Occupy the NRA?

[alp227]

Here's a funny letter to the editor in my local paper:

Join the NRA, then vote for gun controls

I suggest that everyone who resents the NRA stranglehold simply join the NRA. Once the critical mass of member voters is reached the organization can then be abolished or modified in such a way as to acknowledge the reality of the sinister potential of the semi-automatic.

[holdencaufield]

1. I recommend Life Memberships

[fightthegoodfightnow]

5. What a Surprise

good grief.

[gejohnston]

12. that is how you vote out Ted, Grover, and Chumley

an insult to walruses, I know
and fire Wayne, and replace them with non assholes and make it Truman's and JFK's NRA once again.

[fightthegoodfightnow]

13. Nonsense

Current NRA members and DECLINING membership need to do the heavy lifting.

Anything else and they'll beleive their own BS.

Hit them financially and cut their budget...NOT increase it.

(PS- you are off tonight....time to retreat for a better night.).

[gejohnston]

14. your evidence of this?

but same assholes would be in charge.

[fightthegoodfightnow]

15. Logic

Increased Revenue and Membership means they are doing something right.
Declining Revenue and Membership means they are doing something wrong.

Can't believe we cannot even agree on that.

[gejohnston]

16. I agree, just that I would like to see a change in voting members

to change the board of directors is the only thing I'm talking about.

[GreenStormCloud]

2. You have to be a member for several consecutive years before you can vote. N/T

[fightthegoodfightnow]

6. LOL

....purity test?

LOL.

[GreenStormCloud]

8. Yes, purity test. N/T

[fightthegoodfightnow]

11. I bet you are very pure.

LOL

[sarisataka]

3. It would take some time

but if everyone persevered, it would work

[ehrenfeucht games]

4. Wrong kind of OCCUPY.

I wouldn't mind folks OCCUPYING the NRA, but by bringing tents, sleeping bags, and teddy bears, not by purchasing memberships.

[GreenStormCloud]

7. Trespassing on private property. Illegal and would be quickly evicted. N/T

[hrmjustin]

9. But it would bring attention to the NRA wrong headed policies.

[ehrenfeucht games]

10. That's OK.

So long as folks doing it understand the risks and have had nonviolence training, I don't see a problem.

[TimKeller]

17. Awesome Idea!

If you haven't done so yet, please read this article. It was written the night before the Newtown Tragedy

http://unapologeticallyliberal.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/the-killing-routine-nras-effect-on-the-us/

Is it time to start talking about gun regulation yet? Whenever I bring this topic up around Republicans, I’m often met with them wrapping themselves in the constitution and making some outlandish comparison between us and the Patriots who fought during the Revolution. How they make that comparison is beyond me, considering a trained British soldier during the Revolutionary War could fire roughly 3 shots a minute. In addition to the time it took to load, when the trigger was pulled, no one could be sure where your musket would actually fire.

Now, an American has the ability to easily purchase semi-automatic assault rifles and large capacity magazines. A semi-automatic AR-15, the gun used in the recent Oregon mall shooting, has the capability to fire about as fast as your finger can pull.