NRA,,, reasons to doubt. Yes, the NRA, not your father shooting club now days.. I have not mentioned them for so long.. Let a friend catch us all up.. What is it (specifically) about...

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

Yes, the NRA, not your father shooting club now days..

I have not mentioned them for so long..

Let a friend catch us all up..

What is it (specifically) about the NRA that angers so many people on the left?
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Al Nelson, Modern Liberal
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Well armed l*****t here, comrade (arm the homeless).

They authored more than half of the gun control legislation of the 20th century. Go look it up.
They shifted positions on guns based on race.
They are a right wing propaganda machine on topics well beyond guns.
I took my son to a safety class for kids and it was about being safe from Hillary.
They took a s**t-ton of money from the Russians to spread nonsense and hosted a Russian spy.
Their members, associates, preferred vendors and manufacturers treat us liberals like s**t, though I spend 4 to 5 times more than their MAGA hat buddies.
Wayne LaPierre is an awful human being and large animal d-bag.
Ted Nugent is worse, somehow, in a way beyond modern mathematics.
They call me names and ask for money in the same breath.
They have never done a damn thing that facilitated or helped me in the tiniest way, ever.

Liberty Tree

permafrost wrote:

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Modern liberal is all we need to know

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

Liberty Tree wrote:

Modern liberal is all we need to know

Loose your fear, we will help you, just as we help all Americans..

Liberty Tree

permafrost wrote:

Loose your fear, we will help you, just as we help all Americans..

America does not need nor could it survive your kind of "help".

archie bunker Loc: Texas

permafrost wrote:

Loose your fear, we will help you, just as we help all Americans..

How will putting a dick on my grandaughter help me?

Gatsby

permafrost wrote:

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One kernel of undigested fact, in a pile of steaming horse dung!

teabag09

permafrost wrote:

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The NRA was started to teach our youth about gun safety and their use. It has by design had to change tacks because of the l*****ts who would love to disarm all Americans so a bloodless take over could be accomplished. Not going to happen. Git over your useless self and go away, leave if you don't like what this country stands for and is. Hell, I'll pay for the plane ticket for you and yours. Mike

teabag09

permafrost wrote:

Loose your fear, we will help you, just as we help all Americans..

What Daniel was saying as he got off his knees and pulled his pants up. Mike

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

Liberty Tree wrote:

America does not need nor could it survive your kind of "help".

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

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

archie bunker wrote:

How will putting a dick on my grandaughter help me?

What??? Archie... think you erred in you post.. breath deep and think again..

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

Gatsby wrote:

One kernel of undigested fact, in a pile of steaming horse dung!

gatsby,, why dont you read something and then try a subject; predicate and put them together..

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

teabag09 wrote:

The NRA was started to teach our youth about gun safety and their use. It has by design had to change tacks because of the l*****ts who would love to disarm all Americans so a bloodless take over could be accomplished. Not going to happen. Git over your useless self and go away, leave if you don't like what this country stands for and is. Hell, I'll pay for the plane ticket for you and yours. Mike

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

Bet I have more..

archie bunker Loc: Texas

permafrost wrote:

What??? Archie... think you erred in you post.. breath deep and think again..

No.....I asked a legitimate question about your post.
Here's another one:
How will paying 70% of every dollar that I earn when I'm struggling to put enough back for when I can't work anymore to support a bunch of border jumpers help me?
Another:
How will waiting months, or, even years to have a medical condition addressed by your folks help me?
Another:
How will not being allowed to wear what I want, or say what I want with no fear of being violently attacked help me?

You said that you progressives would help us.
I question that statement.

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

teabag09 wrote:

The NRA was started to teach our youth about gun safety and their use. It has by design had to change tacks because of the l*****ts who would love to disarm all Americans so a bloodless take over could be accomplished. Not going to happen. Git over your useless self and go away, leave if you don't like what this country stands for and is. Hell, I'll pay for the plane ticket for you and yours. Mike

Hell, why would I leave, the things I have done for my nation is far more then most, while far less then some freinds on OPP..

If you grow a pair and wish to find you rightful place in the world, do not let me hold you back..

good by, do not let the door hit you on the way out..

When I was a member of the NRA, they were about shooting/hunting etc..

Now, at best they are a marketing organization..

they also traffic propaganda paid for by Russia, attack politically during primary any and all who do not follow what the NRA preaches, on any subject..

The role of the NRA and what they do to America is nothing at all like you seem to think it is..

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/guns-crime/reports/2019/04/24/468951/guns-lies-fear/

The NRA has masterfully constructed a narrative based on gun rights propaganda, evoking images of a society devoid of rule of law and under constant threat of attack from an unidentified but ever-present enemy.

Due to the insidious nature of this messaging approach, the NRA has successfully embedded its false narrative throughout much of the country. By deploying a carefully crafted campaign of misinformation, deception, and confusion, the NRA has both undermined legitimate arguments for common-sense gun law reform and made it substantially more difficult for its emotive, provocative propaganda to be countered with fact and reason. In this way, the NRA’s tactics are deceitful not only because they falsely allege to protect American freedoms but also because they mirror fundamentally un-American sources. The propaganda machine of the NRA is similar to that of authoritarian and undemocratic political regimes around the world that deploy disinformation campaigns to secure control over public discourse in their nations, enabling autocrats to maintain a vice grip over information and ensure their power is unchecked and unquestioned.

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

permafrost wrote:

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

Bet I have more..

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 h****r education program. H****r 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 H****r, dedicated solely to hunting issues year-round. NRA continues its leadership role in hunting today with the Youth H****r Education Challenge (YHEC), a program that allows youngsters to build on the sk**ls they learned in basic h****r education courses. YHECs are now held in 43 states and three Canadian provinces, involving an estimated 40,000 young h****rs.

The American H****r 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, h****rs, 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 v**e for the NRA. They're good citizens. They call their congressmen. They write. They v**e. They contribute. And they get what they want over time."