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" also have my copy of the American Rifleman where Chris Cox defends the NRA support of sleazy Dems. Agree they didn’t endorse Reid, but they didn’t endorse Angle either."

Yes, I was upset that they didn't support Angle over Reid. I mention that in one of my posts in this thread. As for the support of Dems. I agree with Cox and remember the article he wrote. Look, the reason that the NRA can move legislation on this issue is because they focus on this one issue. They get support from both sides. If they were only a schill for the Republican party, then Dems would feel free to vote against our 2nd amendment rights. We would have had an assault weapons ban enacted in the last Congress, magazine restictions et al. Instead, the Dems fear the second amendment and certain of them go out of their way to support our causes to get that endorsement.

I've never said that the NRA is the panacea for all things conservative. They are for the 2nd amendment. Look, everyone was cheering on the Small Business Association for taking on Obamacare, did you know they supported amnesty for illegals? A lot of these groups don't line up with everything we believe in. They usually only concentrate on one or two things. It's just that the NRA gets bashed for not being the conservative answer on everything.

“..Look, the reason that the NRA can move legislation on this issue is because they focus on this one issue..”

Wrong! Read some of Cox’s editorials about freedom of speech issues. There are indirect issues that impact on gun rights and when a politician supports those issues with and indirect negative impact on gun rights, that politician should not be endorsed by NRA. If Chuck Schumer and Anthony Weiner were ardent supporters of gun rights but maintained their views on everything else, are you arguing that it would be okay to endorse them?

While I agree that NRA can impact elections like no other gun group, they do tend to be the RINOs of the gun right’s movement. Hawking Harry Reid at the Nevada range opening (I think it’s now closed) was STUPID! They are probably losing members right now because of that “one issue” stance and will continue to do so unless the Obamanation wins re-election (heaven forbid).

There is little chance of restrictive gun laws getting through Congress prior to 2012 elections. The biggest risk is executive fiats that the Socialist tries to impose, eg the dealer gun sales BS currently under consideration.