[onevoter]

The DUMmies don't seem to realize that getting the NRA more involved only hurts their party. Bottom line is that the NRA is more popular than any democratic candidate we've had for the last two elections. Just watching Al Gore back away from gun control due to the union rank and file's distaste for his gun-control beliefs should teach them to stay away from this subject. Oh, yeah, I forget that DUMmies never learn.

[wmileo]

"The DUMmies don't seem to realize that getting the NRA more involved only hurts their party."

You are correct about the heartland Red States. However on the coasts, Americans think that More Gun Control is good and the NRA is bad. As a Hunter and hand gun owner in New Jersey, I can tell you that it is only a matter of time before I will be telling my Grandchildren about the old days when you used to be able to hunt in this state. The NRA has no political support amongst the elected officials in New Jersey on any level. In SanFrancisco, 60% voted to make it illegal to own a handgun. Were it not for the NRA law suit, this situation would have stood. There definitely is a red/blue state confrontation concerning the ownership of Firearms. The mayor of New Your wants to get all of the liberal big city mayors to work with him towards adopting more and more Gun Control. The UN is feeding off of the Gun Control frenzy in this country and elsewhere. I am waiting to retire and move to a place where all 10 of the Bill of Rights are recognized. people like myself used to be in the main stream of American political thought. Now I am a pro "lets put a gun in the hands of everyone" extremist. Many of the Blue State political types, such as Senator Schumer of New York, have committed demagoguery with respect to this issue worst than Joe McCarty used Communism (a real threat by the way) to further his career.