Why the NRA has a higher approval rating than Obama
Meanwhile, pundits denounced gun-rights activists who said that the right to bear arms is in part a protection against government tyranny. Only a crazed militia type could possibly believe that, right? Except that — go figure — 65% of Americans see gun rights as a protection against tyranny. And only 17% say they disagree. Once again, it’s the critics who appear to be out of the mainstream.
And by out of the mainstream, I mean really out of the mainstream. According to a post-Sandy Hook Gallup poll, the NRA,with a 54% favorable rating, is actually more popular than President Obama. By contrast, Obama’s most recent approval rating from Gallup was 48%. This is particularly striking given that the NRA has faced unrelentingly hostile treatment from most press and pundits, while President Obama has received treatment that is, to put it mildly, far more generous.
Even left-Democrat Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota says he’s unsure about whether he’d support an assault weapon ban. This is, I presume, because he fears that even a blue state like Minnesota doesn’t want more restrictive gun laws, and that a different position will hurt him in the coming election.
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Protect a Right as recognized by the Second Amendment or try to do just the opposite.
Yeah, all those old and new firearms owners know the difference.
ProfShadow on January 23, 2013 at 7:24 PM
For the same reason ice cream is more popular than dog poop. One is good and wholesome the other is dog poop.
Flange on January 23, 2013 at 7:41 PM
You know that Franken, Manchin and any other Dem voicing doubts, dreams every night of pulling a Bart Stupak and getting away with it.
Dusty on January 23, 2013 at 7:41 PM
Maybe Biden, Obama et al would like this AR better:
http://www.riflegear.com/blogimages/KittyRifle.jpg
ProfShadow on January 23, 2013 at 7:51 PM
I’m starting to have a lot more sympathy for the “the people need to have guns to keep the government honest” interpretation of the second amendment — which might have something to do with watching various disarmed populaces in the Muslim world get overrun by one armed group or their government.
Count to 10 on January 23, 2013 at 7:53 PM
Obama won by conning, with help from MSM, the low information voters. He figgers he can continue to shape opinion and rule that way, as a transformational populist, in his second term too.
petefrt on January 23, 2013 at 7:55 PM
Don’t forget the cheating. Lots of cheating.
Bmore on January 23, 2013 at 7:57 PM
It’s kind of surprising that USA Today printed the article.
The NRA has done an adequate job of putting out information about The Second Amendment. I believe that The NRA gets too much credit for protecting gun rights, I think individual gun owners are also among the most motivated voters in the country. If there is a single issue voting block that can end a political career, it is gun owners.
The liberal pundits, and media talking heads are not trying to speak truthfully about gun ownership, they are trying to demonize. Demonizing gun owners and gun ownership is a continuing long term commitment by progressives and socialists. The main stream media never speaks truthfully about The Second Amendment.
Rode Werk on January 23, 2013 at 8:02 PM
Al Franken?? From SNL? Wow – that is ultra-libbie sellout territory! What – is he hoping the NRA will find a few votes in the trunk of car for him? Certainly, they know better at the NRA, right?
famous amos on January 23, 2013 at 8:06 PM
Ask the Russians and the Germans. They’ll tell you all about it.
Flange on January 23, 2013 at 8:06 PM
I don’t approve of either. Neither Obama nor the Harry Reid-loving NRA.
besser tot als rot on January 23, 2013 at 8:07 PM
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bgibbs1000 on January 23, 2013 at 9:25 PM
Even though I joined the NRA, again, to prop the machine, I have the same impression. The NRA endorses lib DEM John Dingell, Mich Congressman. They do this even though Dingell once dumped his NRA membership, and then took it back when he needed endorsement. Dingell serves Obama totally. IMHO if Obama gets a gun control bill, Dingell would vote for it if the party needs his vote. He dumped the gun crowd before
The NRA explanation is they will endorse an NRA friendly incumbent over an NRA friendly newcomer. This incumbent friendly weirdness gives cover to both sides. DEMs can run a pro gun re election campaign, so they can vote Obamacare in, and the NRA can claim they need to make friends on both sides of the aisle. Net impact, IMHO, the NRA works to keep Congress from changing.
The better organization is GOA to which I also belong.
However, the NRA is being set up by the MSM to be the only voice of gun owners in the country. (Now do you see why?)
LaPierre is their preferred opponent. Right now they are still letting him on tv so he has value. The MSM is being pruned of dissent, so LaPierre stuck out and scored
entagor on January 23, 2013 at 9:51 PM
Yeah, I guess we’ll never know how much.
petefrt on January 24, 2013 at 7:46 AM