the NRA will wait till the general election to endorse....they sent me this email. Remember they are strictly a 2nd amendment organization not a Conservative or Liberal or Libertarian or Moderate organisation. here is a letter sent to me by a NRA_ILA spokes person. If you continue to LIE AND DENIGRATE the NRA we risk losing the most powerful 2nd amendment organization in America (and most powerful lobby period). Sharron Angle has previously gotten an A rating....Reid a B rating (unfortunately for conservativism....Reid is smart enough to know which side his bread is buttered on but if it remains A vs B then Angle gets the nod)
Thank you for contacting NRA-ILA regarding the recent reports that the NRA-Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) has endorsed U.S. Senator Harry Reid for reelection.
The NRA-PVF has not endorsed Senator Harry Reid. The NRA-PVF has not released ratings or endorsements for the Nevada Senate race at this point. Ratings and endorsements will be decided closer to the election. You can find our most recent ratings and endorsements at www.nrapvf.org.
In 2004, Senator Reid’s last election, the NRA-PVF did not endorse him and he received a “B” rating: www.nrapvf.org/ELECTIONS/State.aspx?y=2004&State=NV. NRA-PVF has not contributed to Sen. Reid for reelection in this election cycle. However, as Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Reid has proven himself to be a supporter of our Second Amendment rights.
Early last year, Sen. Reid flatly stated that he would oppose any effort to reinstate an “assault weapons” ban if the Senate were to vote on it in the future. And Sen. Reid was instrumental in Senate passage (and eventual enactment into law) of the “Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act” (PLCAA), which shut down reckless lawsuits against gun manufacturers and dealers, that attempted to hold them liable for the misuse of firearms by criminals. Sen. Reid also cosponsored S. 659 (PLCCA) in the 108th Congress and voted against “poison pill” amendments to it, including the Feinstein Amendment to ban so-called “assault weapons”, and the Kennedy Amendment that would have banned most hunting ammunition.
Sen. Reid voted for legislation that became law in 2006, to prohibit gun confiscation during states of emergency. He also voted for legislation to allow commercial airline pilots to be armed in the cockpit to protect their passengers and crew. In this congressional session, Sen. Reid voted for the Ensign Amendment to repeal the Washington D.C. gun ban and restore self-defense rights in our nation’s capital. He cosponsored similar legislation—S. 1414—in the 108th Congress. He also voted for an amendment to allow law-abiding citizens to carry firearms for self-defense in national parks and wildlife refuges. This federal policy change just took effect on February 22. In addition, Sen. Reid voted last year for the Thune-Vitter Amendment to provide national reciprocity for state Right-to-Carry permits. Sen. Reid also voted twice for the Wicker Amendment allowing Amtrak passengers to include firearms in their checked luggage. A vote on all of these amendments was made possible procedurally by Harry Reid in his capacity as Senate Majority Leader. Finally, Sen. Reid was among the 58 Senators who signed the pro-gun congressional amicus brief in the McDonald v. Chicago case, just argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on March 2, to decide whether the Second Amendment applies to states and localities.
Thank you for contacting us and please keep an eye out for our grades and endorsements as the election nears.
Sincerely,
Kyle C
NRA-ILA Grassroots Division
That sure sounds like they are quite supportive of Reid. Lotta talk about all the ‘good’ things he’s done. Almost as if Reid’s office wrote it.
If you disagree with the fact that this author feels NRA is leaning toward Reid, then take it up with the author. Unfortunatly, I am concerned with more than just the 2nd amendment, so any endorsement of Reid would be a horrible act of treason in my personal book.
Plus, if you look at Post #64, you will see NRA is not so Conservative.
So this is NOT bullshit. They are not affimatively endorsing Angle are they? So maybe the guy that sent you the letter is full of Bullsh*t.
Let’s watch the language there at the outset.