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zipplewrath

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23. By the firearms industry

Reply to DallasNE (Reply #13)

Mon May 6, 2013, 08:29 AM

May 2013

It's probably the biggest crack in the NRA wall. It is becoming more obvious daily that the NRA is a lobbying group for the firearms industry. Not an easy one to crack open, but they are becoming more and more estranged from law enforcement, and even individual gun owners are beginning to take notice. The left, and gun control advocates in general would probably do well to start describing them as an "industry lobbying organization".

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Not speaking at the NRA convention.. [View all] one_voice May 2013 OP

Powerful..... louis-t May 2013 #1

took the word right out of my mouth icarusxat May 2013 #4

Kick and recommend...through tears and immense sadness. classof56 May 2013 #2

K&R summerschild May 2013 #3

I think I will send this to my Congress-thing. lastlib May 2013 #5

Of the two groups... 99Forever May 2013 #6

the so-called "party of life" doesn't give a damn ZRT2209 May 2013 #7

Why would they? As soon as you're out of the womb, their concern ends. nt Buns_of_Fire May 2013 #10

Sadly, truer words were never spoken. Marie Marie May 2013 #11

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K & R SunSeeker May 2013 #9

very strong. nt navarth May 2013 #12

So Has The NRA Been Taken Over By The Tea Party DallasNE May 2013 #13

It's not so much one was taken over by the other as that they were the same people all along jmowreader May 2013 #15

By the firearms industry zipplewrath May 2013 #23

Did You See That Shootout DallasNE May 2013 #29

+100000. As far back as the 30s, there have been attempts to rein in the arms merchants RufusTFirefly May 2013 #32

the asshole john bolton was also a speaker..... spanone May 2013 #14

excellent heaven05 May 2013 #16

WOW Dwayne Hicks May 2013 #17

+1000 nt ProudProgressiveNow May 2013 #18

Wow. This is good. But to the NRA, those children are just collateral damage. Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #19

Such a sad and heartbreaking truth. n/t UtahLib May 2013 #20

Those photos took my breath away DesertRat May 2013 #21

Boy, this says it all Iwillnevergiveup May 2013 #22

Right to the gut. Many thanks. toby jo May 2013 #24

Kick. KansDem May 2013 #25

K & R ellisonz May 2013 #26

Speaking is giving them too much credit. Wait Wut May 2013 #27

Five Heartwarming Headlines From NRA Convention Weekend Electric Monk May 2013 #28

K&R. (nt) Paladin May 2013 #30

Note that none of the usual suspects have bothered to chime in. baldguy May 2013 #31

Yeah, not much in the way of post-convention talk, from our resident Gun Enthusiasts. (nt) Paladin May 2013 #35

K & R Quantess May 2013 #33

The party of 'family values' cvoogt May 2013 #34