NRA Membership Surges By 100,000 In Wake Of Sandy Hook Shooting

[thucythucy]

92. It's late, and I'm getting a little bleary here.

But going to the website to which you link, I could find NO information, that is recent information, on contributors. However, I did get this list of donors from 2004-2005. (It appears 2010, 2012 figures were not available, but like I say, maybe I'm missing something). In any case, the list below seems to show that their funding has come from more than one source:

Contrib Occupation Date Amount
WOLKOWITZ, MICHAEL
HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, NY 10706 MJM CREATIVE SERVICES INC./PRODUCER 05/30/03 $5,000
ORDWAY, GILMAN
WILSON, WY 83014 SELF EMPLOYED/RANCHER/RESORT OWNER 07/23/03 $5,000
FIORDELLISI, ANGELINA
NEW YORK, NY 10128 CHERRY LANE THEATER/ARTISTIC DIRECT 11/02/04 $5,000
MARSHALL, FRANK
SANTA MONICA, CA 90410 10/22/04 $5,000
PALEVSKY, MAX
LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 SELF/INVESTOR 10/26/04 $5,000
WILLIAMS, MATT
NEW YORK, NY 10128 WIND DANCER PRODUCTION GROUP/PRODUC 11/02/04 $5,000
PARKER, DIANE
THOMASVILLE, GA 31799 SELF/RETAIL 08/19/04 $3,750
HOLINER, HOPE
HASTINGS ON HUDSON, NY 10706 10/26/04 $3,500
BERMAN, CAROL
WASHINGTON, DC 20007 RETIRED 10/01/04 $2,500
SEGAL, PHYLLIS
BOSTON, MA 02116 ADR ASSOCIATES/MEDIATOR AND ARBITRA 10/01/04 $2,500
SCHOENKE, NANCY
GAITHERSBURG, MD 20882 10/01/04 $2,500
DEAN, WILLIAM
GIG HARBOR, WA 98335 08/05/04 $2,250
DEAN, WILLIAM
GIG HARBOR, WA 98335 SELF/PHYSICIAN 08/05/04 $2,250
SUSSMAN, JOHN
PACIFIC PALISADES, CA 90272 CAPITAL GROUP/MANAGING PARTNER 12/31/03 $2,000
HOBBY, JOHN
PISCATAWAY, NJ 08854 LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES/COMPUTER SCIENT 08/11/04 $1,500
HALLOWELL, A
KENNETT SQUARE, PA 19348 RETIRED 08/04/04 $1,500
HOBBY, JOHN
PISCATAWAY, NJ 08854 08/11/04 $1,500
MCPECK, ROBERT
HOMOSASSA, FL 34448 08/27/04 $1,000
MILLAR, WILLIAM
FALLS CHURCH, VA 22046 HOUSEWIFE 08/09/04 $1,000
CHEN, MARGARET
NEW YORK, NY 10033 MOTHER CABRINI HIGH SCHOOL/TEACHER 08/19/04 $1,000
BERMAN, ED
LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 SELF-EMPLOYED/INVESTOR 08/19/04 $1,000
ROSWELL, MARJORIE
BALTIMORE, MD 21218 UNIV OF MARYLAND/SPATIAL ANALYST 10/29/04 $1,000
ALBERT, LOUISE
BALTIMORE, MD 21204 09/20/04 $1,000
DITTMAR, JOHN
WHITE PLAINS, NY 10603 09/10/04 $1,000
ROSE, SAMUEL
WASHINGTON, DC 20015 08/09/04 $1,000
ALBERT, LOUISE
BALTIMORE, MD 21204 NONE/NONE 09/20/04 $1,000
WILSON, JANE
CONNERSVILLE, IN 47331 09/29/04 $1,000
ROSE, SAMUEL
WASHINGTON, DC 20015 GREENEBAUM & ROSE ASSOCIATES/REAL E 08/09/04 $1,000
MCPECK, ROBERT
HOMOSASSA, FL 34448 RETIRED 08/27/04 $1,000
COHEN, ARNOLD
MIAMI, FL 33160 RETIRED 08/09/04 $800
FISHER, JANET
NEW YORK, NY 10006 10/19/04 $700
KELCE, ROBERT
DENVER, CO 80231 RETIRED 09/10/04 $600
WINOGRAD, MARY
NEW YORK, NY 10128 08/19/04 $575
URICCHIO, MARY
HUNTINGTON, NY 11743 SELF-EMPLOYED/PHYSICIAN 08/04/04 $500
STEIN, ROBERT
LENOX, MA 01240 08/19/04 $500
SWEENEY, JEANNE
GLENDALE, OH 45246 08/04/04 $500
RUSCHA, EDWARD
VENICE, CA 90291 08/04/04 $500
NILES, MARY
HINGHAM, MA 02043 HOUSEWIFE 08/19/04 $500
O'CONNOR, ROBERT
VERO BEACH, FL 32963 08/27/04 $500
GUEST, CHRISTOPHER
SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 10/19/04 $500
MITHOFF, VIRGINIA
HOUSTON, TX 77019 N/A/RETIRED TEACHER 10/18/04 $500
FELDMAN, ROBERT
DALLAS, TX 75229 10/29/04 $500
HARWOOD, WILLIAM
YARMOUTH, ME 04096 VERRILL & DANA/ATTORNEY 03/05/04 $500
CONTI, MARGARET
DRYDEN, MI 48428 SELF EMPLOYED/BROKER 08/19/04 $500
BUTLER, ERIC
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416 08/04/04 $500
KOTZIN, JOSEPH
LOS ANGELES, CA 90048 08/19/04 $500
LICHTENSTEIN, ALY
ALBERTSON, NY 11507 N/A/FULLTIME MOTHER 08/04/04 $500
HELLER, ALAN
LONG GROVE, IL 60047 08/19/04 $500
POST, ROBERT
HAVERFORD, PA 19041 09/21/04 $500
CAGIN, HARRY
CLEVELAND, OH 44124 RETIRED 10/13/04 $500
KOTZIN, JOSEPH
LOS ANGELES, CA 90048 NOT CURRENTLY EMPLOYED 08/19/04 $500
BUTLER, ERIC
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416 UNITED HEALTH INTERNATIONAL/BUSINES 08/04/04 $500
DOUGLASS, CATHERINE
NEW YORK, NY 10028 INMOTION INC./LAWYER 10/01/04 $500
MANION OXLEY, DEBBY
MIDWAY, KY 40347 HOMEMAKER 10/27/04 $500
MARGOLIS, PAUL
WESTON, MA 02493 11/04/04 $500
RUSCHA, EDWARD
VENICE, CA 90291 SELF/ARTIST 08/04/04 $500
SHORE, DIANE
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941 RETIRED 12/13/04 $500
ZIEGLER, RUTH
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90211 HOUSEWIFE 11/04/04 $500
STEIN, ROBERT
LENOX, MA 01240 RETIRED 08/19/04 $500
SWEENEY, JEANNE
GLENDALE, OH 45246 HOMEMAKER 08/04/04 $500
PRESTWOOD, J
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55438 08/16/04 $450
PICK, THOMAS
NORTHFIELD, IL 60093 08/16/04 $400
NELSON, ESTA
RESTON, VA 20191 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY/MRS PROFES 08/09/04 $400
BUNTS, FRANK
NEW YORK, NY 10010 SELF/FOUNDATION DIRECTOR/ARTIST 08/17/04 $400
PICK, THOMAS
NORTHFIELD, IL 60093 RETIRED FINANCIAL ADVISOR 08/16/04 $400
MACARI, ANNE
LAMBERTVILLE, NJ 08530 NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE/WRITER/TEACHER 11/09/04 $400
SLOBODA, ALAN
LOMA LINDA, CA 92354 09/03/04 $400
LOFTUS, JAMES
MALIBU, CA 90265 COMMUNITY URGENT CARE/PHYSICIAN 09/10/04 $400
HOROWITZ, COLIN
MALIBU, CA 90265 RETIRED 08/23/04 $375
KELLOGG, RALPH
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109 RETIRED 08/05/04 $350

METHODOLOGY: The numbers on this page are based on contributions from individuals giving $200 or more, as reported to the Federal Election Commission.

And while the Brady Foundation may have hit on hard times in recent years, it appears they're experiencing a resurgence, as noted, from a variety of sources.

The NRA, by the way, has openly admitted receiving funds from the major gun manufacturers, which would seem to buttress the claim made that they are a lobbying group for the gun industry, and for individual gun owners perhaps not so much. Which might explain why even much of the NRA membership disagrees with its leadership on various issues.

If you truly have been around the planet and question and doubt everything, perhaps you should question why the NRA leadership would be so out of step, not only with gun owners in general--who evidently want to see SOME tightening of the regulations, but even much of their own leadership.

But it's been a long day, and perhaps we can resume this discussion tomorrow.