This be out 0f line for some folks thinking ,but each of these provide some interesting reading and may cause some original thinking before speaking.
What Is The NRA? A History, And 9 Facts You Might Not Have Known ...
https://www.npr.org/2017/10/10/.../the-nra-wasnt-always-against-gun-restrictions
Oct 10, 2017 - And once again, and surely not for the last time, that debate features the pre-eminent organization of gun owners, the National Rifle Association, known as the NRA. Founded in 1871, the group now has about 5 million members. More to the point, it is among the most feared and effective players in ...
Gun Control, Racism, and the NRA: A History | New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/article/112322/gun-control-racist
Feb 4, 2013 - Like the KKK, the NRA was also formed right after the Civil War. The organization’s first major involvement with promoting gun laws tainted by prejudice was in the 1920s and 30s. In response to urban gun violence often associated with immigrants, especially those from Italy, the NRA’s president, Karl ...
National Rifle Association of America | History & Facts | Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com/topic/National-Rifle-Association-of-America
National Rifle Association of America (NRA), leading gun rights organization in the United States. The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) was founded in 1871 as a governing body for the sport of shooting with rifles and pistols. By the early 21st century it claimed a membership of nearly five million target shooters, ...
That's why GOA is a much better organization.
The NRA has—for the most part—cleaned up its act. If anything, however, they are too moderate.
Gun control laws in many cases have been based in racism, either in theory or practice. The NRA seems to have had its head on straight for several decades in that area, at least, and they're not likely to backslide.
The bottom line for the moment is that for the Left to demonize the NRA or its membership as anything resembling "extremist" is patently absurd, to say the least. There's legitimate criticism and illegitimate criticism, and what's coming from the extreme gun-banning Left is patently illegitimate, and the veritable epitome of authoritarian propaganda and raw hatred...