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In reply to the discussion: Incoming NRA President Calls Civil War The ‘War Of Northern Aggression’ [View all]geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)75. We have plenty of NRA members here. They belong to an enemy organization.
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oneshooter (5,886 posts)
43. Yes I am. Certified Rifle instructor,Certified pistol instructor, Range officer,
Certified range Safety officer, Advanced rifle instructor, CHL instructor. All but the last through the NRA instructor program.
Before you say a word Hoyt, Tell me where else I can get a nationally, and internationally, accepted certification.
You can't.
Till you can, then you have nothing of interest to say about the programs.
Oneshooter
Armed and Livin in Texas
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GreenStormCloud (10,103 posts)
8. Several, including myself, have posted that we are members.
Sadly, there are no left-of-center guns-rights organizations that are also effective. In the fight for gun-rights the NRA is the 500-lbs gorilla.
8. Several, including myself, have posted that we are members.
Sadly, there are no left-of-center guns-rights organizations that are also effective. In the fight for gun-rights the NRA is the 500-lbs gorilla.
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oneshooter (5,886 posts)
43. Yes I am. Certified Rifle instructor,Certified pistol instructor, Range officer,
Certified range Safety officer, Advanced rifle instructor, CHL instructor. All but the last through the NRA instructor program.
Before you say a word Hoyt, Tell me where else I can get a nationally, and internationally, accepted certification.
You can't.
Till you can, then you have nothing of interest to say about the programs.
Oneshooter
Armed and Livin in Texas
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spin (14,685 posts)
28. I've belonged to the NRA for probably 40 years. ...
I feel the organization does a lot of good for the shooting sports and offers excellent training courses on safety for beginning shooters and hunters as well as training programs for our police.
I also support the organizations efforts to pass victim rights laws such as Castle Doctrine and "Shall Issue" concealed carry.
While the NRA does support pro-gun Democrats it also uses its political wing the NRA-ILA to unfairly attack some Democrats such as President Obama. Obama has overall been very favorable to Second Amendment rights and has received an "F" rating from the Brady Campaign.
The NRA-ILA is supported by donations and only a very small portion of my yearly NRA dues goes to support this organization. Therefore I simply refuse to donate any of my money to the NRA-ILA and all their literature goes into my waste basket unopened.
28. I've belonged to the NRA for probably 40 years. ...
I feel the organization does a lot of good for the shooting sports and offers excellent training courses on safety for beginning shooters and hunters as well as training programs for our police.
I also support the organizations efforts to pass victim rights laws such as Castle Doctrine and "Shall Issue" concealed carry.
While the NRA does support pro-gun Democrats it also uses its political wing the NRA-ILA to unfairly attack some Democrats such as President Obama. Obama has overall been very favorable to Second Amendment rights and has received an "F" rating from the Brady Campaign.
The NRA-ILA is supported by donations and only a very small portion of my yearly NRA dues goes to support this organization. Therefore I simply refuse to donate any of my money to the NRA-ILA and all their literature goes into my waste basket unopened.
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holdencaufield (2,927 posts)
64. I am a Member of the NRA
Also -- because I shoot in another country -- a member of Sporting Shooters Association Australia and Single Action Shooters Australia
64. I am a Member of the NRA
Also -- because I shoot in another country -- a member of Sporting Shooters Association Australia and Single Action Shooters Australia
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Travis_0004 (887 posts)
42. Lifetime member
Do realize that by law, NRA dues can not go to the NRA-ILA(Institute for legislative action), or the PVF (political Victory fund). Dues go to shooting education, training, and the magazine subscription.
I don't agree with a lot of what the NRA does, but they do help fight for gun rights which I believe in.
If you are pro gun, and don't want to join the NRA, the Second Amendment foundation is a great membership to join.
42. Lifetime member
Do realize that by law, NRA dues can not go to the NRA-ILA(Institute for legislative action), or the PVF (political Victory fund). Dues go to shooting education, training, and the magazine subscription.
I don't agree with a lot of what the NRA does, but they do help fight for gun rights which I believe in.
If you are pro gun, and don't want to join the NRA, the Second Amendment foundation is a great membership to join.
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Incoming NRA President Calls Civil War The ‘War Of Northern Aggression’ [View all]
Blue_Tires
May 2013
OP
I always assumed "racist idiot" is a top-5 requirement for any NRA president candidate. nt
tridim
May 2013
#1
He IS the NRA and the gun fans nationwide. The poster person. It is Jim Porter. He is all of them.
graham4anything
May 2013
#3
"Where are our DU NRA apologists ..." Obviously, none exist except in your imagination.
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2013
#13
As false as the McCarthy tactic of calling opponents "communists or communist sympathizers."
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2013
#25
If facts supported your position, you wouldn't have to resort to name calling as a diversion.
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2013
#32
There have been Gungeon threads where DU Gun Enthusiasts proclaimed their NRA memberships.
Paladin
May 2013
#45
If you have to engage in name calling, and McCarthy did that, you've lost.
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2013
#55
As false as the McCarthy tactic of calling opponents "communists or communist sympathizers."
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2013
#24
When a rock is thrown into a pack of dogs, the one that yelps is the one that got hit.
Ikonoklast
May 2013
#19
As false as the McCarthy tactic of calling opponents "communists or communist sympathizers."
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2013
#26
As false as the McCarthy tactic of calling opponents "communists or communist sympathizers."
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2013
#23
If facts supported your position, you wouldn't have to resort to name calling as a diversion.
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2013
#31
But, there are millions of free-riders (too cheap to pay dues?) who benefit from NRA gun propaganda.
Hoyt
May 2013
#36
Today, the Nugents, Norquists, LaPierres, Boltons, Norths, gun profiteers, etc., have taken over.
Hoyt
May 2013
#41
Who cares how they started. It's like saying Lincoln freed the slaves, so Republicans aren't racists
Hoyt
May 2013
#57
RW extremists use that sort of info to con normal people to believe that they're really not so bad.
baldguy
May 2013
#69
When it's intended to paint a false image of a current RW extremist group? Yes, very definitely.
baldguy
May 2013
#81
I guess you're embarrassed to be exposed as a member of a known radical extremist RW organization.
baldguy
May 2013
#92
Well, part of it is that for some reason it took until Sandy Hook for NRA membership to be
geek tragedy
May 2013
#85
This thread deserves to be on the front page forever because of this one reply.
2ndAmForComputers
Sep 2013
#97
Better headline: "Incoming NRA President defends Holocaust against minorities"
Dawson Leery
May 2013
#34
My granparents from Alabama always called it the "War Between the States", but never the
pampango
May 2013
#49
Even better headline: "Incoming NRA President Advocates Treason in Defense of Slavery"
meow2u3
May 2013
#67