Posted on 02/04/2014 11:25:24 AM PST by rktman
As gun-rights and gun-control groups continue to argue over the effects of the New York SAFE Act, one consequence is clear: Membership in the state affiliate of the National Rifle Association has soared since the law was enacted a year ago.
Tom King, president of the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, said the NRA headquarters in Washington recently informed him his state affiliate has now surpassed Texas and California to become the largest state chapter in the nation.
The NRA affiliate saw its membership rise from 22,000 statewide to 41,000 since the SAFE Act was approved in January 2013, King said.
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Ooops. I apologize. The did use the qualifier “nearly”. Sorry.
LOL
“At this point, what does it matter?”
LOLOL!
It’s never too late. b4its2late
Praying not. Preying on the anti’s lies.
That, and Hurricane Sandy. Sandy was a big wake up call for a lot of people living in the NYC area. All of a sudden, it was easy to imagine a scenario where law enforcement couldn't get to your home in a timely fashion. Where you couldn't get gas, or electricity, and all you wanted to do was make sure you and your family (and your food supply) were safe. They no longer had to imagine it, they were living it. I have relatives who were affected by Sandy - one of them was telling me that every family on his street now owns a gun. Lots of them are libs too.
Well, I’m thinkin’ it’s already been a long time since one could expect a quick response from the LEO’s. Way before the storm that was called Sandy.
Yep, and I bet ammo sales have also spiked in NY. I know I’ve done my part!
Much of rural upstate New York is an entirely different country than NY City and the other democrat city plantations in the state.
I know people there that live almost entirely off the land, hunt for almost all of their meat, heat 100% with wood and are just as country, just as conservative, and just as patriotic as anyone you will find anywhere else in the USA.
The problem is that they are vastly outnumbered by the moocher demographic.
BINGO!
> ... imagine a scenario where law enforcement couldn’t get to your home in a timely fashion
Who would call 911? As long as I own a gun and a shovel, I am 911.
You know, not really true for those towns on Long Island and out in Jersey. I’m suburban Philadelphia (Pennsylvania side) and over the past three decades we’ve probably called 911 an average of once a year. Every single time, there has been a squad car at our home within two minutes. I’m not kidding or exaggerating. The cops, who come no matter which emergency service is needed, have always beaten the ambulance and the fire truck. My guess is that is what many of the folks in suburban NYC have come to expect as well. But since Sandy, confidence in local government has evaporated.
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