Could a sane version of the NRA be founded for gun owners who are not bat-shit crazy?

[Quixote1818]

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I am picturing the ad campaign as several military vets perhaps some cops etc. all talking about how they own guns, like to hunt etc. and then say that they are for reasonable gun control. I would think an organization like this could really pull a lot of members from the NRA and with them all their clout in Washington. The NRA leadership comes off as a bunch of survivalist, nut types and most gun owners are reasonable people and not on board with that kind of whackery.

Thoughts?

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. It used to be,

Most of the rank and file are not nutters. The leaders are batshit crazy.

They are bleeding members, so it's possible the rank and file will reflect LaPierre if enough people leave.

[liberalhistorian]

6. Indeed, I'm old enough to well remember the way it used

to be. Even my ultra-liberal stepfather, who hunted, was a member, and used to help with their gun safety education programs. The mid-80's was when I think it started to change and go batshit crazy, twisting the second amendment into something it was never intended to be and considering ANY kind of safety or gun bill of any kind, no matter what, to be an "assault on their liberty." I remember when they came out against banning what were known as "cop-killer bullets"; for what fucking purpose a civilian would ever need them for, I have no idea. But they really pissed a lot of police officers and law enforcement groups off with that one.

They began seeing the police and federal law enforcment agents as the enemy, which fomented the kind of anti-government nutballery we saw in the 90's. G. Gordon "Nutball" Liddy himself was once an FBI agent, yet he was urging people regarding the "jack-booted thugs" to make "head shots, head shots, kill the sons-of-bitches" on his radio show back in the 90's; he was an NRA member and they obviously had no problem with that attitude. That was when my stepdad cut up his membership card and mailed it to them with a note telling them what they could do with it. They tried to charge him for membership for the next year and he told them to go fuck themselves and asked if they were proud of themselves and their blood-spattered hands. I remember the first President Bush repealed his membership at that time also, after the "jack-booted thugs" comments.

And the rank and file may not feel the same way as the leaders, but they are ultimately responsible and allowed it to happen and are allowing it to continue.

[Glassunion]

2. I think there already is one.

http://www.theliberalgunclub.com/

[Quixote1818]

4. Interesting. They need more visibility. nt

[liberalhistorian]

7. Indeed, they do.

I know several liberal Dem gun owners who'd be glad to join that since they sure as shit want nothing to do with the NRA.

[NightWatcher]

3. I'm George, and I like to shoot paper targets...not people

That would make a great billboard for the Rational Gunowners of America.

The NRA has become nothing more than the gun manufacturers lobby, and it works nonstop to drum up business for them at the cost of dead people.

[OneMoreDemocrat]

5. I think so, in fact I really like your idea...

but a good first step would not to categorize all NRA members as survivalist nut types...I'm sure that
there are reasonable gun owners who belong to the NRA, but as with everything else, the squeaky wheel gets the grease and the most notoriety

[Quixote1818]

8. Thanks, I meant to categorize the leadership as survivalist nut types

I know a lot of the members are good people. That would be the point of a new more rational gun owners group.