Why Does the NRA Support Harry Reid?

Conservative Examiner ^ | 6/13/2010 | Anthony G. Martin

[Welshman007]

Over the past few years the National Rifle Association has made some highly questionable decisions regarding legislation in Washington and the politicians with whom it associates itself. One of the most glaring of those questionable decisions leads to this crucial question--why does the NRA support Harry Reid?

(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak). Birds of a feather--Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid.

Harry Reid, of course, is the U.S. Senator from Nevada who serves as Senate Majority Leader for the Democrat-controlled Congress. Reid is also the one who stated that the income tax is 'voluntary,' that extremist Leftist Elena Kagan is a good choice for the U.S. Supreme Court, that the manner in which the infamous ObamaCare bill was passed was 'open and transparent' (although it was done in secret), and believes that passing legislation to slap heavy taxes on energy consumption by American citizens in the form of the 'cap and trade' energy bill is a good thing.

The NRA has consistently endorsed Reid and gives him favorable ratings.

Here is what NRA Executive Vice-President Wayne LaPierre said about Reid, as reported in this interesting paragraph in the Las Vegas Review Journal concerning endorsements for Reid:

[Cheetahcat]

“There’s no board? They have the power to make those decisions?

I joined just to support the NRA...never again!”

seems they do not think very well.

[lonestar]

Another AARP!

[Lurker]

Because the NRA is the largest gun control organization in America. If the Dems go away and gun control fades to obscurity as a political issue the NRA's little cash cow goes away.

That's why.