How many of you here are members of the NRA?

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16. I've been an NRA member since 1970 ...

I feel the NRA does a lot of good to support the shooting sports and provides excellent training for law enforcement and civilians.

Only a small portion of my yearly dues go to the political wing of the NRA, the NRA-ILA. I throw any and all mailings from this group into my trashcan unopened. (ref: https://www.nrailadonate.org/default.asp?campaignid=legalaction)

However, I may drop my membership in the NRA this year if they endorse Mitt Romney. Romney is no friend of gun owners. Obama as President has been supportive of gun rights much to the chagrin of organizations such as the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.

Weaker Gun Laws, Lack Of Leadership Earn President Obama A Failing Grade

Jan 19, 2010

Washington, DC - In his first year as President, Barack Obama’s continuing concessions to the “guns anywhere” mentality of the gun lobby and lack of leadership for common-sense gun laws has earned him a grade of “F” from the nation’s leading group fighting to prevent gun violence.

President Obama signed legislation letting people carry concealed weapons in national parks and in checked luggage on Amtrak trains, adopted the gun lobby’s empty rhetoric about just “enforcing the laws on the books,” muzzled Cabinet members who expressed any support for stronger gun laws and failed to appoint permanent leadership at the agency that polices the gun industry. This White House even voiced no objection to people carrying guns near Presidential events.

His White House staff removed statements from the White House website that declared support for gun violence prevention laws. His spokesman repeatedly refused to express support for any proposed legislation to strengthen gun laws. And President Obama and the White House staff avoided any mention of guns after horrific, high-profile shootings and the anniversaries of historic shooting tragedies.
http://www.bradycampaign.org/media/press/view/1214/