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Really good behind the scenes on the NRA from board member
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Rutilate
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Location: Enumclaw Joined: Fri Sep 19, 2014 Posts: 1121
Real Name: Curtis
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This is a really good article that articulates some of the behind the scenes machinations that explain what some of us viewed as the NRA selling us out. Quote: So, it’s relatively popular to bash the NRA right now, and we have a lot of folks in our own community that are happy to jump on that bandwagon. I get it. I don’t like where we are at with the 2A situation, either, and I wish the NRA could yell “Shall not be infringed,” from the mountaintops. But, through my involvement with the org over the past years, and the insight into the DC and state level situations I’ve unfortunately had to gain while lobbying and managing lobbying efforts, I also understand some things that make me appreciate the strengths of what the NRA actually brings to us, and I felt compelled to share that as a comment on some posts that decried the current state of the NRA. Some folks urged me to make it sharable, so I’m doing so, with some cleaning up of my language. I get that some folks will call me full of it, or claim “the NRA is in full damage control” or whatever, but this isn’t an NRA statement. This is a statement from me, a very, very zealous advocate for extreme libertarian gun rights, with an understanding of the current political landscape. Take it as you will, but please put aside your prejudices for just a moment to read, because if we can’t get everyone pushing in the same direction, we can’t beat the disarm America movement, because they are more than willing to get together to achieve our ruin. https://www.breachbangclear.com/sick-of-the-nra-then-read-this/
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CQBgopher
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Rutilate
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Location: Enumclaw Joined: Fri Sep 19, 2014 Posts: 1121
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If I could choose one thing for the NRA to focus on it would absolutely be federal lobbying.
Realistically, there is no possible way that the NRA can effectively lobby 50 states. Even if they were bigger and richer they couldn’t. There are just too many personal connections to maintain with people who turn over every couple of years.
I’m actually a bit surprised that WA doesn’t have a significantly stronger statewide gun group that everyone is helping fund and promote.
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CQBgopher
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Alpine
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Rutilate wrote: If I could choose one thing for the NRA to focus on it would absolutely be federal lobbying.
Realistically, there is no possible way that the NRA can effectively lobby 50 states. Even if they were bigger and richer they couldn’t. There are just too many personal connections to maintain with people who turn over every couple of years.
I’m actually a bit surprised that WA doesn’t have a significantly stronger statewide gun group that everyone is helping fund and promote. Read this. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/o ... n-control/
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Arisaka
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Location: Tacoma Joined: Sat May 4, 2013 Posts: 6214
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My gripe with the NRA is their refusal to even attempt to educate and influence the voting public. They park their fat asses in DC and have lunch with politicians. That’s important, but they completely abandon the states to liberal dollars and influences. They are losing battle after battle, an think they will win the war.
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CQBgopher
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