re: Just joined NRA

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The NRA would be a great organization if it wasn't so reliant on the manufacturers. It'd be great if several million people could get together behind a common cause and belief and use that power collectively to influence our legal system. But that's not what it is, not what it has been, nor will it ever be.

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If the only power the NRA had was money, it would have almost no power.

It's the fact that it can threaten congress critters with re-election problems that matters............and on THAT front, it's about votes.

So, your lefty bull shite is just that. Bull shite

Man, that's what they sell you on. The truth is that they're nothing more than a front for the gun lobby. How did they spend $30M on Trump's campaign? You think they have that kind of money laying around from 4-5M members? Hell no. They get funded by gun manufacturers and do their bidding. With that money, they're able to buy any number of politicians.

Now what you say is true with some politicians. If I'm a politician running for office in south Georgia, that A+ grade from the NRA is more valuable as a campaign tool than $10k in campaign donations. I get that. But even in these rural areas, not all members are against reasonable gun laws.

I'd be very curious to see what their membership numbers look like next month and the number of new memberships accounting for their numbers. I think there's likely a lot of turnover. There are those who look at FL and these corporations disassociating with the NRA and are motivated to join. On the other hand, there are those who think Wayne LaPierre's speech at CPAC was literally insane and quit their memberships over the organization's unwillingness to even give an inch.

So, manufacturers are paying an organization that does lobbying, among lots of other things, to support my rights. Ie. the manufacturers and I have a shared goal, but they’re paying more towards that end.

So, what point are you trying to make, or rebut?

Wayne will be asking solicitors to call you about 20 times per year...forever.

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Does the fact more than half their revenues are from the gun lobby lend credibility

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Almost half come from dues

Try again

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Almost half come from dues

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That would imply MORE than half comes from "other" sources, right?

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Plenty of polling data over the years to show that a LARGE majority of NRA members support increased and more effective background checks and yet, surprisingly, the NRA has never budged on that issue.

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Polling by whom? I've never seen any credible poll or survey that shows NRA members support bullshite gun-control measures.

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I wonder why?

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Because you're an idiot that parrots whatever MSM taking points that pop into that tiny cranium of yours.

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Put it on his bumper in between his NOBAMA sticker and his MAGA sticker. (But his rebel flag sticker will still be the biggest and most visible). U mad?

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You forgot the YETI sticker baw

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Just proved you're nothing but a clown with zero credibility. Another pro-gun-control POS that had zero grasp on the current legal landscape and a simpleton that is laying blame on the NRA and inanimate objects. Got news for you moron, it wasn't the NRA that won the Heller and McDonald decisions, the NSSF is the lobby for gun manufacturers, and if you haven't figured out how the NICS works by now then you have zero place to ask for expansion or fine tuning it.

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Sweet avi.

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What are you going to do with your NRA sticker?

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brgfather129

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Since you asked... I'm going to remove the paper backing to reveal the adhesive side. Then I will carefully roll it into a tubular shape around some tightly packed cotton balls, adhering it to itself, ensuring a uniform diameter, and making it look similar to a cotton stuffed stogey. Then, you can have it, to put in your purse with the rest of your tampons.