Posted on 10/15/2010 1:07:34 PM PDT by neverdem
I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that NRA membership has grown since Obama was elected - gun sales are way up. Maybe the folks at NRA think they benefit from the election of Democrats. Or, maybe they just want to have their hooks into both parties.
Not entirely true. Especially in New Orleans, after the post Katrina atrocities against gunowners. Not only did NRA pull the trigger on a lawsuit against Nagin's chocolate version of Hell but they pushed through legislation (quickly modeled by other states) that would prevent any recurrence in the next disaster's aftermath. The critical thing you have to look at is ratio of money disbursements inside the organization as it relates to overhead versus that which actually is used to further the "cause." I used to give money to both SAF and CCRKBA until I discovered that 98% of donations go to infrastructure and the rest to "the cause." I think that the best (forgive me) "bang for the Buck" is JPFO and I'm not even jewish! Yet even that group can't match the clout in political circles that NRA can and does project. Yet, NRA is a beast with flaws. I remember back in the 1980s when they made a public statement that they did not consider the UN a threat to US gun rights or the 2nd Amendment. That changed later on and they even won NGO (Non Govermental Organization) status in the UN itself. With that, they can literally ride herd on antigun moves the organization may be pushing. But IMHO, it took them too long to realize the danger presented by the UN. If you think that either GOA or SAF have a snowball's chance in HELL of obtaining the fear status that the NRA holds over all politicians and can do it anytime in your lifetime, you're dreaming. Those groups really are still flyweights in comparison to NRA.
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