If your first reaction to shootings is.....

[branford]

27. No, the shooter was a law abiding citizen up until the shooting

according to the criminal codes of every jurisdiction in the country. The NRA is not the government, and has no power to determine who is or is not a convicted felon.

See, we have this quaint notions of innocent until proven guilty and due process in the USA, and people are not denied constitutional rights (or much else) unless and until there's a proper adjudication.

Moreover, neither the NRA nor any other gun rights organization is under any threat. In fact, because the reactions like yours and many other here, no less demands for gun control by the president, the organizations memberships are swelling and they are reaping a fundraising windfall (and will also likely result in another spurt of firearm purchases across the country).

Lastly, let me disabuse you of the myth that carry is not permitted at NRA meetings. Although I'm neither a member nor supporter of the organization, this claim has been repeatedly debunked. The only time that legal carry is sometimes not permitted at NRA functions is when a particular venue doesn't permit carrying of firearms, which at times occurs at their conventions because they need such large and varied venues for their events, and the NRA always complies with local laws and regulations concerning firearms, even when they oppose them.

You are certainly entitled to your opinions about firearms, the NRA or anything else, but you should at least be accurate in your claims if you intend to offer any criticisms.