[Shooter 2.5]

Yes, they have made mistakes based on members who spoke out of turn without any official sanction. There's also CARA which the NRA only supported a couple of amendments to the Bill. The NRA didn't support the entire bill which isn't explained by the NRA's critics.

They also play it safe by supporting politicians with PROVEN voting records since they have been burned before by two faced opportunists.

From my understanding at the moment and reading the NRA's history, the organization had two incidences where they had revolts in their ranks. They threw out the "sportsman" on two occasions to get to the Second Amendment supporters we have today. It's not the same organization from the 1970's.

[Badray]

So, does that mean that you are a paid apologist or just a volunteer?

Arlen Specter is a reliable politician? Many times when the NRA rates a candidate as an "A", we* refuse to endorse them as acceptable because of their terrible records.

The NRA's paid state coordinators (or whatever their titles happen to be) have supported some terrible anti pro 2nd Amendment bills here in PA and elsewhere.

*'We' is Firearm Owners Against Crime, on the net at:

www.foac-pac.org