being about more than just "sporting purposes." Cowardly elitist sobs.
Oh, and to be clear, I DO NOT own any bumpfire stocks, gimmicky triggers, or similar. No interest other than cowardly surrender and making it less likely that other government 2nd Amendment regulation overreach (especially anything NFA like suppressors) will be able to be rolled back in the near future -- it would have to wait until the current NRA/Congressional leadership is no more and lack of pride allows them to eat crow/label earlier positions "mistakes," which will be decades.
Winning the presidency is EXTREMELY difficult for Republicans, and it may be years before another gun-friendly president is in office. Elected officials and 2nd Amendment allies in Washington sitting on their hands has squandered a tremendous opportunity by failing to make swift and meaningful progress to expand 2nd Amendment rights before the shooting, and I am furious.