[SJackson]

There are only 5 million NRA members to 325 million non members in the United States. That’s the bottom line. I actually was surprised by the low nra membership

Think it's a bit higher now, but your point is well taken. One heck of a lot of Americans agree with NRA positions. Nearly 50% of households own a firearm. Things like banning semi-automatics, that's really what the assault weapon nonsense is about, they get it. It threatens dad's 1911 in the closet too. Some dems, Bill Clinton comes to mind, understand that. Radical gun grabbers don't. Because of the seriousness of the issue, 5 million translates to more votes than AARPs near 40 million.

[StAnDeliver]

"Think it's a bit higher now, but your point is well taken. One heck of a lot of Americans agree with NRA positions. Nearly 50% of households own a firearm. Things like banning semi-automatics, that's really what the assault weapon nonsense is about, they get it. It threatens dad's 1911 in the closet too. Some dems, Bill Clinton comes to mind, understand that. Radical gun grabbers don't. Because of the seriousness of the issue, 5 million translates to more votes than AARPs near 40 million. "

Great post. The key is to realize that AARP is merely virtue signaling because they are revenue-based on (1) gateway advertising, and (2) re-subscribing - something that they know is vastly majority women.