It was initially a sportsman’s group. No lobbying and they didn’t give two shits about handguns.

Frank L 64990 posts Joined: Sep 20, 2007

Posted 5:47 pm on Aug 11, 2019

That only changed in the mid 70’s with the rise of the new conservatives.

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It was initially a sportsman’s group. No lobbying and they didn’t give two shits about handguns. Frank L 5:47pm · 8/11/19
- And supported several kinds of gun control they oppose today.NT MAS 7:16pm · 8/11/19
  - Yep. Now it’s essentially a group run by lawyers and lobbyists who take the most extreme positions. Frank L 7:27pm · 8/11/19
    - Call it what you will. They do necessary work that many people don't appreciate. Like ACLU of old. NedoftheHill 8:19pm · 8/11/19
      - And like the ACLU of old they often take extreme positions. The ACLU constantly fought even Frank L 9:11pm · 8/11/19
        
        The NRA has accepted and supported many reasonable limits. For example, the ban on automatic weaponsNT NedoftheHill 9:19pm · 8/11/19
        
        Back then they were a sportsman’s group. Of course they weren’t in favor of full military weapons. Frank L 9:26pm · 8/11/19
        
        And they still are not in favor of civilian ownership of full military weapons like M-16s. NedoftheHill 9:35pm · 8/11/19
        
        Well that sure shows reasonableness. I take it they are against bazookas and BAR’s also? Frank L 9:52pm · 8/11/19
        
        Yes, they do oppose machine guns. As I said, they are far more limiting than Switzerland.NT NedoftheHill 9:54pm · 8/11/19
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- Yep, my father had been a member since his childhood. iairishcheeks 6:14pm · 8/11/19
  - AR's are the types of guns most protected by the 2nd Amendment. Others are secondary.NT NedoftheHill 8:25pm · 8/11/19
  - So, he became a communist gun-grabber?NT MAS 7:17pm · 8/11/19
  - Still have my grand dad’s card from the late 30’s.NT Frank L 6:53pm · 8/11/19

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