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31. A belief, even if true, that the NRA is a "hate group"

or right-wing, does not make them hypocrites. The word has a meaning.

It's also one thing to criticize the organization for their actual clear and stated beliefs and goals, which you are certainly entitled to disagree with or even loathe, and quite another to invent, embellish, or suggest strawman arguments to support your position. If you need to do the latter, it exposes the deficiencies in your own positions and is not in any way persuasive.

The NRA certainly does not consider guns to be toys. A simple review of their well-known, highly-publicized and very long-running Eddie Eagle program demonstrates their perspective.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Eagle

The NRA is also the country's largest gun safety and training organization and considered the gold standard in these areas. NRA training and certification is often required by law enforcement and even the jurisdictions that have mandated safety and proficiency training as part of their permitted and carrying laws.

The NRA is also a single issue advocacy group - firearm rights. They have and continue to support certain Democrats. They are generally considered to be right-wing only because much of our Party has recently become hostile to gun owners, many of them otherwise (previously) loyal Democrats, particularly many union members in the South and Midwest, and the Republicans have unsurprisingly capitalized on this situation.