Reply #12: Maybe you should first ask...

[Township75]

where you heard that they are out of touch with most folks?

Did you hear it from Sarah Brady or the VPC?

And by most folks do you mean most citizens or most gun owning citizens?

The NRA is a political powerhouse because by and large because people believe individuals have the right to own firearms. Also, gun owners have seen their rights being chipped away since the 70s, so when someone states that politician X wants more gun control, we feel threatened by it, because history shows us we should.

And if they are out of touch with most folks, then The Brady Bunch and the VPC are out in a separate universe judging by their membership, bankroll and political influence. Doesn't it stand to reason that if the NRA is out of touch, then Brady and the other anti's are in touch....but what political force do they have? Doesn't look like too much.