NRA,,, reasons to doubt. (Page 2): That's cute I mounted one of those on the side of my real rifle. An extra so to speak.

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permafrost wrote:

Simple lies told to make simple people buy more guns.. how many at your house"??

Bet I have more..

That's cute I mounted one of those on the side of my real rifle. An extra so to speak.

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Blade_Runner wrote:

Dismayed by the lack of marksmanship shown by their troops, Union veterans Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate formed the National Rifle Association in 1871. The primary goal of the association would be to "promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis," according to a magazine editorial written by Church.

After being granted a charter by the state of New York on November 17, 1871, the NRA was founded. Civil War Gen. Ambrose Burnside, who was also the former governor of Rhode Island and a U.S. senator, became the fledgling NRA's first president.

An important facet of the NRA's creation was the development of a practice ground. In 1872, with financial help from New York State, a site on Long Island, the Creed Farm, was purchased for the purpose of building a rifle range. Named Creedmoor, the range opened a year later, and it was there that the first annual matches were held.

Political opposition to the promotion of marksmanship in New York forced the NRA to find a new home for its range. In 1892, Creedmoor was deeded back to the state and NRA's matches moved to Sea Girt, New Jersey.

The NRA's interest in promoting the shooting sports among America's youth began in 1903 when NRA Secretary Albert S. Jones urged the establishment of rifle clubs at all major colleges, universities and military academies. By 1906, NRA's youth program was in full swing with more than 200 boys competing in matches at Sea Girt that summer. Today, youth programs are still a cornerstone of the NRA, with more than one million youth participating in NRA shooting sports events and affiliated programs with groups such as 4-H, the Boy Scouts of America, the American Legion, Royal Rangers, National High School Rodeo Association and others.

Due to the overwhelming growth of NRA's shooting programs, a new range was needed. Gen. Ammon B. Crichfield, adjutant general of Ohio, had begun construction of a new shooting facility on the shores of Lake Erie, 45 miles east of Toledo, Ohio. Camp Perry became the home of the annual National Matches, which have been the benchmark for excellence in marksmanship ever since. With nearly 6,000 people competing annually in pistol, smallbore and high-power events, the National Matches are one of the biggest sporting events held in the country today.

Through the association's magazine, The American Rifleman, members were kept abreast of new firearms bills, although the lag time in publishing often prevented the necessary information from going out quickly. In response to repeated attacks on the Second Amendment rights, NRA formed the Legislative Affairs Division in 1934. While NRA did not lobby directly at this time, it did mail out legislative facts and analyses to members, whereby they could take action on their own. In 1975, recognizing the critical need for political defense of the Second Amendment, NRA formed the Institute for Legislative Action, or ILA.

Meanwhile, the NRA continued its commitment to training, education and marksmanship. During World War II, the association offered its ranges to the government, developed training materials, encouraged members to serve as plant and home guard members, and developed training materials for industrial security. NRA members even reloaded ammunition for those guarding war plants. Incidentally, the NRA's call to help arm Britain in 1940 resulted in the collection of more than 7,000 firearms for Britain's defense against potential invasion by Germany (Britain had virtually disarmed itself with a series of gun-control laws enacted between World War I and World War II).

After the war, the NRA concentrated its efforts on another much-needed arena for education and training: the hunting community. In 1949, the NRA, in conjunction with the state of New York, established the first hunter education program. Hunter Education courses are now taught by state fish and game departments across the country and Canada and have helped make hunting one of the safest sports in existence. Due to increasing interest in hunting, NRA launched a new magazine in 1973, The American Hunter, dedicated solely to hunting issues year-round. NRA continues its leadership role in hunting today with the Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC), a program that allows youngsters to build on the skills they learned in basic hunter education courses. YHECs are now held in 43 states and three Canadian provinces, involving an estimated 40,000 young hunters.

The American Hunter and The American Rifleman were the mainstays of NRA publications until the debut of The American Guardian in 1997. The Guardian was created to cater to a more mainstream audience, with less emphasis on the technicalities of firearms and a more general focus on self-defense and recreational use of firearms. The Guardian was renamed America's 1st Freedom in June of 2000.

Law enforcement training was next on the priority list for program development. Although a special police school had been reinstated at Camp Perry in 1956, NRA became the only national trainer of law enforcement officers with the introduction of its NRA Police Firearms Instructor certification program in 1960. Today, there are more than 13,000 NRA-certified police and security firearms instructors. Additionally, top law enforcement shooters compete each year in eight different pistol and shotgun matches at the National Police Shooting Championships held in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

In civilian training, the NRA continues to be the leader in firearms education. Over 125,000 certified instructors now train about 1,000,000 gun owners a year. Courses are available in basic rifle, pistol, shotgun, muzzleloading firearms, personal protection, even ammunition reloading. Additionally, nearly 7,000 certified coaches are specially trained to work with young competitive shooters. Since the establishment of the lifesaving Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program in 1988, more than 28 million pre-kindergarten to fourth grade children have learned that if they see a firearm in an unsupervised situation, they should "STOP. DON'T TOUCH. RUN AWAY. TELL A GROWNUP." Over the past seven years, Refuse To Be A Victim® seminars have helped more than 100,000 men and women develop their own personal safety plan using common sense strategies.

