National Rifle Association
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The NRA is like the ACLU once was, except specifically for the 2nd Amendment.
~ Aristotle Sabouni
Created: 2018-03-20 |
Examples
The fascists always hate liberty... and organizations that defend it. So the left naturally goes after the NRA with a venom they usually reserved for supporting abortion, their Jim Crow laws, or the persecution of smokers, SUV drivers, or Texans.
- 2018.04.11 NRA, Russians and Newsweek - Newsweek claimed there were 23 Russian-linked "donors" to the NRA. Or about 1/100th as many as to Obama, Biden, Hillary. It turned out to be a nothing burger, it was $2,500 total, over 3 years and most likely just ex-pats or diplomats abroad. No evidence the NRA knew or was soliciting. But it generated front page headlines and back page corrections for the rubes.
- Enterprise, Hertz, and Avis Rental Cars - After the Parkland, Florida school shooting, Enterprise, Hertz, and Avis rental cars all decided to drop the NRA as a discounted provider. No one I knew with an NRA membership had ever used the service, or knew it existed - so I don't think it'll matter or lead to backlash, because no one cares.
- Charlton Heston - I read this speech months ago, and just wanted it to be a part of my site. It says so much for those who care. The following is the text of Charlton Heston, speaking to the Harvard Law School Forum on 'Winning the Cultural War,' ~ Tuesday, February 16, 1999.
- Swalwell v. Dana Loesch (NRA) - Swalwell pretended he doesn't know who Dana Loesch is (NRA lead spokesperson)... after tweeting about her on multiple other occasions. She pointed out he'd dodged questions about how to confiscate all guns. Eric butt-hurt condescendingly claimed, "he doesn't debate down"... and came across sexist asking the top Woman to get her boss. Dems don't hold their side to the same standards.
- United & Delta Airlines - After Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, United and Delta airlines virtue signaled their opposition to the Constitution by removing the NRA's group travel program. The NRA pointed out this "benefit" wasn't used much anyways. (I never knew). But a bunch of companies ganging up for publicity makes me think less of them, not more.
- YETI Coolers - YETI Coolers cut off ties to the NRA Foundation (the shooting sports division), but wouldn't say why (coincidentally timed with Delta and REI dropping the NRA after school shooting). The NRA's open letter, lead to a backlash amongst shooting enthusiasts. Yeti claimed NRA/shooters misunderstood. The NRA's reply to that sounded a lot like: {cough:bullshit!}.
As a result of this slacktivism by anti NRA forces, their
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- http://www.themadpatriots.com/gun-news/the-nra-did-what-school-shooting-unleashes-avalanche-of-fake-news/
- https://www.businessinsider.com/brands-that-cut-nra-ties-following-boycotts-2018-2#avis-and-budget-14
- http://fortune.com/2018/04/23/yeti-coolers-cuts-ties-with-nra-boycott-complete-list/
- Their dues seem fairly flat. Open Secrets seems to get it wrong -- after surges in registrations like after Sandyhood (2013), there's a normal pullback -- people buy lifetime memberships and donate in the year of an event, so the next year normally collapses. 2017 is down far less than 2014: https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2018/09/nra-in-the-red-for-2nd-straight-year/
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