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"The interesting thing is that there's probably no greater advocate for the Second Amendment in Congress than myself," Paul said today. "To not be invited [to the NRA convention], probably, will serve more to cast aspersions on their group than it would on me. Because my record's pretty clear. It probably looks a little bit petty for them not to invite a major candidate because I raised money for other Second Amendment groups."
http://www.redstate.com/diary/freed...d-paul-strong-second-amendment-according-nra/
NAGR President Dudley Brown said Wednesday that Mr. Paul is the only current or likely 2016 candidate affiliated with his organization. Mr. Paul remains a NAGR member, Mr. Brown said, but added that it is unclear if NAGR will continue to use Mr. Paul's name in fundraising appeals now that he has officially launched a presidential campaign.
The Kentucky senator, Mr. Brown said, is an excellent fundraiser for NAGR.
"It was no secret that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)93% is more pro-gun than the NRA," Mr. Brown said.
Mr. Brown slammed the NRA as a tool of the Washington insiders Mr. Paul has focused his campaign on opposing.
"I've been a gun lobbyist for 22 years and there's never been a point at which we did not have tension," he said. "We're younger, we're hungrier and we care less about the cocktail parties in Washington, D.C."
Whose fault is it that GOA and the NAGR are more principled than the NRA?