"I am pleased to accept Life Membership in the National Rifle Association ..."

[wyldwolf]

"... and extend to your organization every good wish for continued success."

Kirsten Gillibrand?

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John F. Kennedy

[napi21]

1. I don't hold this against her. My husband bought a lifetime memb.

in the NRA over 40 years ago. He enjoys the magazine, and even bought a rifle through them back then when you could buy a 30-06 for $15.00! Neither of us have ever been part of their radical side. Not every member is crazy like the ones who are always in the news!

[wyldwolf]

2. The question mark after her name is clue

[NYC_SKP]

3. My hippiest friend in Santa Cruz, CA, is a proud NRA member.

It was a surprise to us all until he explained that under Bush/Cheney he realized what the Second Amendment was all about.

Can't speak for Kirsten.

[wyldwolf]

4. How about JFK. You think he knew?

[Tom Rinaldo]

6. JFK might have changed his mind....

if he knew the role the NRA chose to play after he, his brother, and MLK Jr. were assasinated by guns. Just saying...

[wyldwolf]

7. perhaps, perhaps not... how about this one:

"I've always been endorsed by the National Rifle Association."

[NYC_SKP]

11. Howard Dean...

Oh, Snap!

[firedupdem]

18. That settles it! n/t

[Irreverend IX]

21. The NRA doesn't have much to do with that...

FBI and CIA operatives will always have access to guns, whatever the laws are.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

5. Why are most of us forgetting that Michael Moore, the quintessential liberal, was once an ardent

supporter and proud member of the NRA? We liberals must understand and embrace the ENTIRE Constitution. We cannot pick and choose like the cons do. We have to understand that gun ownership and gun rights are just as important as making sure that there are reasonable regulations on gun owners and certain kinds of weapons (semiautos, etc.). But we give the Right too much ammunition (pun intended) to use against us by not realizing that being progressive doesn't have to mean being unreasonable. I may not agree with her 100% NRA rating, but it does take this issue away from the Righties, and she is progressive/liberal where it counts...even MORE liberal than Hillary or Schumer who are DLC sycophants.

[Still Sensible]

14. Well said and I agree

I certainly don't like some of the positions the NRA takes. I don't like their knee-jerk reaction to and slippery-slope argument against any and all forms of gun control. I don't like that they are one of, if not the most, powerful example of lobbyists having sway over politicians. That said, you are absolutely on target when you said "We cannot pick and choose like the cons do."

But I think the most important thing you said was "being progressive doesn't have to mean being unreasonable."

[MaineDem]

8. There are many Democrats who belong to the NRA

There are many responsible gun owners.

[xchrom]

9. oh brother...

[Occam Bandage]

10. Michael Moore was an NRA member. Howard Dean had an "A" rating from the NRA.

Some progressives actually believe in the second amendment.

[wyldwolf]

12. correct on all counts.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

13. Sadly, a great many otherwise-liberal Democrats are members of the NRA.

That doesn't mean that the NRA is any less harmful or foolish an organisation, but it does mean that just because someone is a member is not necessarily a reason not to support them.

[cherish44]

15. I dont know much about the NRA

My impression is their loudest members are extremists. Common sense tells me it'll be impossible to remove guns from our society. (Remember how effective Prohibition was in removing alcohol?) Responsible gun ownership should be emphasized.

[kenny blankenship]

16. And look what happened!

[Justitia]

17. Another Senator NRA post? This is gonna be a long day for you, huh? LOL -eom

[mtnsnake]

19. POST..OF..THE..DAY

K&R

[Orsino]

20. I'm conflicted.

I'm sure that the NRA has helped to protect the Second Amendment--not that it needed much protection--but membership dues help pay for a lot of bad lobbying.

[aikoaiko]

22. Good post.

[ClarkUSA]

23. The NRA of 1960 was a far cry from the fanatical group of today, as was the Republican Party.

Apples and oranges, again. The NRA was a different organization before the Cincinnati Revolt in 1977. JFK's association
with the organization and Gillibrand's 100% approval rating with them are hardly comparable. What is she doing getting
a rating like that from an organization that spent millions trying to defeat the Democratic presidential candidate this year?
Guess it was the same thing she was doing being against gun control and favoring an extension of the Bush tax cuts.

[uberllama42]

24. The NRA is a very different organization than it was fifty years ago

My father used to be a lifetime member too, but he resigned when he concluded they had gone off the deep end.

Also, you seem to be under the impression that John Kennedy is the absolute final word for all of history when it comes to being a progressive. He was a man who lived half a century ago, not some kind of deified emperor who dictates good policy or desirable associations for the rest of time.

[jules1962]

25. i agree

Their mouthpieces are LaPierre and Ted Nugent. Enough said. I work at Bristol Motor Speedway and every year they donate a large check to the speedway's charity for children. This really old asshole gets up there every year and screams about "libruls takin' our guns away" bullshit. The speedway tries to get him to tone it down to no avail. Every year they have to bring him right beside my section and I always boo him. Great fun for me! He always looks so shocked. Yep. I am a "librul" and f*** you asshole. Good fun.

[Raine]

26. Liberals should join the NRA

and gain control of it, seriously.