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NRA says money problems may render it unable to exist. (Original Post) triron Aug 2018 OP
Maybe Gun owners are finally coming to their senses..... ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2018 #1
Maria Butina arrested and a couple weeks later we have money troubles. The Rubles have dried up. sarcasmo Aug 2018 #11
They say that like it's a bad thing or something... Wounded Bear Aug 2018 #2
Thoughts and prayers hurl Aug 2018 #3
! eleny Aug 2018 #4
So does every televangelist with a mansion when they want to upgrade. JHB Aug 2018 #5
It couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch of guys Quemado Aug 2018 #6
Bankruptcy. It's a Republican value. C_U_L8R Aug 2018 #7
Bye, Felicia! MineralMan Aug 2018 #8
I'm calling bullshit on this! 3_Limes Aug 2018 #9
Mostly about insurance zipplewrath Aug 2018 #10
Remember, under Clinton and Obama NewJeffCT Aug 2018 #12
Walk away...from the NRA comradebillyboy Aug 2018 #13
"Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme!" struggle4progress Aug 2018 #14
Running low on the rubles, eh?? boston bean Aug 2018 #15
They're fine. Just trying to scare the rubes into giving them more money. Crunchy Frog Aug 2018 #16
Poor witto death merchants. moondust Aug 2018 #17
At least we can dream. VOX Aug 2018 #18

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
1. Maybe Gun owners are finally coming to their senses.....
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 02:03 PM
Aug 2018

That enough is enough their being the spokesarm of the gun manufacturers and attacking victims of gun violence.

JHB

(37,161 posts)
5. So does every televangelist with a mansion when they want to upgrade.
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 02:11 PM
Aug 2018

They wail how the devil will be so happy at the demise of their ministry, so send money, good Christian brothers and sisters, to stave off that terrible, terrible outcome. All the way to the bank.


Besides, if the NRA had simply stayed a sportsmens' organization, they wouldn't be in this position.

3_Limes

(363 posts)
9. I'm calling bullshit on this!
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 02:29 PM
Aug 2018

They're doing just fine. (But I'm sure they wouldn't mind a few million more from the panicked rubes who think somebody is 'coming for their guns'.)

It's a well known, well-worn fund-raising ploy, and Cletus and Lurleen fall for it every time.

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)
10. Mostly about insurance
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 02:36 PM
Aug 2018

It's vastly less about actual budgets, and more about the fact that they are having trouble buying insurance of various types. I suspect at "any" price. But yeah, never hurts to use it to drum up more donations.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
12. Remember, under Clinton and Obama
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 02:56 PM
Aug 2018

Gun makers would advertise that everybody needed to buy their guns right fucking now before Clinton (and then) Obama were going to take them all. NRA donations skyrocketed.

Now, with Trump around, that's not going to happen until he's at least out of office, so they need a new way to gin up financial support!

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