tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post8792922341307340161..comments2024-03-28T18:32:43.699-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Are money-grabbers trying to siphon cash away from gun rights groups?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-63815179992647209412016-12-31T07:11:14.289-06:002016-12-31T07:11:14.289-06:00I looked into them a few years ago. They seem to ...I looked into them a few years ago. They seem to be nothing more than a money-making and headline-grabbing organization. I have yet to find any situation where they contributed to the solution.DaddyBearhttp://daddybearsden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-87454256855577079302016-12-30T12:24:12.911-06:002016-12-30T12:24:12.911-06:00Here's my take on NAGR:
I'm in Maine. Re...Here's my take on NAGR:<br /><br />I'm in Maine. Recently we were able to get "constitutional carry" through our (democrat leaning) legislature with a moderate amount of democrat support to go along with essentially universal republican support.<br /><br />This was not a case of the right rising up, but a traditional, negotiated, bi-partisan process.<br /><br />As you might imagine, the NRA and GOA were involved, lobbying and doing behind the scenes legwork.<br /><br />NAGR, on the other hand, was an absolute hindrance to this process. They were, frankly, abusive of our democratic party legislators, calling them names, badgering them, and generally getting in the way. It is the belief of those of us active in the Maine gun rights community that the NAGR probably cost us a couple of votes.<br /><br />~~~~~<br /><br />And, as you may know, this fall, we beat back Bloomberg's inane universal background check bill by 52% to 48% despite being outspent somewhere between 6 to 1 and 10 to 1 (I've forgotten the actual numbers and don't have the time to be precise - sorry about that). <br /><br />The NRA was late to the game, but they were invaluable. They purchased TV time, which our local gun rights organization (Gunowners of Maine) could not afford, and they purchased several thousand road signs in different sizes, which were duly distributed. It is my belief that we could not have won without the TV ads.<br /><br />GOA, again, contributed in a minor capacity (though they took considerable credit in a recent article on their website).<br /><br />The NAGR? Zip. Nada. Nothing. <br /><br />So, to paraphrase Edwin Starr: What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.<br /><br />And, I think that by keeping the word out there, we can help prevent the siphoning off of our limited budget and time to this execrable organization. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533085157186763697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-47070270241991462702016-12-30T11:55:44.482-06:002016-12-30T11:55:44.482-06:00There's already a "no compromise" gu...There's already a "no compromise" gun rights org. It's called Gun Owners of America. NRA's version of compromise has been a bad thing on many occasions. Any compromise that takes you backwards, or places you at further risk, is not good.Quartermasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-47926433274930466842016-12-30T10:24:06.280-06:002016-12-30T10:24:06.280-06:00Agreed! I dropped them for the same reason.Agreed! I dropped them for the same reason.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com