“NRA puts its muscle behind McCain” (Boston Globe)

[jody]

NRA puts its muscle behind McCain

"John McCain has more than two decades of pro-gun and pro-hunting votes in Congress. He has stood time and again to preserve our Second Amendment freedom and our rich hunting heritage," NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre said in a statement. {IMO this is a blatant lie exposing the partisan nature of those who control NRA}

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"NRA members and gun owners will not allow Barack Obama to hide his radical record of opposition to our constitutional rights," said Cox. "Obama has voted to make self-defense with a firearm in the home illegal, has voted to ban the most commonly owned hunting shotguns, has voted to ban commonly owned hunting ammunition, and has supported a 500% tax increase on guns and ammunition. We will remind voters every single time he pretends that his anti-gun record doesn't exist."

Obama's camp disputes that characterization of his record and his stands on gun issues. When a divided US Supreme Court in June threw out the handgun ban in Washington, D.C., he sought a middle ground, saying he supports the right to gun ownership, but also said local communities should be able to enact "common-sense" regulations.

The NRA's Political Victory Fund has already spent more than $2.3 million opposing Obama, and plans to spend more than $10 million before Election Day. The NRA endorsed President Bush, but declined to endorse Republican Bob Dole in 1996 race or President George H.W. Bush in 1992.

[Old Codger]

1. NRA

I am a gun person, I wouldn't be involved with that bunch for anything.... Anyone who is so adamantly one issue (read, one track mind) is out of touch with reality....:patriot:

[foxfeet]

2. The only real muscles the NRA folks have are in their trigger fingers.

Lord knows they, as an organization, certainly don't exercise their brains-- and I don't necessarily oppose gun ownership.