Most recently, the NRA worked with Sen. Reid

Clear the decks…prepare for electoral battle…

Michael Steele & Wayne LaPierre to the brig, in irons,
for providing aid & comfort to the enemy!

“Let’s Roll”

NRA doesn’t understand the information age or the current crisis. Their base knows what’s going on, is already in a foul mood, and one hair-trigger from snapping their wallets shut for good.

Reid sucks overall but from a Second Amendment perspective, i can think of few worse things that can happen than for Reid to lose and the Dems to retain (or, for that matter, ever again regain) control of the Senate. Gun rights actually got better under Senate Majority Leader Reid. Does anyone in his right mind expect the same result from Senate Majority Leader Schumer or Durbin?

The single-issue NRA, of which I am a life member and who will inherit most of my possessions gave us a Republican Congress in the last decade. Unfortunately, the right demonstrated themselves to be nearly as greedy as the left. (thank you Randall Cunningham you bastard). I am dismayed to see Crist and Reid featured at conventions, but despite being disgusted by each, they have toed the line. I still wouldn’t vote for either, but once the NRA starts filtering support, land mines and dilution of power result.

We are winning the 2A argument. The other issues can be solved at the ballot box.

I’ve got news for you CrazyGene: the current climate in this nation, since you apparently haven’t been paying attention, is leaning toward a total defense of ALL rights, not just gun rights. To dismiss the concern of people who: a) can’t stand Harry Reid; b) are concerned not just for gun rights but for the right of privacy in donations and the right of free speech; c) concerned that the NRA might just be a sell-out organization not concerned with gun rights at all but with the gathering of MONEY unto itself (like the unions) is pretty moronic in and of itself. And suicidal.

I am a member of the NRA. So’s my husband and our daughter. Will we renew? Maybe not. Most likely not. Why not? Because we are a family that has in one way or another and on separate occasions sworn oaths to support and defend the Constitution: ALL of it, not just those portions that we have a special interest in. We are not a single issue family and we are not selfish and self-absorbed. If our rights to speak freely are secure, while others do not enjoy that right, then the oaths we swore mean nothing. Equal justice. Equal rights. So, sorry Gene who is crazier than he realizes! Our problem NOW is that we are being run by narcissists. I don’t necessarily want to give money to an organization which is itself becoming narcissistic. Under the Constitution, all rights are important and worthy of fighting for OR none are. We can’t pick and choose.

As to the exit question: will the NRA end up endorsing anyone? First they need to find out what they REALLY stand for, but my gut reaction is, no. I don’t live in Nevada and who they endorse doesn’t DIRECTLY affect me, but, were I a resident, I’d vote for Angle.

An endorsement of Reid will effectively be the end of the NRA as a viable political player … as well it should be.

thirteen28 on July 2, 2010 at 6:03 PM

I concur.

Guns and Health Care have nothing to do with each other.

upinak on July 2, 2010 at 6:00 PM

Uh, most of the so called solutions the government comes up with have nothing do do with the problems they were meant to “fix.”