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In reply to the discussion: NRA working w/ African-Americans interested in hunting, fishing, personal safety in Buffalo NY [View all]Euromutt
(6,506 posts)25. If that were the case, then how come....?
...How come the NRA is dead set against the UN Arms Trade Treaty, even though arms manufacturers actually support the treaty*? If the NRA were entirely in the pocket of the arms industry, why aren't they toeing the same line?
* - mainly because it would replace a bunch of different sets of national regulations with a single set of international ones, making it much easier to comply with.
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belcffub
Jul 2012
OP
Their objective is to sell, sell, sell. Profit over evrything. Seems noble to want more to enjoy the
The Wielding Truth
Jul 2012
#4
You could be wrong. At least you are open to what is out there. Just like racism it may not be in
The Wielding Truth
Jul 2012
#33
So all the robo-calling we get from the NRA is because the gun industry won't profit?
The Wielding Truth
Jul 2012
#14
I'm a gun owner that must make me special enough to get the calls. Really you missed my point.
The Wielding Truth
Jul 2012
#44
NRA is pushing lethal weapons for gun manufacturers, gun stores, etc. And Obama is in their sights.
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#22
Gee, you are so in defense of the NRA. Why? Haven't you seen how their
The Wielding Truth
Jul 2012
#32
I am reading all of your posts and you are the one who does not understand simple logic.
Maraya1969
Dec 2012
#49
Does the NRA have advertisements for other companies selling guns in their magazines?
Maraya1969
Dec 2012
#50
Wait so let me get this right, a guns rights organization actually supports people owning guns?
4th law of robotics
Jul 2012
#43
They aren't just supporting a gun owners right to own a gun. That is already guaranteed in the Bill
The Wielding Truth
Jul 2012
#46
Please reread my post. You must be skimming. You will find the answer. Nice chatting.
The Wielding Truth
Jul 2012
#48
Profit? You know Netflix alone makes more money than all civilian gun sales in the US, right?
TheWraith
Jul 2012
#7
And they go absolutely apeshit when you point out Dr. M.L. King's application for a CCW
DonP
Jul 2012
#23