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Why More Than 90 Percent Of Gun Owners Don’t Join The NRA
Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 2:24 pm
by Err
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/wh ... 426dabf372
Very good article describing the demographics among gun owners.
Re: Why More Than 90 Percent Of Gun Owners Don’t Join The NRA
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 1:05 am
by Pugsley
Ever since I got my AR I have been bombarded with shit to join the NRA. Don't need to be part of the club. Its all politics and I care not for them.
Re: Why More Than 90 Percent Of Gun Owners Don’t Join The NRA
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 8:33 am
by wvjohn
Once upon a time they provided good information to sportsmen. When I was a kid in the 60s, I actually went to the NRA HQ range in DC.
I quit many years ago. I personally don't see any need for weapons designed for military use to be freely available. You can always get a class 3 license if you want fancy stuff.
Re: Why More Than 90 Percent Of Gun Owners Don’t Join The NRA
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 8:31 pm
by Losbot
wvjohn wrote:Once upon a time they provided good information to sportsmen. When I was a kid in the 60s, I actually went to the NRA HQ range in DC.
I quit many years ago. I personally don't see any need for weapons designed for military use to be freely available. You can always get a class 3 license if you want fancy stuff.
That's the issue. It's not "military" since it fires only 1 round per trigger pull and you can do more damage with many of the pistols out there. You obviously get some accuracy with a longer barrel but most people are firing 5.56 which is s very small caliber bullet. Some of the rifles, such as an X95, are great for home defense because they're not long at all. Like a bull-pup.
Plus there's the simple reason why we're have a right to bear arms. Don't forget what happened at the Bundy Ranch. Perfect example of keeping checks and balances IMHO. If we let the govt just keep doing what they want, there will be no end. They'll keep taking more.
Re: Why More Than 90 Percent Of Gun Owners Don’t Join The NRA
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 9:51 pm
by FlyingPenguin
NRA could reach across the aisle a bit. Conceding to federal background checks (especially in exchange for a uniform FEDERAL conceal carry law where I don't have to worry about reciprocity) would be giving up very little and reaching out an olive branch to people who are seriously concerned about gun violence.
Banning bump stocks at the federal level would also go a LONG WAY to appeasing anti-gun people. Let's be real, no one NEEDS a bump stock. It's a vanity item.
But the NRA is not willing to give an f'ing inch because they DON'T represent gun owners. They represent gun MANUFACTURERS. It's all about selling guns.
The irony is that Trump was the worst thing to happen to gun sales... NRA can't rant that they're "taking you guns away" anymore.