Reply #19: No thanks to the gun rights crowd...

[MrBenchley]

"The Ted Nugents of the world do not speak for all firearms owners"
WHO are you trying to kid? Hell, yes they DO.

"the NRA, the major group representing gun owners"

http://www-tech.mit.edu/V119/N26/NRA_26.26w.html

"To ensure that America's gun owners are always actively involved in the battle to protect freedom, NRA- ILA's Election Volunteer Coordinators (EVCs) stand ready to answer the call. In the electoral arena, EVCs act as the liaison between pro-gun candidates and NRA members and gun owners in their districts, working to spearhead ILA's volunteer activities to ensure that pro-freedom candidates have sufficient volunteers for campaign-related activities."

http://www.nraila.org/VoterInfo.asp#EVCbyZIP

Ted Nugent is a member of the board of directors of the NRA and its spokesperson.

What about the next largest group of gun owners? Well, it's the GOA, which is basically Larry Pratt, a guy so racist that even Pat Buchanan had to flee his company.

Who are the leading voices in public life spouting gun rights hooey? Well, it's the Trent Lotts and Tom DeLays of the world...basically Ted Nugent in a coat and tie.