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by Skiprr
Fri Apr 12, 2013 2:55 am
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Upstart group pushes harder than NRA - NY Times
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Re: Upstart group pushes harder than NRA - NY Times

baldeagle wrote: That's not how the liberals do it. They stand up tons of orgs name "American Freedom Foundation" and "Citizens For Better Government", etc., etc., all designed to undermine our liberty.
There is a fundamental difference between the anti-gun organizations and the NRA.

Pareto's Law: Over 80% of the anti-gun lobby money comes from fewer than 20% of its membership. I'd personally estimate the split to be closer to 98% to 2% with the likes of Soros and Bloomberg funding their own disillusioned image of "gun control."

With the NRA, 80% or more of its funding comes from individual members, like you and me.
by Skiprr
Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:57 pm
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Upstart group pushes harder than NRA - NY Times
Replies: 31
Views: 3356

Re: Upstart group pushes harder than NRA - NY Times

Jumping Frog wrote:
JustMe wrote:I just don't believe that you should be knocking someone else down in an attempt to build yourself up. If GOA is so good--then they need to be telling us what is so good about them---not what is so bad about NRA
That is my issue.

I believe there is a place in the 2nd Amendment rights movement for an organization that comes across as fire-breathing, radical, take-no-prisoners, and accept-no-compromises. In contrast, it makes the NRA look like the responsible adult in the room, and the NRA can always take the approach with a politician, "you can be reasonable and deal with me, or you can have the GOA after your . . . ".

However, the cynic in me also notes that the GOA has raised AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY over the years by demonizing the NRA instead of demonizing the anti-gun forces of Satan. That irritates me. We need to stay focused on the common enemy, not raising money by tearing down other pro-2A organizations.
Let's be frank. The NRA has many decades of history and millions of members. It is the bastion against attacks on our Second Amendment rights.

GOA should stand down, IMHO. Its efforts are divisive and disingenuous.

We need be singularly united behind a national organization.

That organization is the NRA.

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