The Most Revolting Press Conference In History

[JohnnyRingo]

72. He's doing his job.

I'm not supporting him, nor would I support the NRA, neither financially nor morally, but he's in his position to unconditionally prevent anti-gun legislation and he did that today. Expecting anything more than what he offered would be unrealistic. If he came out and suggested banning anything from hi-cap mags to actual machine guns, there'd be a new director at his desk Monday morning, and we would see a future policy of rinse and repeat.

Having said that, I loathe LaPierre if only because he turned the NRA from a gun lobby into an arm of the republican party. He advises people I know to vote for politicians like our governor John Kasich based on their political stripe rather than their stance on gun control, and my friends (unfortunately) listen. Fortunately, so many others, including blue collar union members who have a weapon at home for protecting their family or hunting, don't spend a red cent on the NRA. These people don't see a need to carry a concealed weapon, nor do they lust for assault rifles, and they don't vote for republicans.

During his tenure in Congress as an example, Kasich not only voted for the Clinton era cosmetic ban on assault rifles, he helped write the law. The result of such blanket endorsements by LaPierre are governors and reps who do far more to defeat organized labor and social safety nets than they do for law abiding gun owners, and it's only a matter of time before the sheep who carry an NRA card see that.

Don't worry too much about LaPierre's presser today, as public sentiment turns against him, he'll become less and less relevant in his position. I hope I live long enough to see the NRA become bankrupt, morally in the public's eye and financially in their treasurer's report. Elections are what matters, not some blowhardt in a suit spewing predictable nonsense to cover his organization's ass.