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2016 Postmortem

SunSeeker

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10. The NRA membership has no power. Their leadership ignores them.

Reply to dangin (Original post)

Sat Jan 12, 2013, 02:54 AM

Jan 2013

70% of the membership thinks there should be background checks. The leadership doesn't.

Kinda like 60% of tea partiers don't want their Medicare touched, while their leadership wants to turn it into a coupon.

The membership of the NRA, like that of things like Freedomworks, are just fig leafs to cover up their corporate overlords.

You joining would just make you part of that fig leaf. Don't do it.

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Joining the NRA [View all] dangin Jan 2013 OP

do you know 4.3 million other people who might want to join with you? dlwickham Jan 2013 #1

There are possibly only a few hundred who really call the shots. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #2

You know if you think about it there are very few gun owners that doc03 Jan 2013 #5

still rather not risk giving them money dlwickham Jan 2013 #14

Not if you want to be successful, they need to be fought from the outside. Bjorn Against Jan 2013 #3

Nope. As mentioned already, they claim... TreasonousBastard Jan 2013 #4

Wouldn't it be a coup if someone got a hold of their whole list davidpdx Jan 2013 #7

Why would you join that Republican frontgroup? NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #6

How many members show up at their meetings? LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #8

Won't work. They get most of their funding from gun mfgs and ammo sales. nt flamin lib Jan 2013 #9

The NRA membership has no power. Their leadership ignores them. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #10

It's an industry lobbying group. Loudly Jan 2013 #11

Joining Gabby Giffords' New Organization Sounds A Lot More Positive. Paladin Jan 2013 #12

The membership doesn't really decide anything Recursion Jan 2013 #13

Membership means nothing. Jakes Progress Jan 2013 #15