NRA money behind lawsuit challenging new Colo. gun control laws

[Robb]

Source: KDVR.com

DENVER — In Colorado Springs Tuesday night, some 800 people showed up at a fundraiser organized by the Independence Institute in support of its lawsuit challenging the state’s new gun control laws.

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But the lawsuit, which was filed earlier this month on behalf of 55 of Colorado’s 62 elected sheriffs, is mostly being funded not by grassroots donations but by the biggest Second Amendment rights group in the world:

The National Rifle Association.



Read more: http://kdvr.com/2013/05/29/nra-money-behind-lawsuit-challenging-new-colo-gun-control-laws/

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Another "grassroots" effort brought to you by one of the largest contributors to campaigns for Republicans or against Democrats in existence.

In its right-wing campaign efforts alone, the NRA outspends the Club for Growth, Koch Industries and Wal-Mart -- and this is completely apart from its lobbying spending.

By any measure it is a completely bug-nuts knuckledragging conservative cesspool, built from the ground up to not merely give a voice to gun owners, but to work to elect more Republicans and fewer Democrats -- by a huge margin (74:1, if you're counting).

They're buying our Democracy with direct donations in excess of $1 million annually EACH from companies like Smith & Wesson, Beretta, Ruger, and nearly every other manufacturer of arms and ammunition on the planet. Plus $21 million per year in ad sales for its print magazine.

"Grassroots" my ass.

[onehandle]

1. Making it... 'Assroots.' nt

[Robb]

5. LOL I'm so ripping that off.

[The Magistrate]

2. And This, Sir, Is What Our 'Gungeoneers' Refuse To Axcknowledge

This is what they are ranging themselves alongside, what they are giving countenance to, what they aid and comfort knowingly....

[Robb]

7. No, no. They are changing the NRA from *within*.

With every $35 donated, they inch the NRA ever further toward reason and sanity. Not unlike the bird who flies a thousand miles to peck at a granite mountain....

[Maineman]

3. Most of this country's problems can be traced to corporate bribery of politicians and manipulation

the media by corporate PR people. Corporations are not persons, but they own a lot of persons.

[giftedgirl77]

4. of course they are a nonprofit

which makes total freakin sense. These bs orgs are what need to be investigated along with the little terrorist orgs that are evading tax laws as well.

[Swede Atlanta]

6. This is no surprise....

The NRA is the mouthpiece for the guns and armaments industry. They don't actually believe in the 2nd Amendment or a person's right to "bear arms" (whatever the frig that means). They are slutty whores for the gun manufacturers. They get some money and a sloppy kiss for the effort. They are the worst kind of prostitutes that exist.