The NRA strength is not in its political donations but in the intensity of its members support for the 2nd Amendment

Mark Tapscott:
Four Liberal PACs Outspent the ‘Roadblock’ NRA in 2016 Campaign

If the National Rifle Association is powerful because it gives so much money to Republican politicos, what about these left-wing groups that give far more to Democrats?

Four liberal political action committees (PACs) that support only Democrats gave more than $393 million in independent campaign contributions during the 2016 election cycle, an amount that collectively was seven times more than that reported by the NRA.

Even the average for the four liberal groups — $98.25 million – exceeded the $54.4 million total spent by the gun rights group, according to an examination of Federal Election Commission (FEC) campaign funding data compiled by opensecrets.org.
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The NRA members are not crazy and they are not killers.  They are also not wrong that those who oppose them want to take away their 2nd Amendment rights.  That is really what the current hysteria is all about.

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