As a former gun ban supporter, I’m curious about one dynamic in the pro-gun community: “crotch-grabbers” who love to bellow about the Second Amendment as if it’s a sacred, self-evident truth, and if you don’t get it, you’re just too stupid for words. Perhaps they think volume trumps their small-caliber capacities in other areas?
This type doesn’t attract people like me who are open to exploring the truth. (I fortunately had reasoning people who knew how to explain things in a way I could get.)
They form new “pro-rights” associations because the NRA isn’t a “true” Second Amendment organization: One marketing gambit is “join us because the NRA stinks.” They struggle for relevance by attacking the most successful lobby in America.
The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) is one such organization. They’ve circulated an email asking for donations to fight an alleged magazine ban attached to an FAA appropriations bill. The goal is twofold:
- Make money off fear-mongering.
- Undercut confidence in the NRA for allegedly missing this.
Snowflakes in Hell, an excellent pro-rights blog, covers the details (the rumor is false to date).
Apparently, a NAGR operative commented there, claiming their PAC donated to Rand Paul’s campaign. Open Secrets says NAGR gave $0 to candidates.
Oops!
NAGR members should join the Brady Campaign and be honest about who they’re supporting.
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