Reply #17: The NRA isn't the first to dump the firm either

[DonP]

The State of Virginia has also dropped them, as have several other smaller private firms.

Nobody wants to work with a law firm that may or may not drop you in the middle of a major case. The whole point of advocacy is to have representation that you can count on once they accept you as a client. If they think you are wrong, lying or have a case they can't agree with, that's the time to refuse the job, not after they have invested time and money in the firm. Nobody wants a law firm that succumbs to pressure, regardless of the source or how just the cause is, on another case not even related to your work. There's no way you could ever count on them again after that.

But I'd hate to get in the way of a good pointless rant and emotional self congratulatory circle jerk. Please carry on angry posters who can't seem to get a single concealed carry gun law repealed. Tell us more about how evil the NRA is while they continue to rack up victories in the States, House, Senate and Judicial system. Even Obama agrees with them on the individual rights issue now and has approved more pro gun laws then Bush ever did. It must be a difficult time to be a gun control supporter.