Reply #116: Actually, the NRA is "missing" a million members...

[zanne]

When talking to the news media and policymakers, the National Rifle Association never misses a chance to boast of its membership of four million. From news releases to statements by its leadership, this number, virtually by its very utterance, is offered as validation of the organization's mission.

And it's so much larger than the 30,000 Americans who die from guns each year.

When asked for proof of these claims, the NRA cites the sanctity of its membership list and falls into its default mode of 'trust, but don't expect us to verify.'


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-sugarmann/nra-misplaces-a-million-m_b_98429.html