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I disagree. The NRA has 4 million American members which I think makes it the largest lobby by membership. I doubt they're all pawns of the gun industry. If th
by jboggan 11y ago
I disagree. The NRA has 4 million American members which I think makes it the largest lobby by membership. I doubt they're all pawns of the gun industry.
If the NRA wanted to solely juice sales and sell more guns they would give heavily to elect more Democratic candidates. The current presidency has been great for sales [0].
0 - https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics/reports/nics_firearm_checks_-_month_year.pdf https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics/reports/nics_firearm_...
- Dagwoodie 11y agoSaying that 2nd amendment supporters want politicians who threaten their rights is like saying heavy eaters are in favor of natural disasters because they justify buying a lot of extra food.
- cvwright 11y agoLeft-wingers ranting about the "gun lobby" are like right-wingers ranting about the "LGBT lobby". Everybody loves to pretend that the opposing political party is driven by some strange, inhuman machine, not by a bunch of normal people pretty much just like themselves.
- atemerev 11y agoLGBT lobby? And what this lobby political agenda would be? Promoting skinny jeans? (I consider myself to be a right-winger, as I am certainly pro-gun and pro-business, and straight as a rail, but I never heard about LGBT lobby concept, except in jokes about fashion. LGBT guys and gals are fun.)
- hga 11y agoTry https://www.google.com/#q=target+transgender https://www.google.com/#q=target+transgender for example.
- gozur88 11y agoI have never, once, heard anyone utter "LGBT lobby".