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Do I think that the NRA wields too much power...?....No.
That said...
The image of the NRA is powerful.
Just look at any of the examples shown of the NRA in a anti-gun political cartoon....
How we as gun owners appear ( and the NRA ) can mean more that what we actually are , think or want.
At times how things appear / people's perception can mean more than the truth.
Also the backing of the NRA can be a blessing or a curse , depending on where you are or who you are talking to.
For many of the anti-gun people the NRA is the only gun organization that they have heard of or know of...and for them the NRA speaks / represents all gun owners.
So I would say that the NRA wields power...which is both good and bad...what the NRA says or does , affects all gun owners , members or not.
Is it too much power...? No , but...
When a organization gets to where they are the "go to " face and representative (fairly or not ) of a group of people , the organization needs to keep their house in order.
Like it or not , often how the NRA fares , is how we as gun owners , across the board will fare.
Andy
That said...
The image of the NRA is powerful.
Just look at any of the examples shown of the NRA in a anti-gun political cartoon....
How we as gun owners appear ( and the NRA ) can mean more that what we actually are , think or want.
At times how things appear / people's perception can mean more than the truth.
Also the backing of the NRA can be a blessing or a curse , depending on where you are or who you are talking to.
For many of the anti-gun people the NRA is the only gun organization that they have heard of or know of...and for them the NRA speaks / represents all gun owners.
So I would say that the NRA wields power...which is both good and bad...what the NRA says or does , affects all gun owners , members or not.
Is it too much power...? No , but...
When a organization gets to where they are the "go to " face and representative (fairly or not ) of a group of people , the organization needs to keep their house in order.
Like it or not , often how the NRA fares , is how we as gun owners , across the board will fare.
Andy