I don't understand what this is about anymore (I think you just like to argue?)
(a) There aren't "private security forces" replacing governments making Africa a kind of modern day Snowcrash universe. Governments are mostly weak and corrupt, and there are warlords running around killing folks and each other, and taking their loot.
(b) The way the NRA makes its decisions has nothing to do with the political situation in Africa, the state of elephant herds in Africa, the long term fate of the African elephant species, or anything like that. They consult relevant gun makers, and decide based on that. This is contrary to the original claim that the NRA was making the correct decision even from a conservational point of view. They aren't in this case, but if we did the math and found out they did, it would certainly be by accident, because they surely didn't do the math.
(c) Do you actually know how many elephants are killed in Africa for non-ivory reasons?
I think you just like to argue?
Only as long as interesting things are being said :-)
There aren't "private security forces" replacing governments
And nobody said that. But hiring guards for your farm/ranch/pasture is quite common and does happen to be private enforcement of property rights.
They consult relevant gun makers
I can't imagine why contemporary gun makers would care about decades-old ivory. If anything, they'd prefer more constraints on sales of old guns as that enlarges the market for new guns.
And I don't think anyone made a c...
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