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For what it's worth, the largest firearms lobbying group in the country, and generally its members, agreed with you up until a coup and marketing campaign in th

For what it's worth, the largest firearms lobbying group in the country, and generally its members, agreed with you up until a coup and marketing campaign in the late 1970s [1][2][3], if the "liberal media" is to be believed. [1]: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-nras-true-believers-converted-a-marksmanship-group-into-a-mighty-gun-lobby/2013/01/12/51c62288-59b9-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-nras-true-believe... [2]: http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/the_nra_once_supported_gun_control/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/the_nra_once_supported_gun_c... [3]: http://www.shmoop.com/right-to-bear-arms/charlton-heston-nra.html http://www.shmoop.com/right-to-bear-arms/charlton-heston-nra...

Frondo 12y ago
Oh, yes, the NRA has pulled a huge con job on a vast swath of the American public; in effect turning many of us into little lobbyists for the gun manufacturers. Thanks for providing all the links.
- anonbanker 12y ago
  Not to mention NRA not only didn't support DC v. Heller, but actively opposed it by filing a motion brief in support of the government. After all, without gun control to fear, who would buy NRA memberships? Sometimes, an organization's need to survive outweighs or compromises their stated goals.