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52. The real power is not the NRA but the 80,000,000 gun owners in our nation. ...

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 03:30 PM

Dec 2012

It's easy to use the NRA as a whipping boy for the failure to impose strong gun control on the citizens of our nation. However many gun owners and voting members of their families who are not members of the NRA will go to the polls to vote against any politician who wishes to pass extreme gun control laws such as bans and confiscations or even the registration of all firearms.

Many of these gun owners would support reasonable changes to existing laws. Unfortunately it is great fun for many who support strong gun control to insult gun owners. This will do little to garner their support.

The tactics and language used by the gun control side of the debate is causing the NRA membership to skyrocket. If the membership doubles to 9 million members many of which may decide to donate to the NRA-ILA, the political wing of the NRA, the organization will become even more powerful than it is today.

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It is time to put the NRA beyond the pale. [View all] Plaid Adder Dec 2012 OP

Excellent OP. thucythucy Dec 2012 #1

The NRA = NRA-GOP, the armed wing of republican party. NT _Liann_ Dec 2012 #51

When the NRA answer is to put a George Zimmerman in every school RomneyLies Dec 2012 #2

Wonderfully well written. russspeakeasy Dec 2012 #3

K&R and Thank YOU! smirkymonkey Dec 2012 #4

tax the shit outta guns and use the proceeds to fund mental healthcare!! el scorcho Dec 2012 #5

Blame the kids libodem Dec 2012 #6

Excellent thoughts! Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #7

Get regulating...the 2nd Amendment states "a well-regulated" militia for defense of the state judesedit Dec 2012 #8

Precisely Sherman A1 Dec 2012 #19

What the NRA does is inimical to the public health and to the well-being of this country... CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Bad_Ronald Dec 2012 #10

The NRA is a disease npk Dec 2012 #11

We sure can use an anti-NRA PSA campaign meow2u3 Dec 2012 #12

if i knew george soros farminator3000 Dec 2012 #45

Money buys gun policy buzzroller Dec 2012 #13

Maybe we could start by ripping their 501c3 status away n/t rtassi Dec 2012 #14

ripping is not a strong enough word farminator3000 Dec 2012 #44

Kick! Squinch Dec 2012 #15

But wait lolly Dec 2012 #16

like this farminator3000 Dec 2012 #43

Failed state indeed. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #17

i used to be a lifetime member as did my father in law madrchsod Dec 2012 #18

sorry.... Historic NY Dec 2012 #28

SUPERB words to the wise: calimary Dec 2012 #20

Four million NRA members (claimed)... sanatanadharma Dec 2012 #21

The real power is not the NRA but the 80,000,000 gun owners in our nation. ... spin Dec 2012 #52

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Dec 2012 #22

"If you cannot sent your kid to school without an armed guard, you are living in a failed state." Chemisse Dec 2012 #23

You, Plaid Adder have hit the nail on the head SEMOVoter Dec 2012 #24

They have been far beyond the pale for years. geckosfeet Dec 2012 #25

I think the NRA is behind the militarization of local law enforcement. DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #26

Absolutely right. Together with 9/11 $$$, local police are way over-armed and feel a real need to LuckyLib Dec 2012 #34

NRA has gone beyond the looking glass. n/t Flatpicker Dec 2012 #27

perhaps hitting thier affiliates Historic NY Dec 2012 #29

k&r great job... DebJ Dec 2012 #30

So I saw this story on a petition at White House Petitions... wanttosavetheplanet Dec 2012 #31

Evidently Clinton and Democrats didn't think it was too ridiculous in 1999/2000... OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #32

what? fact? got one? farminator3000 Dec 2012 #42

I want the NRA seen as what they are Skittles Dec 2012 #33

The NRA has been given way too much power. It's time for them to go away. Permanently. Initech Dec 2012 #35

Voters gave them that power hack89 Dec 2012 #39

name one person that 'voted' for the nra farminator3000 Dec 2012 #41

Stop being obtuse hack89 Dec 2012 #47

stop being a sheep farminator3000 Dec 2012 #48

The NRA fear-mongering... GTurck Dec 2012 #36

good point farminator3000 Dec 2012 #40

shuns away! farminator3000 Dec 2012 #49

The tobacco lobby. Cerridwen Dec 2012 #37

The NRA's influence on our government billh58 Dec 2012 #38

this thread kicks ass farminator3000 Dec 2012 #46

is the nra getting cranky? farminator3000 Dec 2012 #50

Kill the NRA shintao Dec 2012 #53

"You are as insane as the shooters" if you disagree thucythucy Dec 2012 #58

Yet another MAGNIFICENT piece, Plaid Adder! calimary Dec 2012 #54

Is there room for dissent and discourse on this site? OneCalorie Dec 2012 #55

FYI OKNancy Dec 2012 #57

it's amazing how a gun industry lobby has hijacked the 2nd amendment spanone Dec 2012 #56