In 1990, NRA made a dramatic move to ensure that the financial support for firearms-related activities would be available now and for future generations. Establishing the NRA Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization, provided a means to raise millions of dollars to fund gun safety and educational projects of benefit to the general public. Contributions to the Foundation are tax-deductible and benefit a variety of American constituencies including youth, women, hunters, competitive shooters, gun collectors, law enforcement agents and persons with physical disabilities.

While widely recognized today as a major political force and as America's foremost defender of Second Amendment rights, the NRA has, since its inception, been the premier firearms education organization in the world. But our successes would not be possible without the tireless efforts and countless hours of service our nearly five million members have given to champion Second Amendment rights and support NRA programs. As former Clinton spokesman George Stephanopoulos said, "Let me make one small vote for the NRA. They're good citizens. They call their congressmen. They write. They vote. They contribute. And they get what they want over time."

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Bravo!

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You can whine all you want about the NRA but we know exactly what the Liberals want to do about gun control. Start by confiscating all the AR-15s and similes and then just pick on the line of everything else they feel is too dangerous including your 12 gauge or any other Centerfire firearm with rifling until you are left with a Smooth Bore black powder firearm. Only after you get a special permit and prove a need for 1. If we give an inch they will take a mile. Most of these liberals with all the problems in their liberal run cities create their own problems and nurture them and try to use that for an excuse 2 take away everybody's rights. Who was going to fix Portland Oregon? Who's going to fix Chicago? Who's going to fix Boston? Who's going to fix Detroit? California? Who is going to be the one to re-educate antifa so they become a meaningful part of society? I believe known antifa members should not be allowed to cross the state lines because as far as I'm concerned they are terrorists. The pride of the Democratic Party. We all know there considered useful idiots to the Democratic party but they're considered useless idiots to the rest of the country. Liberals ruin their own cities and states and then try to blame the conservatives for their problems that they create. And I both the best they can do to fix things is to move a few empty boxes around and that's about it. Liberals cannot be trusted with any responsibility or a budget. I believe all liberals need to be re-educated probably starting from grade 1. These young people's lives have been ruined by the Liberals and they do not have a future outside of destroying things and hurting people and burning the American flag. Congratulations. By the way this message is for permafrost. Maybe it's time to thaw that thing out.

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PS the only thing the Liberals are good for is protecting anything that is evil perverted or detrimental to the Constitution of the United States of America. The only thing they can organize is a cluster flub that is dangerous to society. The conservatives did not educate these kids. It was the Liberals. So what is next? Occasional cortex with a red bandana tied around their head holding an AK-47 in the air and screaming death to the old white Americans! One of your billionaire leaders de Blasio is associated with the sandinistas in the Communist Party in South America and supports them. He supported Castro! What the hell is the matter with you people?

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permafrost wrote:

Yes, the NRA, not your father shooting club now da... (show quote)

That's quite a wish list. It's a shame you waste your time, energy and effort on such garbage.

tactful Loc: just North of the District of LMAO

Larry the Legend wrote:

That's quite a wish list. It's a shame you waste your time, energy and effort on such garbage.

Garbage is when Those Not in the Know ( or think they are)and Have to take anyone else Down to Ugly and Then Get Upset if They Go there ? Chill Pills anyone-I think not. have a nice day.

Lt. Rob Polans ret.

permafrost wrote:

The way you can not think or see, you will not survive long no matter what guns get the most money....

School shooting survivors, you mean like David Hogg? The offspring of a Comey-like ex-fbi guy? Here's a quote from a girl who really did go to Parkland. You surely aren't stupid enough to believe that Hogg did. I think she was excited to be talking to me, we were near the Fox building.
Joan Artist "Don't Leave a show because of a STUPID, LIAR, OF A KID. HE NEVER WAS A STUDENT AT THIS SCHOOL. HE GRADUATED 2015 FROM CALIF... HE WANTS TO BE AN ACTOR, & THAT IS WHAT HE HAS BEEN DOING. THE DAY OF THE SUPPOSE SHOOTING HE WAS AT THE PARTY AFTERWORDS. HE IS WORKING FOR SOROS. HE IS NOTHING BUT A LYING, IDIOT, WHOM NEEDS TO BE PUT IN JAIL WITH HIS FRIENDS."

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Lt. Rob Polans ret. wrote:

School shooting survivors, you mean like David Hog... (show quote)

you may want to relay this to those who suffered in Parkland;Lt.,I see couple, once in a blue moon.
makin love with a reciprocating saw doesn't work.

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

archie bunker wrote:

No.....I asked a legitimate question about your po... (show quote)

good morning to you, have a good day..

Archie, your tax rate is not 70%, find a new tax preparer..

I have never had a waiting period of more then a couple weeks, if was possably serious, only days.. or hours..

Where do you find anyone attacked because they put on the wrong pants in the morning?

Now the wrong teams jackets, shoes or visor.. that should be a caution..

You seem to have no problem saying what you want to say archie...the same goes for all of us..

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

Lt. Rob Polans ret. wrote:

School shooting survivors, you mean like David Hog... (show quote)

David Hogg
American author
DescriptionDavid Miles Hogg is an American author and student who survived the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on February 14, 2018 and afterward became a gun control advocate and an activist against gun violence in the United States. Wikipedia
Born: April 12, 2000 (age 19 years), Los Angeles, CA
Nationality: American
Education: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (2018)
Organization: Never Again MSD
Books: #NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line
Parents: Rebecca Boldrick, Kevin Hogg