I know this may not be believable but most members of the NRA aren't slimeballs

[LynneSin]

I have family members in the NRA and they are responsible gun owners. Some of them even voted for Obama.

It's a shame that what was a good organization about sportsmanship and responsible gun ownership has been hijacked by assholes.

[AndyA]

1. Follow the money.

NRA lobbying 2011: $2.9 million, most to Republicans. Wonder how many won't buy Koch Brothers products, but support the NRA.

http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000082

I believe that many NRA members are responsible gun owners, but I would have a hard time justifying membership knowing they support a political agenda that I consider dangerous.

[Zalatix]

4. +1,000

The NRA does not speak for all gun owners.

[belcffub]

7. $2.9 million... really...

in all races... state... nationally... and only $2.9 million... that is an insignificant amount of money... the most any one candidate got was just under $10k... heck if I can buy my congress person for $10k and a dollar I might just do that...

[AndyA]

11. Do you really think $2.9 million is the limit?

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/07/13/516229/exclusive-nra-threatens-senators-who-support-campaign-finance-disclosure/?mobile=nc

[JoePhilly]

2. I'm going to need to see a more detailed statistical break down on this.

I mean I hear what you are saying.

But ... if the majority of the NRA is REASONABLE, then why are they not working for more REASONABLE regulations?

The NRA uses its membership money to terrorize elected officials. Hell ... if you did not vote to hold Holder in CONTEMPT, they were going to attack you.

I do not see that as REASONABLE. And the only people who can fix that, are these REASONABLE members of the NRA that you speak of.

Am I wrong on this?

[LynneSin]

3. Many of them are just apolitical

They are responsible voters but avoid all the bullshit

[JoePhilly]

8. Fine ... so where are they on reasonable gun regulation?

Or is discussing that against their "apolitical" stance?

There is a difference between politics, and policy.

[LynneSin]

9. And I agree

I know for the ones where I'm related they all believe in reasonable background checks and that one should have training before handling a gun. Then again I'm from the NE where the mentality towards guns tends to be more progressive then other parts of the country.

[hlthe2b]

5. No... but when my member- father, uncles, friends realized what NRA had become, they refused...

to continue their membership. I think I have one cousin who may still be a member. The rest pretty much quit enmasse during the Charlton Heston era (or earlier) when its mission became so bastardized and its policies so RW. And most of them were moderate Republicans at the time.

Sorry, I have nothing but contempt for what NRA has become...

[theaocp]

6. Perhaps not, but they give $$$

to support slimeballs that run the NRA. What do they get in return for the money?

[byeya]

10. I believe President Bush, the Elder, resigned from the NRA when

the NRA referred to DEA and FBI agents as jack booted thugs.

The NRA represent the munition manufacturers and gun dealers. If you're a responsible gun owner and moderate in your
views, I think your continued membership is merely enabling the extremist leadership.

[redqueen]

13. "continued membership is merely enabling the extremist leadership."

This.

[edhopper]

12. Maybe not the members

but the people in the organization certainly are.
And the members who continue to support them are complicit.

[The Magistrate]

14. Then They Had Better Leave The Organization, Ma'am

Because otherwise, they just enable the slime-balls, with their dues and their inclusion in the tally of members.

[47of74]

17. A-Fucking-men!

[fascisthunter]

15. well, they belong to a slime ball organization

[cthulu2016]

16. Do your family memebers make up "most" of the NRA?

[nanabugg]

18. No, but they support and protect people who are slimeballs! nt