They’ve been pretty quiet since it was revealed they’re funded by Russia.
Even the pro gun folks dislike them at this point.
Aren’t the pro-gun folk pro Russia?
As strange as it is to say, conservatives dislike open hypocrisy as much as everyone else. They just usually are lead by the hand to a way of thinking that lets them process the open hypocrisy of their leaders in a way that doesn’t feel hypocritical, and most of them completely lack the critical thinking skills to figure it out on their own (because defunding the educational system has been conservative action item #1 for decades and now they can reap the fruits of their labor…).
But the NRA shit with russia then the whole fraud scandal were impossible to spin. Seriously, that was such a bad look. Even the true born-red gun nuts I know lost any respect for the NRA when it all came out.
Wow, I tuned out the USA so hard, I missed all of this.
It wasn’t even big news here, so it wouldn’t have been hard to miss if you weren’t following specifically usa political outlets. We like to hide all the juiciest drama behind the most boring court proceedings, because we suck as a country.
or… something like that.
So weird to me that any of them would. I guess Daddy Trump wasn’t vocal enough re: the NRA for them to have their minds made up for them.
Eehng… the fraud was mostly done against other rich conservatives & the NRA members themselves, so there wasn’t much of a way to convince people it was all the fault of liberals. Plus you can’t let everyone get away with it, so just throw the most inept ones under the bus occasionally and chalk it up as an example of conservative self-regulation.
And when it comes to funded propaganda like the NRA the wealthy and powerful don’t need to discredit the organization or go out of their way to do anything other than change their donations to some other propaganda source and let the old one wither away.
Yes, the people who want to have guns to prevent government oppression are pro-russia.
Don’t be ignorant.
Lol they’re not doing a whole hell of a lot right now except supporting it, huh comrade?
Oh no, now everyone knows that 2A nuts are actually cowards and hypocrits. Who knew?
My understanding is that around 2021, a lot of corruption and embezzlement came to light (wow what a surprise). Their long time CEO resigned in disgrace and they lost a lot of members, as well as several court cases. They filed for bankruptcy in an attempt to restructure their organization in Texas, and even Texas said no.
Basically, it was a shitty organization full of shitty people who devdoled to fraud and infighting. It died the way it lived.
Here’s a full list of their fuck-ups for anyone interested: https://giffords.org/stories/nra-in-disarray-what-you-need-to-know-blog/
After reading Wikipedia they are still active if I understand correctly? They are not dead?
I suspect for a lot of their members, the goal was achieved. The guns may have been secondary.
Hmm yes why is the republican lobbying group not resisting republican policy?
Funny you should ask. They emailed me yesterday out of the blue.
Wayne LaPierre effectively completed the transformation of the NRA from a gun enthusiast/conservationist club into an aggressive Republican/gun rights lobbying arm.
And then it came out that he was using the organization as his own personal piggy bank, after which he resigned.
I think the NRA will be dealing with the consequences of that for a long time. Turns out even people who are dumb enough to think teachers should have to carry guns as a defense against students with guns don’t like the idea of the CEO of the NRA getting rich off their dues.
The foaming at the mouth about “government tyranny” was just a load of bullshit to help rake in the money so Wayne could afford to take more personal trips on the corporate jet.
The NRA is very nearly a failed organization at this point.
In regards to recent events there was a time back in the ‘90s where they were pretty willing to get involved in stuff like this. Ol’ WLP himself let fly with phrases like “Jackbooted thugs” and Charlton Heston proudly declared “From my cold dead hands.” The NRA of the '90s was a fiery organization that was increasingly positioning itself as an anti-government force.
Then it stopped. I’ve never seen confirmation as to why but my supposition is that after the “jackbooted thugs” comment that WLP got a tap on the shoulder from the men in black suits and a deal was struck.
If today’s NRA had the spirit it did 30 years ago they’d likely already be in the streets.
The NRA fell flat on their face. If you want a good pro-2a group, try the second amendment foundation. I’ve also heard good things about GoA
