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NRA Prediction Thread
« on: December 18, 2012, 02:26:57 PM »
We still haven't heard anything from the NRA.

Guess where they'll go here.



They're getting picketed by a bunch of million-mom types right now.  I'm all for the NRA lobbying and maintaining a presence on K-street, but I think it's high past time for them to shut down the VA head office and move it further west (along with their thought process and philosophy towards 2A).  Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico.  Somewhere like that.  Move HQ to the Whittington Center.

I expect they'll toss EBR's under the bus.  Even Garands, M14's and AR's, despite the High Power legacy.
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2012, 02:33:38 PM »
We'll see. You can't overcome an emotional argument with facts or logic, morality or principles, until the audience is receptive to them. Our best ally here is time, if we can get it. So waiting until some more moderate heads have cooled to articulate a stance makes sense to me. Is that the reasoning? Who knows...
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2012, 02:43:01 PM »
If the NRA wants to become as irrelevant as the GOP they can begin Boehnerizing.  Any serious compromise on magazine restrictions or action type will mark their end as a meaningful and effective defender of RKBA. 

I am betting they don't cave.  They have no future as a branch of United Eloi of America.
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2012, 03:06:14 PM »
AZ- go outside have some fresh air.

I'm going to quote my friend Michael Ware owner of Controlled Chaos Arms (he makes machine guns and supressors and all sorts of goodies) to someone on Facebook

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So beating up the only national gun rights group in the free born world is the best use of the time and resource we have?

Sorry Randy, that is a stupid move. Let them formulate the proper response and they'll release it ASAP.

Yanking your support at such a critical time is neither prudent or wise. Neither is hammering an org on our team with correspondences that suck more time and resource.
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2012, 04:00:48 PM »
I'll also point out it hasn't even been a week since the murders.

I prefer to give time and respect to the dead and their grieving families before waging into the political war the blood porn media and their "progressive" allies have already begun.
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2012, 04:14:31 PM »
What would lead one to believe that the NRA is going to turn against EBRs? If I had to guess, I'd say more NRA members actually own EBRs now, than ever before.
« Last Edit: December 18, 2012, 04:49:02 PM by fistful »
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2012, 04:23:52 PM »
Quote from: makattak on December 18, 2012, 04:00:48 PM
I'll also point out it hasn't even been a week since the murders.

I prefer to give time and respect to the dead and their grieving families before waging into the political war the blood porn media and their "progressive" allies have already begun.

This. Lets let the torches go out and the tar cool. There's plenty of hysteria out there now and I'm glad the NRA is holding back and not pulling something like a Dicks or CTD attempting to show they're "doing something" when quite possibly, once all is said and done and all the ACTUAL facts have been established there may be nothing to be done. Dicks and CTD are doing way more damage by speaking than the NRA is by being silent.
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2012, 04:50:10 PM »
CTD?
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2012, 04:52:50 PM »
For the moment I am giving them the benefit of the doubt.  No matter what they were to say right now it would be "wrong" and used as fodder by the left.  They are doing the right thing right now. 
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2012, 04:56:00 PM »
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2012, 04:56:40 PM »
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2012, 05:12:37 PM »
In a statement released to the press, the National Rifle Association says it's shocked, saddened and heartbroken by the news of the horrific and senseless murders in Newtown." The organization plans to hold a news conference on Friday to address the gun-related issues.

Here's the statement, the first since the mass shooting in Connecticut:

National Rifle Association of America is made up of four million moms and dads, sons and daughters – and we were shocked, saddened and heartbroken by the news of the horrific and senseless murders in Newtown.

Out of respect for the families, and as a matter of common decency, we have given time for mourning, prayer and a full investigation of the facts before commenting.

The NRA is prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again.

The NRA is planning to hold a major news conference in the Washington, DC area on Friday, December 21.
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2012, 05:15:01 PM »
Link to the statement Harold quoted: http://home.nra.org/pdf/StatementAdvisory.pdf
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2012, 05:16:41 PM »
Smart move to lay low.  Reasoned discussion is not possible for now.
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2012, 05:24:07 PM »
Quote from: MillCreek on December 18, 2012, 04:56:00 PM
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #15 on: December 18, 2012, 05:25:50 PM »
Quote from: fistful on December 18, 2012, 05:24:07 PM
I figured that, but what did they do?

Announced immediate cessation of EBR sales.
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #16 on: December 18, 2012, 05:30:07 PM »
Quote from: SADShooter on December 18, 2012, 05:25:50 PM
Announced immediate cessation of EBR sales.

All gun sales I believe, it was Dick's that just stopped selling EBR's.
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #17 on: December 18, 2012, 05:33:26 PM »
Quote from: Balog on December 18, 2012, 05:30:07 PM
All gun sales I believe, it was Dick's that just stopped selling EBR's.

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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #18 on: December 18, 2012, 05:51:55 PM »
Quote from: Ben on December 18, 2012, 04:23:52 PM
This. Lets let the torches go out and the tar cool. There's plenty of hysteria out there now and I'm glad the NRA is holding back and not pulling something like a Dicks or CTD attempting to show they're "doing something" when quite possibly, once all is said and done and all the ACTUAL facts have been established there may be nothing to be done. Dicks and CTD are doing way more damage by speaking than the NRA is by being silent.

This is good advice, but not advice that the people who live for these tragedies as opportunities not to be wasted are going to take.
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #19 on: December 18, 2012, 05:54:30 PM »
Did CTD ever do much gun sales?  I thought they were just acting as middle man for people to sell used guns.
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #20 on: December 18, 2012, 08:06:55 PM »
Quote from: MechAg94 on December 18, 2012, 05:54:30 PM
Did CTD ever do much gun sales?  I thought they were just acting as middle man for people to sell used guns.

Ctd was advertising a metric ass load of new guns.
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #21 on: December 18, 2012, 08:12:11 PM »
Quote from: Jamisjockey on December 18, 2012, 08:06:55 PM
Ctd was advertising a metric ass load of new guns.
They have a fairly new CTD Guns storefront not far from here.

Friday's statement is going to determine if my Amex is getting any exercise.  Life membership by sundown if they don't cave. 
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #22 on: December 18, 2012, 08:13:28 PM »
Quote from: Harold Tuttle on December 18, 2012, 05:12:37 PM
The NRA is prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again.

This statement worries me.  It sounds too much like some of the nonsense already coming out of DC.  What are "meaningful contributions" exactly?
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #23 on: December 18, 2012, 08:22:18 PM »
The whole country is going emo.  I would have expected a stronger statement from the NRA, especially in the face of what we are seeing, the amount of hysterical, sanctimonious, and wrongheaded piling-on.  Let's hope we get some clarity out of them at their presser.
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Re: NRA Prediction Thread
« Reply #24 on: December 18, 2012, 08:36:52 PM »
Who did Cerberus sell the bushmaster name to today?

They already moved the production under Remington, so all they really sold would be the name and the marked lowers
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