I’m an NRA member who has soured a bit on them. The reason being that they endorsed so many Democrats in the last election even when the opposing Republicans had an A rating by the NRA. I called them and asked how they could support Dems over Repubs just because the Dems were incumbents and they said it is their policy to do so since they are a single issue organization. My question to them is how many of the Dems they endorsed helped Obama get the USSC judges in power who are so anti-gun that they will help make anti-gun decisions?
The NRA has to look more at the big picture and not just on the voting records of Dems or Repubs. They need to see who has more potential to help or hurt the gun rights of their members and not just say “this guy votes mostly pro-gun so we will endorse him”. They need to see which party has the most potential to help anti-gun people gain power and the fact they endorsed so many Dems who helped us get two of the most anti-gun Supreme Court justices in power shows that the NRA has to wake up and see they are helping the enemy and not the people who pay them dues.
I will be calling them again to bring this to their attention but I’m not holding my breath to their seeing the foolishness of their ways and changing this policy. If they don’t start seeing the big picture regarding guns and politics then I may have to pull my membership and see where else I may better assist our cause.
This discussion has been beat to death, but if you want to try it, how about this: the Castle Doctrine would have never gotten to Rendell's desk if there weren't pro-gun Democrats in the PA House.
Roll calls in the PA House and PA Senate. First group of alphabetized members are Republicans, second group are Democrats. Not a lot of red (as in NAY) there.
The NRA has been judged the most effective lobbying group in Washington for years because they know what happens behind those closed doors. Maybe you should look at the big picture. By the way, if Free Republic's efforts would have been successful, chuck schumer would have been the Senate Majority Leader.