Wed May 9, 2018, 11:56 AM

Interesting piece on HuffPost re: NRA membership

According to their poll, only about 8% of gun owners are members. And some of the responses to "why" are interesting.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-many-gun-owners-dont-join-the-nra_us_5ad8a110e4b03c426dabf372

I know, I know, there will be those who scream FAKE POLL!

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Interesting piece on HuffPost re: NRA membership (Original post)	grumpyduck	May 2018	OP
Makes one wonder	gratuitous	May 2018	#1
The impression I got from the article	grumpyduck	May 2018	#2
Almost every male I see daily over the age of 15 ownes a gun	Abu Pepe	May 2018	#3
Yeah, but gun manufacturers don't give campaign contributions through the NRA to	3Hotdogs	May 2018	#4

Response to grumpyduck (Original post)

Wed May 9, 2018, 12:08 PM

gratuitous (80,517 posts)

1. Makes one wonder

Why are the 92% of gun owners who are not NRA members so cowed by this terrorist front? Where are the non-NRA gun owners' voice? Why don't the popular media seek out non-NRA gun owners and publicize their opinions?

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Response to grumpyduck (Original post)

Wed May 9, 2018, 12:17 PM

grumpyduck (5,336 posts)

2. The impression I got from the article

is that, for most of them, guns are not a political issue. They're mostly interested in hunting or target shooting or collecting guns. And some said they don't need the NRA to protect their right to own guns - the Constitution already does that.

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Response to grumpyduck (Reply #2)

Wed May 9, 2018, 12:36 PM

Abu Pepe (637 posts)

3. Almost every male I see daily over the age of 15 ownes a gun

Maybe 2 are NRA members. Most are pretty comservative but there are way more liberal dems than NRA members in that universe.

Edited to say probably half the girls and women over that age do. None are NRA members as far as I know.

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Response to grumpyduck (Original post)

Wed May 9, 2018, 12:47 PM

3Hotdogs (10,062 posts)

4. Yeah, but gun manufacturers don't give campaign contributions through the NRA to

politicians that support gun regulation.

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