.
Certainly
since
1968
--
and
possibly
since
1934
--
Americans'
gun
rights
have
been
in
drastic
decline.
That
decline
has
been
created,
and
studiously
maintained,
by
the
failed
and
disastrous strategies
of
the
National
Rifle
Association.
The
NRA
has
been
synonymous
with
the
shooting
sports
in
America,
but
has
now
become
as
much
a
gun
control
organization
as a
gun
rights
group.
Though
the
1994
passage
of
the
Brady
Act
opened
NRA
members'
eyes
to
this
fact,
there
are
literally
hundreds
of
earlier
examples
where
the
NRA
has
stood
against
gun
rights
--
and
for
the
"establishment."
The
NRA's
main
motivation
is
being
friends
with
those
"shakers
and
movers"
in
the
Beltway.
One
activist
made
this
analogy:
"The
NRA
desperately
wants
a
seat
at
the
table,
even
though
the
host
feeds
them
dog
food
and
makes
fun
of
them
in
front
of
the
other
guests."
Most
NRA
members
believe
the
NRA
represents
their
members
by
urging
politicians
to
move
toward
freedom.
Instead,
the
NRA
is
given
orders
by
politicians,
which
the
NRA
must
then
sell
to
its
members.
In
other
words,
the
NRA
no
longer
represents
its
members
but
actively
re
presents
politicians.
If
you
want
to
delve
into
the
NRA's
misdeeds
with
honesty
and
an
open
mind,
read
on.
If
you
are
an
NRA
hack,
who
thinks
the
three
letters
mean
no
wrong
can
be
done,
you
don't
deserve
the
freedom
we
aim
to
protect.
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to
NRA
Lawyers:
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web
site
is
protected
by
the
First
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and
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be
considered
political
speech.
Any
attempts
to
shut
this
web
site
down
will
result
in
an
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