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onehandle

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Thu Apr 18, 2013, 07:16 PM Apr 2013

Adolphus Busch IV Resigns From NRA After Gun Control Defeat In Senate [View all]

Last edited Fri Apr 19, 2013, 03:00 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Huffington Post

WASHINGTON -- Adolphus Busch IV, heir to the Busch family brewing fortune, resigned his lifetime membership in the National Rifle Association on Thursday, writing in a letter to NRA President David Keene, "I fail to see how the NRA can disregard the overwhelming will of its members who see background checks as reasonable."

The resignation, first reported by KSDK, came a day after the Senate rejected a series of amendments to a gun control bill, including a bipartisan deal to expand background checks for gun sales. The NRA had vigorously opposed all those measures.

"The NRA I see today has undermined the values upon which it was established," wrote Busch. "Your current strategic focus clearly places priority on the needs of gun and ammunition manufacturers while disregarding the opinions of your 4 million individual members."

Reached for comment on Busch's resignation, NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam told The Huffington Post, "We disagree with his characterization, but we wish him all the best."

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/18/adolphus-busch-iv-nra_n_3112750.html

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Good!! Now dismantle this propaganda machine for the manufacturers of death. Lint Head Apr 2013 #1
maybe an avalanche of resignations.. Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #15
Someone with an actual conscience. geomon666 Apr 2013 #2
Just when i wrote a post about how down i was on this issue now there is a ray of light on it. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #6
can you believe an NRA board member has one? wordpix Apr 2013 #60
bravo harun Apr 2013 #3
Hope this crack in the wall spreads until the wall cracks and falls MotherPetrie Apr 2013 #4
look like I may need to get a case of Bud DonCoquixote Apr 2013 #5
Bud gives me a headache... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #20
Good, let them be left with Ted Nugent and the cold dead hands of Charlton Heston. mountain grammy Apr 2013 #7
I will REALLY shit bricks... DissidentVoice Apr 2013 #22
mmm, interesting information.. thanks. mountain grammy Apr 2013 #28
I wish.. Bette Apr 2013 #39
You are strange... nt Earth_First Apr 2013 #41
Let's Hope This Starts A Trend And Other Rank And File NRA Members Start Dropping Their.... global1 Apr 2013 #8
I hope that a large proportion of those 4 million members follow his lead. drm604 Apr 2013 #9
Good for him, it is time for more real people to stand up and say the same thing. Hey, NO voters, Thinkingabout Apr 2013 #10
I wish the DUers pimping this garbage would "resign" too Skittles Apr 2013 #11
+1 They ARE here and expect me to ask them again EVERY time I see them, until I get an answer. nt patrice Apr 2013 #14
It's a hate group. Supporters of the NRA should be subject to our TOS. nt onehandle Apr 2013 #18
I am waiting for gun owners to start "Responsible Gun Owners of America" or some such thing. SomeGuyInEagan Apr 2013 #46
Wow...an Adolph with a heart... Taverner Apr 2013 #12
Hey Aldphus, how about the NRA protecting FAST-&-FURIOUS assault weapons markets all over the world? patrice Apr 2013 #13
i hope this is only the beginning hopemountain Apr 2013 #16
This buds for you... WCGreen Apr 2013 #17
At least one NRA member does the right thing dem in texas Apr 2013 #19
K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2013 #21
Who exactly "famous" is on the NRA board? DissidentVoice Apr 2013 #23
Usually institutions like that are proud of their high profile board members Hekate Apr 2013 #24
Asked and answered. There are a number of famous folks on the NRA BOD. Kennah Apr 2013 #35
Senator Larry E. Craig (Ret.) LAGC Apr 2013 #36
And, he looks real cute in that hat. Kennah Apr 2013 #37
There are a lot of bad haircuts and.... rppper Apr 2013 #38
It seems; greiner3 Apr 2013 #44
Well done. Beacool Apr 2013 #25
Integrity malthaussen Apr 2013 #26
Good for Adolphus Busch IV ! , I've always said the NRA are only for gun sales. Sunlei Apr 2013 #27
He is a brave and patriotic American bucolic_frolic Apr 2013 #29
Yep-- the NRA has become little more than a lobbyist for gun manufacturers. Marr Apr 2013 #30
For terrorism. onehandle Apr 2013 #31
Beer Hero! AAO Apr 2013 #32
Supporting the NRA should be grounds for PPR here on DU Hugabear Apr 2013 #33
As far as I'm concerned the NRA is about the same as the Ku Klux Klan or al-Qaida. 47of74 Apr 2013 #50
Finally, cracks appear. Historic NY Apr 2013 #34
I'd like to see Tom Selleck resign now Canuckistanian Apr 2013 #42
Who was it that called him out? kimbutgar Apr 2013 #43
It was Lawrence O'Donnell n/t Canuckistanian Apr 2013 #47
Here is link to local tv coverage... his letter to NRA is read- it's AWESOME! stlsaxman Apr 2013 #40
It is time to become a single issue voter, as much as I hate the idea. Maineman Apr 2013 #45
Thanks Vietnameravet Apr 2013 #48
Puppetmasters hope4more Apr 2013 #49
Sad thing is.. Vietnameravet Apr 2013 #53
When even right wing toadies think you're too extreme - lark Apr 2013 #51
I smell a rat here.. Bay Boy Apr 2013 #52
HuffPo has made a correction... Bay Boy Apr 2013 #54
Quit it CokeMachine Apr 2013 #55
"their narrative." To whom are you referring? nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #58
The posters that conviently forgot to note the correction. CokeMachine Apr 2013 #59
Sorry, I do not believe you. geek tragedy Apr 2013 #63
Sorry you don't believe me and I don't care. CokeMachine Apr 2013 #64
Post removed Post removed Apr 2013 #65
No thanks. Ain't playing your game. CokeMachine Apr 2013 #66
An apt example of character and convictions. LanternWaste Apr 2013 #56
To those who want to beatify August A. Busch IV: know he may have some skeletons in his closet. MatthewStLouis Apr 2013 #57
is he related to the BFEE? I realize his name is spelled differently but you never know wordpix Apr 2013 #61
I don't believe Duval Apr 2013 #62
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