[Dan Nunn]

And I believe that in some cases, the NRA is helping candidates that will vote for policies that will eventually lead to the loss of 2nd amendment rights,

I don't disagree with you. It's kind of a grab-bag - if they don't try to influence these politicians, they don't stand a chance when (not IF) they take power. At least they had some pull.

No, it wasn't enough to reject Kagan or Sotomayor. But it was enough to stave off another assault weapons ban and other anti-gun legislation.

[ozzymandus]

You just can't argue with these guys who have decided to hate the NRA. The NRA could never be good enough for them, and trying to explain the difference between advocating gun rights and advocating every other faction of the conservative agenda is hopeless. Half the NRA-bashers on this thread still think they endorsed Reid. GOA and the other midget groups raise money by bashing the NRA, and these guys fall for it.