For a long time, the NRA has been the premier gun rights advocate organization. Any American can instantly recognize that name, although depending on who you ask the reaction might be wildly different person to person. However, what I can safely say is that however good the NRA might have been when it was created it no longer serves its purpose. In fact, the recent shooting of Philando Castile shows that if you don't meet certain color requirements the NRA won't come out and support your innocence and right to carry a firearm. The NRA is for all intents and purposes the organization for armed citizens if you are of the right class and color.
Now, lets look a bit farther back than modern times. The Black Panthers, a thoroughly socialist organization despite its idpol stood up for the working class. Whenever someone was being pulled over by police somewhere, the BP were called and were instantly on the scene with weapons and papers with legal rights on how to deal with policeman and what rights you have when dealing with them. In addition, they were a strong show that the working class must be armed in order to protect themselves from tyranny. When they told people they would have their backs, they meant it. This got them support from the people, and until its sad collapse the BP were a symbol that working class people could defend themselves if they so chose.
We can see how much this alarmed the establishment. All of CA's bunk ass gun laws started to come into effect once the BP marched in Sacramento to go protest for Huey Newton, and its this type of reaction that really shows how the establishment views armed working class people (and socialists to boot). There's a lot to learn from the BP, but the backlash from the bourgeoisie establishment shows that a working class organization for defense of our communities, brothers and sisters is gravely needed. Especially in today's world, if you're a communist and stand for worker's self defense then you can definitely see a need for an organization to rise up and start representing the people's rights to be armed.
This is why I'm calling on some of you to join me in at least brainstorming and conjuring up a mental image of an organization that could provide a counterweight to the NRA's bourgeois grandstanding about "muh 2nd amendment but only for the right colored people". Its clear what the NRA is today. Its clear what type of people actually drive vehicles with NRA stickers on it. Its clear what type of organization they are. I think 2016 is a perfect time, especially in the midst of a stretch of years in which working class people being killed by police unjustly has blown up (Eric Garner, Philando Castile, Alton Sterling) to build the foundations for an organization representing the rights of working class people to arm themselves.
What would this organization do? First of all, this organization would advocate. Philando Castile is a prime example of why this is needed. In addition, we can trace gun control back to bourgeois fear of revolutionary organizations. Advocating against gun control, and for the people's lawful rights would be the first mission of the organization. The second would be teaching. Going into the inner city and any place that needs it to teach people about gun safety, organize shooting classes (range trips, marksmanship courses) and basically how to handle and respect guns. Basically de-spook any liberals and what have you who are still on the fence about guns and their "danger".
So folks, what do you say? Anfem user (I told you I'd come together and work with you despite differences), you said before we have other veterans in our midst. Would any of you want to at least join me in dialogue about the prospects of starting such an organization? I know /k/ continuously has liberal gun owners threads about softies who support everything under the sun however are alienated by the Democratic Party's stance on guns. I think this is a big chance to fill a niche that has been left wide open, as well as possibly spread class consciousness in the meantime.
Atlantic Article: Secret History of Guns theatlantic.com
Wiki on the Mulford Act: en.wikipedia.org