Too bad to check: NRA thinking of endorsing Reid over Sharron Angle ?

Get rid of Reid AFTER taking control of Congress

Are you supporting Reid? I am hoping you will restate that statement. Reid has to be voted out by the people of Nevada now, or gun owners and all other conservatives will lose.

NRA is like aarp.

Let them get their money from lefties.

This is just rank speculation from Erick Erickson, and I would suggest that we wait until the NRA-PVF endorsements actually appear before condemning the NRA.

However, I also encourage everyone to let the NRA know about your concerns in the Nevada Senate race; a deluge of phone calls to the NRA has quite a bit of effect.

A recent e-mail exchange between the NRA and myself regarding a possible endorsement of Harry Reid.
The NRA basically says that because Reid votes with them on the most gun rights issues, that they are going to back him, regardless of how he votes on other issues (voting to confirm Gun Banning zealots like Holder as AG or Supreme Court Nominees like Sotomeyer and Kagan) that directly effect gun owners and gun rights.
The NRA either fails to grasp or doesn’t care that a Supreme Court ruling can overturn all the “good deals” Harry Reid has done for them.

From: ILA-Contact@nrahq.org
To: ijrazz@______.com
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:42:43 -0400
Subject: RE: ILA Contact - Candidate grade or endorsement

Dear Mr. R_____,

Thank you for contacting NRA-ILA regarding the recent reports that the NRA-Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) has endorsed U.S. Senator Harry Reid for reelection.

NRA has not released ratings or endorsements in this race. Ratings and endorsements will be decided closer to the election. You can find our most recent ratings and endorsements at www.nrapvf.org.

In 2004, Senator Reid’s last election, the NRA-PVF gave him a “B” rating: www.nrapvf.org/ELECTIONS/State.aspx?y=2004&State=NV

NRA-PVF has not contributed to Sen. Reid for reelection in this election cycle. However, as Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Reid has proven himself to be a supporter of our Second Amendment rights.

Early last year, Sen. Reid flatly stated that he would oppose any effort to reinstate an “assault weapons” ban if the Senate were to vote on it in the future. And Sen. Reid was instrumental in Senate passage (and eventual enactment into law) of the “Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act” (PLCAA), which shut down reckless lawsuits against gun manufacturers and dealers, that attempted to hold them liable for the misuse of firearms by criminals. Sen. Reid also cosponsored S. 659 (PLCCA) in the 108th Congress and voted against “poison pill” amendments to it, including the Feinstein Amendment to ban so-called “assault weapons”, and the Kennedy Amendment that would have banned most hunting ammunition.

Sen. Reid voted for legislation that became law in 2006, to prohibit gun confiscation during states of emergency. He also voted for legislation to allow commercial airline pilots to be armed in the cockpit to protect their passengers and crew. In this congressional session, Sen. Reid voted for the Ensign Amendment to repeal the Washington D.C. gun ban and restore self-defense rights in our nation’s capital. He cosponsored similar legislation—S. 1414—in the 108th Congress. He also voted for an amendment to allow law-abiding citizens to carry firearms for self-defense in national parks and wildlife refuges. This federal policy change just took effect on February 22. In addition, Sen. Reid voted last year for the Thune-Vitter Amendment to provide national reciprocity for state Right-to-Carry permits. Sen. Reid also voted twice for the Wicker Amendment allowing Amtrak passengers to include firearms in their checked luggage. A vote on all of these amendments was made possible procedurally by Harry Reid in his capacity as Senate Majority Leader. Finally, Sen. Reid was among the 58 Senators who signed the pro-gun congressional amicus brief in the McDonald v. Chicago case, just argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on March 2, to decide whether the Second Amendment applies to states and localities.

Thank you for contacting us and please keep an eye out for our grades and endorsements as the election nears.

Best regards,

Miranda Bond
NRA-ILA Grassroots Division
www.nraila.org

-——Original Message-——
From: ijrazz@______.com [mailto:ijrazz@______.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 4:21 PM
To: ILA-Contact
Subject: ILA Contact - Candidate grade or endorsement

Contact Information

First Name: I____
Last Name: R______
Address: ___________
City: ______
State: __
Zip: _____
Phone: ____________
Fax:
Membership Number: Former NRA Member and Former Resident of NV
Email: ijrazz@_____.com

comments:

It is my understanding that the NRA intends to endorse Sen. Harry Reid (D) in the Nevada general election for the US Senate.
Is this true? If so why?
Harry Reid may vote in favor of the occasional gun rights bill, but his overall record voting, such as his votes to confirm Eric Holder as the AG and to confirm Sonia Sotomayor to the USSC are votes for gun control. By voting to install two gun control zealots, one as the chief law enforcement officer of the US and the other to a lifetime position on the Supreme Court, Harry Reid has shown his true colors, he has no regard for the US Constitution nor the 2nd Amendment.

I urge the ILA to rethink its endorsement of Harry Reid.

If the NRA decides to endose Harry Reid, I will not support an NRA endorsed canidate.

I have already decided to support Sharron Angle (R) in her bid for the Nevada Senate seat currently held by Harry Reid.

I have not decided on whether to renew my membership in the NRA, your endorsement of Harry Reid, a liberal progressive Democrat over a Conservative Republican challenger is troubling.
I understand the NRA is a single-issue (gun rights) organization but before your endorse someone you should review their entire voting record.

If the NRA endorses Reid it will be their undoing. Most of their supporters do so because of defense of the Constitution in total as opposed to a narrow interest in the 2nd Amendment. Since Reid is one of the Constitution's greatest enemies and greatest threats, they will find it a very big mistake to do anything to support him.