As I understand it, the NRA basically believes that Second Amendment rights are absolute, because any measure of regulation creates a potential slippery slope. This logically means that Islamic extremists in our country have the same right to buy and use guns as everyone else.
Imagine a scenario in which young Muslim men carrying AK-47s are seen on TV standing guard over mosques throughout the country in response to threats from right-wingers. I strongly suspect that there would be a sudden spurt of support for gun control measures, even among GOP voters, and contributions to the NRA would decline dramatically.
Hey, it worked with the Black Panthers in the 1960’s. It could work again.