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In reply to the discussion: Holy Sh*t! The Republicans are freaking destroying themselves! [View all]okaawhatever
(9,461 posts)After they gave him the lifetime achievement award. Reagan gave the middle finger to the NRA. They helped put him in office, he got the 1986 Gunowners Rights Legislation passed, but then turned on them. When he realized that sh&t wasn't working, he came back from the dark side. Not only did he sign the letter of support for Clinton's assault weapons ban, he wrote individually to atleast 2 members of congress personally. That vote only passed by 2 votes. Gerald Ford also signed that letter w/Jimmy Carter. The NRA was taken over by LaPierre, a coup just about. They tried to oust him but let him stay on probationally and it's been down hill from there. There is a fantastic website I found with all the information about the NRA. It's called meetthenra.org. It details all the criminals, lobbyists, and gun manufacturers on their board by name. Go to leader profiles. Look up Manny Fernandez & rep Don Young good example of where the politics are.