Don't be fooled. Is he REALLY a member, and if so, is probably one of those "I am a gun owner but support . . .[fill in the latest anti-gun law] people. The tip-off is: The NRA's organizational position was clear. They didn't want to prohibit convicted domestic abusers from purchasing guns. Why? Because any gun purchase—even by a dangerous person—increases profits for gun manufacturers, and any regulation—even common-sense ones—is to be opposed.
Right out of the anti-gun playbook.
Even in my youth in the 1980s and early 90s—after the NRA became deeply involved in public policy
I went through that age and when the anti-gun Jihad started in the '60s, gun owners were getting beat to death as the NRA thought fighting back was beneath them. The membership raised Hell and they got into the lobbying business in a big way.
Neese is a Marine Corps veteran and founding member of the Everytown for Gun Safety Veterans Advisory Council.
That screams Bloomberg puppetry.