[Trteamer]

What the press fails to report is that Cory Gardner, the Republican challenger also answered all of the questions correctly. Once again the NRA bites the hand that feeds them.

My family will not ever send the NRA another cent and will not be going to the Friends of the NRA functions ever again. They are not our friends any more, after endorsing the progressive leftist candidate. They should have kept their nose out of it and done no endorsement whatsoever since it is not an issue in this district. Bye bye NRA, I just scraped their life member stickers off my truck.....

[pnh102]

The NRA has jumped the shark.

[KansasGirl]

I don’t see how they think endorsing candidates from a party whose primary goal is the destruction of the Constitution is in any way protecting the 2nd Amendment.

[dalebert]

hang the nra...

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Trteamer. There must be moles in the NRA — unless they’re doing this to HELP her opponent via the backlash...

[Conservative9]

Anyone who sends the NRA any more money is foolish. No, stupid. We have good alternatives to this once great organization.

[9YearLurker]

They should add a question of whether they’d support a party leadership that was anti-1st Amendment and then they’d have to stop this crap.

[BamaAndy]

I am due a renewal that will not happen. The NRA forgets that these anti-freedom dems most often vote in a block. Dumb-asses.

[mountainlion]

I can't support any democrat let alone Markey. I have E-mailed her several times and got her form mail return and she did not answer any questions. She was quite underhanded in her last election and bows to the special interest groups in denver that put her in office. Who else had the NRA supported besides Reid and Markey?

[Jaxter]

As I’ve said here many times, the NRA lost me when they endorsed John Murtha again in 2008. Endorsing any Democrat is endorsing keeping Pelosi as Speaker. And when push comes to shove they will vote how Nancy tells them to.

[TexasRedeye]

Cory Gardner (R) gets an A+ rating from NRA Political Victory Fund and Markey gets the endorsement!!!! WTF

[AAABEST]

Ping.

Man, what is up with them lately?

[Maelstorm]

The NRA couldve simply rated the candidates. This is clearly a smack after the Reid flap. It is unecessary and stupid.

[KarenB]

This liberal b***h also “pretends” to support the military. She sent my veteran husband a silly letter on how she greatly “supports the military” and is there for him.

Her commercials all talk about how she is going to stop the “excessive spending” coming out of Washington DC. SHE voted for the outragious heath care bill but she is now pretending that didn’t happen.

She is pretending that she is a middle of the road Democrat. She is a left wing liberal. Don’t be fooled.

The NRA will NEVER get a dime from us after this endorsement. Maybe the NRA likes to pretend what they believe too?

[The Pack Knight]

Almost 30 minutes and still no NRA shills racing to their defense. Must be a busy day...

[jazminerose]

There are NO good democrats anymore. We learned that during health crimes. Those demtards who voted against it only did so when Pelosi allowed them to b/c she had enough votes & they were in trouble with their voters.

There are plenty of lousy republicans, but absolutely NO good demtards. None. Nobody should support any demtard.

[NonValueAdded]

Very disappointing. I wonder if their magazine inserts will mention her opponent's A+ rating, This should have been a push. And this just dilutes the value of their endorsement - I wonder if they have considered that?

The NRA and their ILA wing are just as insider as is the GOP leadership. Too much cult of personality for my taste. Time for new blood.

[Nextrush]

Organizations like the NRA and National Right To Life have a record of endorsing inside the beltway incumbent politicians.

[MtnClimber]

A cheap attempt to show they are not affiliated with a political party.

[Joe Brower]

[catnipman]

I'm incensed at the NRA's endorsements of people like Betsy Markey. They were set to endorse Reid until they were inundated with membership cancellations and cancellation threats, including myself. Reid and Markey are not true friends of the 2nd Amendment and if push came to shove, they'd vote to sell out gun ownership in a heartbeat if their vote was really needed in a tight situation. Markey already proved that with her vote for Obamacare.

Cory Gardner is a principled conservative and has deeply rooted pro 2nd Amendment beliefs. Gardner is at least 20 points ahead in the polls, and Markey has most likely has already been cut loose by the DCCC during their latest triage exercise. Gardner is also slated for a leadership position in the Colorado state GOP, and has been tapped as a Young Gun, putting him on the fast track as a national conservative GOP leader. Gardener is 5th a generation Coloradoan, with degrees from CSU and CU.

It makes no sense for the NRA to endorse Markey rather than Gardner.

I would dearly love to cancel my NRA membership and enroll in an alternative gun rights organization. I know that there are several effective alternative gun rights organizations, though how effective I could not say at this point, as it's not something I've studied.

I do see Amicus Briefs filed in the McDonald v. City of Chicago case by several national gun rights organizations, including:

National Association of Gun Rights

National Shooting Sports Foundation

Gun Owners Foundation



Also, there is our own Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and the Colorado State Shooting Association

Can anyone else comment about the relative effectiveness of the organizations listed above?