Is the NRA a business lobby or hot button to fool the rubes?

[yurbud]

Poll question: Is the NRA a business lobby or hot button to fool the rubes?

After this last shooting incident, I wondered about this. What is the impetus for the NRA's all or nothing approach.

[electron_blue]

1. I wish someone would tell me. I have always wondered why they have so much

influence and such a high profile.

[orpupilofnature57]

3. National Republican Association.

[orpupilofnature57]

2. Multi- purpose ,solicitation is their biggest goal.

[Cirque du So-What]

4. It's a multipurpose organization

but I believe they exist primarily for the benefit of arms manufacturers, who would see profits plummet if the 'Iron Pipeline' were to suddenly go dry.

http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/iron_pipeline_i_95/
http://pghbloggers.org/node/97766

Arms manufacturers need sales of guns to criminals in order to turn a profit. In an ideal world, the FBI would go RICO-Act on their asses!

[yurbud]

5. profit from chaos. We need RICO action on Bushies too

[cgrindley]

6. It protects 2nd A rights

I'm sure that more than a few of us belong to it entirely for that purpose.